Paradise sets a text by poet Brian Newhouse. The work considers the religious idea of paradise, but reflected back onto this world. What is paradise in the here and now? What parts of our world are paradise, or is this maybe the only paradise we will ever know?
For SATB Choir, unaccompanied
Approx. 6’00”
Premiered by the USC Chamber Singers, Jo-Michael Scheibe, cond.
Paradise sets a text by poet Brian Newhouse. The work considers the religious idea of paradise, but reflected back onto this world. What is paradise in the here and now? What parts of our world are paradise, or is this maybe the only paradise we will ever know?
For SATB Choir, unaccompanied
Approx. 6’00”
Premiered by the USC Chamber Singers, Jo-Michael Scheibe, cond.