Lewis Pesacov The Edge of Forever 12" Vinyl

Limited Edition 12" Vinyl - Only 500 Copies!

The Edge of Forever is a chamber opera in five scenes, with 38 minutes of music scored for a single tenor singer, a chorus of four female voices, and an eclectic ensemble comprised of two conch shell trumpets, woodwinds, strings, various standard and non-traditional percussion, and features eight sine tone oscillators played through a mixing board. The musical influences for The Edge of Forever include the avant-garde New Music tradition, ancient music and tuning systems, sound healing practices of the Californian New Age movement, and Spiritual/Free jazz from the 1960s and 1970s.

The release is the second collaboration between composer Lewis Pesacov and librettist Elizabeth Cline. The recording is pressed as a limited edition series of 500 vinyl records. Included is a booklet insert with synopsis, libretto, photo documentation, and text by the librettist, composer and The Industry’s Artistic Director Yuval Sharon.

Features:
• Limited Edition 12" Vinyl - Only 500 Copies
• Booklet insert includes synopsis, libretto, photo documentation, and text by the librettist, composer and The Industry’s Artistic Director Yuval Sharon

Musicians:
Wild Up
Christopher Rountree, conductor

Music by Lewis Pesacov
Libretto by Elizabeth Cline

Selections:
Side A:
Scene 1: Procession of Scribes 'Heart of Sky, Heart of Earth"
Scene 2: Entre'acte
Scene 3: Expanse of Time
Side B:
Scene 4: Ripples, Murmurs, Ripples, Sighs, Ripples, Hums
Scene 5: From Stone and To Forever