The Prison (1930)
James Blachly, Experiential Chorus, Experiential Orchestra, Dashon Burton (Bass-baritone), Sarah Brailey (Soprano)
2019, Purchase, SUNY Purchase, Concert Hall
Part I: Close on Freedom
- 07:10The Prisoner Communes with His Soul
- 04:30Voices Sing of Immortality
- 02:28The Prisoner Asks the Secret of Emancipation
- 03:26His Soul Replies
- 01:36He Asks In What Shape Emancipation Will Come
- 03:39The Voices Reply
- 03:12Orchestral Interlude. The First Glimmer of Dawn
- 05:10The Prisoner Understands His Own Immortality
Part II: The Deliverance
- 03:59Chorale Prelude in the Prison Chapel (The Prisoner Awakes)
- 02:51His Soul Tells Him the End of the Struggle Is At Hand
- 02:14He Hears His Guests Moving to Depart
- 02:46Pastoral. Sunset Calm
- 03:06He Disbands His Ego
- 02:02Voices Sing the Indestructibility of Human Passions
- 05:14Death Calls Him. Glorying, He Obeys the Summons
- 10:38His Farewell – His Triumph – His Peace
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