Description
A Journey to Freedom is a nine-minute meditation on a 200 year struggle for freedom of oppression, inspired by the history and current turmoil of Sydney Guillaume’s native Haiti. A Journey to Freedom is at once deeply personal and universal in scope, asserting that, while the Revolutionary Age may be in the past, the journey to freedom is far from over. The work was commissioned by Les Délices – Debra Nagy, director. Nagy writes, “the work’s more traditional tendencies are transformed and reclaimed by traditional Yanvalou rhythms from Sydney’s native Haiti. It’s a journey that feels cinematic – at times pleading, soaring, questioning, and ultimately left unresolved.”
Recording
Les Délices
Emi Ferguson, 8-key flute
Debra Nagy, Classical oboe & director
Shelby Yamin, violin
Allison Monroe, viola
Rebecca Reed, cello
Perusal Score
Performance Video
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