by Gary Powell

At last, the dreaded inevitable happens. We hear the bell toll. The ghostly soprano voice representing ultimate loss beckons us, or, perhaps our loved ones. The ringing and predictable chords of life are lost to the repetitive ambiguity of two parallel major chords. In this, the tonality – the key – is uncertain. In spite of our obsessions and our avoidance and our denials, we will die. Doug Manning, The Gift of Significance

The chanting of bass voices implores us to experience our loss and this, our unchosen path. Other voices join as each separately restates our musical themes and recounts each step of our rhapsodic journey. It’s a cacophony of sounds, hardly discernible until the final gasp of life is taken and all voices join in unison in the lyric, “suavis unitas ne discedas” – sweet oneness depart not. The train’s whistle blows. The music is reduced to a single bass pedal, and life is over.

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Amy Atchley – Soprano
Chris Martin – Alto
John White, Billy Henry,Gary Powell, Chris Martin – Chant Chorus
Illustrations: Antonio Muñoz

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In Morte Perditus<\/h2> (Lost in Death)

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At last, the dreaded inevitable happens. We hear the bell toll. The ghostly soprano voice representing ultimate loss beckons us, or, perhaps our loved ones. The ringing and predictable chords of life are lost to the repetitive ambiguity of two parallel major chords. In this, the tonality – the key – is uncertain.\nIn spite of our obsessions and our avoidance and our denials, we will die. Doug Manning,<\/a> The Gift of Significance<\/i><\/a><\/plainquote>\n

The chanting of bass voices implores us to experience our loss and this, our unchosen path. Other voices join as each separately restates our musical themes and recounts each step of our rhapsodic journey. It’s a cacophony of sounds, hardly discernible until the final gasp of life is taken and all voices join in unison in the lyric, “suavis unitas ne discedas” – sweet oneness depart not.<\/i> The train’s whistle blows. The music is reduced to a single bass pedal, and life is over.
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Rhapsody of the Soul<\/h1>\n

(Separation, Loss and the Hope for Healing and Resolution)<\/i><\/h2>\n

An original work for the Austin Contemporary Ballet
\nChoreographed by Greg Easley, Artistic Director
\nComposed and Produced by Gary Powell
\nLatin Translations by Barry Brandenburg<\/i><\/p>\n

1. Suavis Unitas Ne Discedas<\/a> (Sweet oneness depart Not.)<\/i>
\n2. Veniri Necesse Mihi Pati<\/a> (It must come. I must suffer.)<\/i>
\n3. Prudens Viae Nihil Moveor<\/a> (I know my path. I do not move.)<\/i>
\n4. In Umbris Progreditur Et Novit Amicos<\/a> (It moves in shadows and knows my friends.)<\/i>
\n5. Timens Decedende. Timens Manendi<\/a> (Scared to leave. Scared to stay.)<\/i>
\n6. In Morte Perditus<\/a> (Lost in death.)<\/i>
\n7. Kyrie Eleison, Christe Eleison<\/a> (Lord have mercy. Christ have mercy.)<\/i><\/center><\/p>\n

\nAmy Atchley – Soprano
\nChris Martin – Alto
\nJohn White, Billy Henry,Gary Powell, Chris Martin – Chant Chorus
\nIllustrations: Antonio Mu\u00c3\u00b1oz\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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