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The Profundity of Polychoralism: Exploring the work of Jonathan David Little [Interview and CD review]
No full textExtended (7000-word) composer interview and CD review of "Woefully Arrayed: Sacred & Secular Choral & Polychoral Music of Jonathan David Little", by London-based international music critic, Colin Clarke.
[INTERVIEW:] "The disc of sacred and secular choral and polychoral music by Jonathan David Little, Woefully Arrayed … is nothing short of remarkable. Stunningly recorded, the pure sonic joy is visceral. On a personal level, I haven’t experienced such revelation in choral terms since the Tallis Scholars’ first recording of the Allegri Miserere. As an interviewee, it turns out, Little is every inch as fascinating as his music. The following in-depth interview may be seen as an indispensable complement to the listening experience itself."
[CD REVIEW:] "Jonathan David Little is a composer whose music is vital, urgent and yet somehow timeless at the same time. … Woefully Arrayed has a mesmeric element to it … [and] is a masterpiece of time-stretching. As lines float and interact throughout the soundspace, there is a distinct impression of atemporality, of altering the way the listener experiences time. … sound is superb, full and reverberant … magnificently handled … A superb disc, one that simply gets better on each and every listening. There is a radiance to Little’s writing that seems shot through with spiritual light and which speaks on a very deep level to the listener."
PROJECT OVERVIEW: International Polychoral Music Composition, Recording and Dissemination Project (2015-17)
“The lost potential of the acoustics of performing spaces begins to be rediscovered in these works.”
A complex and ambitious, large-scale, two-year “polychoral” music creation and recording project was commissioned by the Australia Council – involving communicating how “re-discovered” ancient Renaissance and Baroque techniques of acoustically-innovative performer placement may be revived within new, original, contemporary contexts. One aim was to generate interest in largely long-forgotten, but still hugely useful and aurally impressive composition methods. Following a period of research and experimentation, several new, accessible choral works were created – most featuring intricate, a cappella, polychoral-inspired techniques. Therefore different sections of the choir, or different “sub-choirs” and/or vocal soloists, are sometimes placed in various arrangements around and above the audience (occasionally also involving movement). Due to the incorporation of such techniques, a striking extra dimension is added both to recordings and live performances – where the aural “spatial” interest creates a quasi-theatrical effect.
OPEN-ACCESS ONLINE CD BOOKLET (including contextual essay, spatial configuration diagrams, lyrics, pictures and notes): http://www.navonarecords.com/catalog/nv6113/booklet---woefully-arrayed---jonathan-little.htm
Six Characters In Search Of An Author
No full textProgram from the Little Theatre of Dallas' 1932 production of 'Six Characters In Search Of An Author,' written by Luigi Pirandello and directed by Charles Meredith. Setting arrangement by Alexandre Hogue. Cover art by Leon Dacus. Exhibitions by Olin Herman Travis and Kathryne Hail Travis
Letter from S. Lanneau to John Little Jr., circa 1860
No full textAn item in the Little family papers collection
Bishop Ed Little
No full textBishop Edwards of S. Little speaks on fear.
Bishop Edwards of S. Little has served as Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Northern Indiana since 2000. Prior to his ministry in this area, he served parishes in Illinois and California. Bishop Little and his wife, Sylvia, are parents of two children, and enjoy spoiling two grandchildren. He is the author of two books, Ears to Hear (2003) and Joy in Disguise (2009), both published by Morehouse Publishers
Letter from S. Lanneau to John Little Jr., circa 1866
No full textAn item in the Little family papers collection
Little & Co.'s semi-annual price list / W.S. Little & Co.
No full text"Established 1830." Description based on: Spring 1896
Little & Co.'s semi-annual price list / W.S. Little & Co.
No full text"Established 1830." Description based on: Spring 1896
Little & Co.'s semi-annual price list / W.S. Little & Co.
No full text"Established 1830." Description based on: Spring 1896
Little & Co.'s semi-annual price list / W.S. Little & Co.
No full text"Established 1830." Description based on: Spring 1896
Little & Co.'s semi-annual price list / W.S. Little & Co.
No full text"Established 1830." Description based on: Spring 1896
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