04. From 2002–11 he was a member of the State Choir Latvija. Ēriks Ešenvalds is one of the most sought-after composers working today, with a busy commission schedule and performances of his music heard on every continent. Oh, the whole sky was one glowing mass of colored flames, so mighty, so brave! Jake Dieffenbach: Vocals Brody Uttley: Guitar Jon Topore- Guitar Adam Biggs: Bass / Vocals Jared Klein: Drums. Concert Selections from our 2013 program. The Portland State Chamber Choir under Ethan Sperry nevertheless offer a finely sung, well-shaped hour’s programme, the disc makes an excellent introduction for anyone wanting to investigate... Gramophone Magazine, November 2017, Editor's Choice. Advisory - the following lyrics contain explicit language: This one's for you and me, living out our dreams We're all right where we should be With my arms out wide I open my eyes And now all I wanna see Is a sky full of lighters A sky full of lighters. Listen to Ēriks Ešenvalds: The Doors of Heaven by Portland State University Chamber Choir & Ethan Sperry on Apple Music. Ēriks Ešenvalds is one of the most sought-after composers working today, with a busy commission schedule and performances of his music heard on every continent. 2019 • 1 track • 5m Richard Nance, The Pacific Lutheran Choir Of The West. Nice to be on a river at peace, in the cool of an evening, heading off on the silver moon light, maybe love'll find me tonight. author of text. Read more Choir. This page lists all recordings of Rivers of light by Eriks Ešenvalds (b.1977). An important new recording of works by a rising star in choral composition and a … R. Rivers Of Nihil Lyrics. This page lists all recordings of Rivers of light by Eriks Ešenvalds (b.1977). Born in Priekule, Latvia in 1977, he studied at the Latvian Baptist Theological Seminary (1995–97) before obtaining his Master’s degree in composition (2004) from the Latvian Academy of Music under the tutelage of Selga Mence. Rivers of Light Rivers of Light was written in 2013 as a commission for the Swedbank Choir and their conductor, Artūr Ancāns. All rights reserved. River Of Light Lyrics: Another day, I'm feeling down again / Where do I turn now that I need a friend / When I'm feeling lonely / I look to the One and Only / River of Light / Drowning my sins forever 2016 • 1 track • 6m TMEA All-State Mixed Choir. The light pours through my mouth and eyes Shadows retreat toward the east In ire of the sun Boundless, arithmetic of light, bare unto us Endless knowledge lost in rotation of the earth and sky We've built these towers high It's proof of breathless nights and many suffocating days I navigate through an iron forest with intense futility Passion and Resurrection ‘Ešenvalds’ colorful, dramatic and multi-voiced works on the album reveal skillfully set narrative texts ranging from folk material to liturgical. Lyrics for top songs by Eriks Esenvalds. Looking for Rivers of Light (2013) by Musica Baltica sheet music download? Add lyrics. He took master-classes with Michael Finnissy, Klaus Huber, Philippe Manoury, and Jonathan Harvey, amongst others. Listen to Rivers of Light: The Amazing Songs of John Stewart by Jeff McDonald on Deezer. Ešenvalds combines a Latvian folk song, sung by a solo tenor, with less fearful, and factual, observations of the Northern Lights by two nineteenth-century Arctic explorers, Charles Francis Hall and Fridtjof Nansen. Get all the lyrics to songs by Ēriks Ešenvalds and join the Genius community of music scholars to learn the meaning behind the lyrics. This night out on the sea alone no earthly place to hide I can feel the weight of the waters below we are pebbles neath the moon-tugged tide Then I find my fellow travellers glimmers in the wind-fell night And I follow them like beacons