Paradise Lost Rehearsal
Holy moly! Shoji and I got into New York Saturday night and it’s been a bit of a whirlwind since. The night we got in, we had and awesome dinner at Chevella’s with our awesome hosts and good friends, Kaoru and Mari.
The next day, we sat down and wrote out our scores for Paradise Lost. I taught an Omiyage workshop at Kaoru’s school, the Kaoru Watanabe Taiko Center. Shoji will be back at the school on Wednesday to fine tune the song.
Today, we had a rehearsal for Eric Whitacre’s Paradise Lost in which we perform in tomorrow at Carnegie Hall! We didn’t really know what to expect, but today’s rehearsal was amazing. There are over 400 singers in the choir, seven lead singers, Eric (the creator and conductor), Greg (musical director and DJ), Fang Fang (cello virtuoso), the narrator, and us. I was overwhelmed by the power of 400 singers. It was one of the most beautiful things I’ve heard. Amazing…
Video doesn’t really do it justice, but here is a clip: PLChoir
The musicians, Greg, Eric, the narrator, and the leads! Come check out the concert tomorrow if you’re in NYC!
Tags: Eric Whitacre, Kaoru Watanabe, Paradise Lost