Description
L.O.S.T. was written as a companion piece to The Lamentations of Jeremiah. Both pieces can be performed separately, but here we present these two choral masterworks in an interwoven version.
Remarks on L.O.S. T.
by Patrick M Walders, Founding Art1st1c Director of SDPAV
Jason Carl Rosenberg has constructed a remarkable sound world depicting darker human emotions in a raw, visceral, and primal way like I’ve never witnessed. Composing new texts inspired by and interpolated between ancient texts is not an uncommon technique, but I especially appreciate the inclusion of human emotions often avoided or ignored and many of which are found in the stages of grief.
Solitary • Widow • Weeping • Teors • Treacherous • Captivity • Afniction • Unrest • Mourning • Desolation • Affliction • Bitterness • Denio/ • Anger • Borgoining • Depression
… all leading to Acceptance
The final movement is striking and could be a gateway to a future coda or sequel of
Courage • Forgiveness • Hope • Love • Redemption
Amidst the darkness, we can find light.
Sit, breathe, and listen to this music with an open mind and soul. Breathe into and embrace deep human emotions. This is music and text for all time, for all people, for all things real, and for all who wish to move forward with wisdom, grace, and perseverance.
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THE LAMENTATIONS OF JEREMIAH
Adapted from the Old Testament’s Lamentations
PART I
Incipit lamentatio Ieremiae prophetae
ALEPH Quomodo sedet sola civitas plena populo: facta est quasi vidua domina gentium, princeps provinciarum facta est sub tributo.
BETH Plorans ploravit in nocte, et lacrimae eius in maxillis ejus: non est qui consoletur eam ex omnibus caris eius: omnes amici eius spreverunt eam, et facti sunt ei inimici. Ierusalem, Ierusalem, convertere ad Dominum Deum tuum.Incipit lamentatio Ieremiae prophetae
PART II
Incipit lamentatio Ieremiae prophetae
GHIMEL Migravit Iuda propter afflictionem ac multitudinem servitutis, habitavit inter gentes, nec invenit requiem.
DALETH Omnes persecutores eius apprehenderunt eam inter angustias. Lugent, eo quod non sint qui veniant ad solemnitatem. Omnes portae ejus destructae, sacerdotes eius gementes, virgines eius squalidae, et ipsa oppressa amaritudine.
HE Facti sunt hostes eius in capite, inimici illius locupletati sunt; quia Dominus locutus est super eam propter multitudinem iniquitatum eius: parvuli eius ducti sunt captivi ante faciem tribulantis. Ierusalem, Ierusalem, convertere ad Dominum Deum tuum.
PART I
Here beginneth the lament of Jeremiah the prophet:
ALEPH How doth the city sit solitary, that was full of people! How is she become as a widow! She that was great among the nations, and princess among the provinces, how is she become tributary!
BETH She weepeth sore in the night, and her tears are on her cheeks: among all her lovers she hath none to comfort her. All her friends have dealt treacherously with her, they are become her enemies. Jerusalem, Jerusalem, return unto the Lord thy God.
PART II
From the lament of Jeremiah the prophet:
GHIMEL Judah is gone into captivity because of affliction, and because of great servitude; she dwelleth among the heathen, she findeth no rest.
DALETH All her persecutors overtook her within the straits. They mourn, because none comes to the solemn assembly. All her gates are desolate, her priests sigh, her virgins are afflicted, and she herself is in bitterness.
HE Her adversaries are become the head, her enemies prosper; for the Lord hath afflicted her for the multitude of her transgressions; her children are gone into captivity before the enemy. Jerusalem, Jerusalem, return unto the Lord thy God.
Patrick Walders, a native of Buffalo, NY, is the Founding Artistic Director of the critically-acclaimed San Diego Pro Arte Voices, a non-profit organization engaging professional artists of all disciplines for the advancement of the arts in San Diego. As a music consultant and professional baritone, Patrick offers 25 years of teaching, performing, and conducting experience (K-12, University, and professional) maintaining a thriving in-person and online studio. He has learned from and performed with some of the finest musicians in the world in equally significant venues. He works with teachers, students, professionals, conductors, and church musicians on topics of their choosing whether practical, philosophical, or motivational. He founded the annual San Diego Summer Choral Festival (now called the San Diego Summer Singing Weekend) & Conducting Workshop designed to give teachers, church musicians, students, amateurs, and professionals a high-quality summer performing outlet and professional growth experience. Patrick holds degrees from the State University of New York (SUNY) College at Fredonia, the Westminster Choir College, and the University of Maryland-College Park. He is passionate about teaching all ages and developing clients and ensembles to become more knowledgeable about the craft fashioning their music-making to be better, more frequent, and self-sufficient.
Jason Carl Rosenberg (b.1979; Ph.D. in Music from UC San Diego) is an acclaimed composer, conductor, and music cognition researcher. Having worked in Switzerland and Singapore for several years, Dr. Rosenberg is active in several contemporary music scenes in the U.S. and abroad, and seeks to link these communities through collaborative projects and innovative programming. His concert music uses contrapuntal inventiveness and rhythmic vitality to create rich environments of”power and persuasion … and violence” (Herald Tribune). His music also features an interaction with historical models, especially from the Renaissance and Baroque, through an idiosyncratic artistic practice based on evocation and transformation. Rosenberg has been a selected composer at several festivals, including the Royaumont Abbey and the Acanthes Festival, and has received the Salvatore Martirano Award and the Foro de Musica Nueva Composition Prize. Dr. Rosenberg is currently an Assistant Professor and Director of Music Theory & Composition at Sewanee: The University of the South.
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