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Commissioned in 2023 by The Cleveland Chamber Choir, Gregory Ristow, Director
In 5 movements
1. The Laws of Nature
11. Ọrunmila
111. Becoming Me
1v. My Fate, My Destiny
v. Yarrow Sticks and Cowrie Shells
Length: 16:00
Your Destiny, My Destiny while a work fashioned after Igor Stravinsky's Four Russian Peasant Songs for Female Chorus & Horns (1954), for me is part of a larger, personal exploration into various systems of belief, and the music derived from the practices. Divination is an important tenet in East Asian and West African culture, though not a shared practice amongst all religions. In fact, it is considered a sin in Christianity. Making this musical exploration at once interesting, challenging and informative. This musical offering may serve for some, an introduction to the practice of divination, a glimpse into the core principles of the followers and a musical response to the unyielding spirituality of the associated texts.
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