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Jeffrey Derus
Caribbean Blue Publishing (Jeffrey Derus)
Oregon (from From Wilderness)
From landscapes to soundscapes, this work offers a moment for self-discovery and self-healing.
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From Wilderness: A Meditation on the Pacific Crest Trail
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Journey Into Yourself
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Southern California
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Sierras
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Northern California
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Washington & British Columbia
SATB Chorus with Divisi, Soloists, & Crystal Singing Bowls
Movement IV from the concert-length work FROM WILDERNESS: A Meditation on the Pacific Crest Trail.
As you travel up the west coast from Campo, California to Manning Park, British Columbia, you will hear a wash of sounds that allows for reflection on the sacredness of nature, on the inspiring texts, and on yourself. The cello accompanies you as you discover the beauty and serenity of each stop. Through the healing properties of the seven chakras, the meditation is guided by the celestial sounds of crystal singing bowls. Vocal soloists give identity to the spirit animals you may encounter on the trail. Just as the trail leaves you with something you have learned, you are left with an experience that will last beyond the final cutoff, something that is with you forever.
Reviews:
“Calm, Powerful, Dramatic, Lucid”
-Marçal Borotau, Sonograma Magazine
“A fascinating and multifaceted sound world.”
-Rick Anderson, CD Hot List
“Soaring and Eclectic.”
-Christian Carey, Sequenza 21
“Anyone with the slightest acquaintance with the beauties of the American West will love this.”
-James Manheim, AllMusic
“It just doesn’t get much better than this.”
-Tom Steven, Take Effect
Text
CRATER LAKE – WILDERNESS
There is a wolf in me… fangs pointed, tongue red… I keep this wolf because the wilderness gave it to me and the wilderness will not let it go.
-Carl Sandburg, adapted by Jeffrey Derus
MT. THIELSEN WILDERNESS – WILDERNESS
There is a fox in me … a silver-gray fox… I circle and loop and double cross. I got this too from the wilderness
and the wilderness will not let it go.
-Carl Sandburg, adapted by Jeffrey Derus
DIAMOND PEAK WILDERNESS – WILDERNESS
There is a fish in me … it swims in the rivers and streams of my hopes… It came from salt-blue water- gates… before land was.
I got the fish from the wilderness
and the wilderness will not let it go.
-Carl Sandburg, adapted by Jeffrey Derus
MT. WASHINGTON WILDERNESS – WILDERNESS
There is an eagle in me… the eagle flies among the mountains of my dreams… I keep the eagle because the wilderness says so.
-Carl Sandburg, adapted by Jeffrey Derus
MT. JEFFERSON WILDERNESS – WILDERNESS
There is a mockingbird in me… it warbles over the foothills of my wishes… I got the mockingbird from the wilderness
and the wilderness will not let it go.
-Carl Sandburg, adapted by Jeffrey Derus
MT. HOOD WILDERNESS – WILDERNESS
O, there is a menagerie, inside my ribs, under my head, under my heart – and something else…
-Carl Sandburg, adapted by Jeffrey Derus
CASCADE LOCKS – WILDERNESS
For I am the keeper of the menagerie, I say yes and no, I sing and work and kill,
I came from the wilderness.
-Carl Sandburg, adapted by Jeffrey Derus
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