Mark Andre: rwḥ 1-4 (2019/22)

Mark Andre (*1964)
rwḥ 1-4, for choirs, large ensemble and electronics (2019/22)
00:00 rwḥ 1, for ensemble and electronics (2019)
24:00 rwḥ 2, for vocal and instrumental ensemble (2020)
44:48 rwḥ 3, for ensemble (2020)
52:10 rwḥ 4, for mixed choirs, children's choir, large ensemble and electronics (2021)
ORF Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien
Wiener Singakademie, choir
Heinz Ferlesch, choir rehearsal
Wiener Chormädchen
Stefan Foidl, children's choir rehearsal
Roland Kluttig, conductor
SWR Experimentalstudio:
Joachim Haas & Markus Radke, sound direction
Austrian Première, 03 November 2023, Wien Modern '23
rwḥ ('ruach' pronounced) is an Aramaic word and opens up a very wide field of words: it is about breath, air, fragrance and wind, but also about spirit - and at the latest since Martin Luther's translation also about the Holy Spirit. This word field is feminine, which means that unlike us, the Holy Spirit is also thought of as feminine. The title in its many meanings creates a very beautiful interface between the very earthly and existential, such as breath, on the one hand, and the supernatural, spiritual, on the other.
Photo by Markus Sepperer
rwh 1-4 / Stephan Buchberger im Gespräch mit Mark Andre
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Revolt in the silence: An interview with Mark Andre
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[@bandoaleciance]

Andre cementing his already superb legacy. Hopefully the cycle will get its record eventually.

[@machida5114]

sodelicious................