This is very unique, like a portion from a musical! Very vibrant and joyous

"I, too, Lalla, am new, each moment new."

"My teacher told me, 'Live in the soul.'"

"When that was so, I began to go naked and dance."

"The soul, like the moon, is new and always new again."

"Look at this glowing day! What clothes could be more beautiful or more sacred?"

Nyon, Nyon

Austin's Grammy-award winning choral ensemble Conspirare will be performing two world premieres this weekend: Eric Banks’ This Delicate Universe and Jake Runestad’s Come To The Woods with a performance in Houston, May 8th and performances in Austin, May 9th and 10th.

Dianne chatted with the both composers and with Conspirare’s Artistic Director, Craig Hella Johnson, about the works. Learn about the composer’s inspiration and how they approach the “blank canvas”. Craig also talks about this banner year for Conspirare.

Two World Premieres with Conspirare

Nyon Nyon - BSHS A Cappella Choir - Spring 2015

Run through recordings from class, 10/14/15. 

Nyon

University Singers - Runestad's "Nyon, Nyon"

The Northeast Festival Chorus performs at the Saturday afternoon concert on April 2, 2016.

Nyon Nyon

Let My Love Be Heard

Runestad | And So I Go On (Live)

Mariri (2016)

"The Soul, Like the Moon" by Jake Runestad.  

Performed by the Lunar Ensemble. Lisa Perry, soprano. Gemma New, conductor.

Text by Lalla - 14th-century sufi/mystic poet from Kashmir.

Find out more:  http://jakerunestad.com/works/the-soul-like-the-moon

The Soul, Like the Moon (Voice & Chamber Ens.) (Excerpt)

Official Website:

http://jakerunestad.com


About Jake:

Award-winning composer Jake Runestad (b. 1986) is noted for his versatility and wide range of expressive capabilities with music driven by soaring melodies, driving rhythms, and lush textures. Considered “highly imaginative…with big ideas” (Baltimore Sun) and “stirring and uplifting” (Miami Herald), Jake has received commissions and performances from leading ensembles such as Seraphic Fire, the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, VocalEssence, the Master Chorale of Tampa Bay, the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra, the Cincinnati Vocal Arts Ensemble, Cantus (Minnesota), and the Rockford Symphony Orchestra.

Jake Runestad holds a Master’s degree in composition from the Peabody Conservatory of the Johns Hopkins University where he studied with Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Kevin Puts. He has also studied extensively with acclaimed composer Libby Larsen. Mr. Runestad currently lives in Minneapolis, MN and his music is published by Boosey & Hawkes and JR Music. Find out more at jakerunestad.com

The Soul, Like the Moon (Voice & Chamber Ens.) (Excerpt)

Jake Runestad

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