Daniel Elder - "In Your Light" - Version for Treble Chorus (from Three Themes of Life and Love)
"In Your Light" by Daniel Elder
Arranged for treble chorus (SSAA voices)
Music Copyright ©2019 Daniel Elder
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Recorded by iSing Silicon Valley, Jennah Delp Somers, director
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The first part in a cycle of Rumi settings entitled Three Themes of Life and Love, this work explores one of the most joyful of Rumi’s poems and expresses it musically in a churning statement of pure ecstasy. These pieces are originally written for mixed chorus (here transcribed for treble chorus) and percussion accompaniment, to be played by a single performer. Just as Rumi’s works are at once erotic and full of an earthy humanity, the use of these dramatic and colorful percussion instruments traditionally found in the orchestral palette aids in placing Rumi’s words in an appropriately passionate tone of expression—and the occasional use of non-western instruments such as the batá drum in ‘Drumsound Rises’ give the music a raw, ethnic feel. ‘In Your Light’ begins this cycle of Rumi settings with a powerfully energized tone that expresses the full depth and height of this inherent joy.