Composer: Jennifer Higdon, Pierre Jalbert, Jerod Impichchaachaaha’Tate
Performer: Apollo Chamber Players, John Herrington, Pierre Jalbert
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Azica
Catalogue: Azica71352
Release: 2022
Size: 1.04 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
01. Higdon: In the Shadow of the Mountain
Tate: Moonstrike
02. Corn Dance
03. Prologue
04. I. Origin of the Moon
05. II. The Man Who Married the Moon
06. III. Raven Steals the Moon
07. Epilogue
08. Corn Dance (Reprise)
Jalbert: L’esprit du nord
09. I. Chanson de Lisette
10. II. Cantique
11. III. Fiddle Dance
This album is a universal celebration of storytelling, space and folk song, realized through new works by Jennifer Higdon, Jerod Tate, and Pierre Jalbert. Higdon’s In the Shadow of the Mountain (2020) is inspired by her upbringing in the Great Smoky Mountains and incorporates the sounds and colors of the area. Next is the title work, Emmy-winning Chickasaw composer Jerod Impichchaachaaha’ Tate’s multidisciplinary MoonStrike (2019), which honors the Apollo space program through American Indian moon legends as narrated by astronaut John Herrington, the first Native American to fly in space. French-Canadian composer Pierre Jalbert’s L’esprit du Nord (2019) is a three-movement work that fuses three of his culture’s folk songs with his unique, contemporary musical language.