Christopher Cerrone: In a Grove
Metropolis Ensemble
Described as 'an opera in seven testimonies', the fallibility of human perception is rendered in a taut, mesmeric soundworld featuring a strikingly expressive use of electronics.
Christopher Cerrone: In a Grove
Metropolis Ensemble
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Described as 'an opera in seven testimonies', the fallibility of human perception is rendered in a taut, mesmeric soundworld featuring a strikingly expressive use of electronics.
About
In a Grove is an opera by Christopher Cerrone (libretto by Stephanie Fleischman) and performed by Metropolis Ensemble (In a Circle Records).
Contents and tracklist
- Metropolis Ensemble, Christopher Cerrone, Andrew Cyr
- Metropolis Ensemble, Christopher Cerrone, Andrew Cyr, John Taylor Ward
- Metropolis Ensemble, Christopher Cerrone, Andrew Cyr, Chuanyuan Liu
Cerrone:
Scenes 3 & 4: The Mother & The Policeman (feat. Andrew Turner; Lindsay Kesselman)
Work length4:25
- Metropolis Ensemble, Christopher Cerrone, Andrew Cyr, Andrew Turner, Lindsay Kesselman
- Metropolis Ensemble, Christopher Cerrone, Andrew Cyr
Cerrone:
Scene 5: The Outlaw (feat. John Taylor Ward; Andrew Turner; Lindsay Kesselman)
Work length10:18
- Metropolis Ensemble, Christopher Cerrone, Andrew Cyr, John Taylor Ward, Andrew Turner, Lindsay Kesselman
- Metropolis Ensemble, Christopher Cerrone, Andrew Cyr
Cerrone:
Scene 6: The Missing Woman (feat. John Taylor Ward; Andrew Turner; Lindsay Kesselman)
Work length13:49
- Metropolis Ensemble, Christopher Cerrone, Andrew Cyr, John Taylor Ward, Andrew Turner, Lindsay Kesselman
- Metropolis Ensemble, Christopher Cerrone, Andrew Cyr
Cerrone:
Scene 7: The Murdered Man, Channeled by a Medium (feat. John Taylor Ward; Chuanyuan Liu; Andrew Turner; Lindsay Kesselman)
Work length11:05
- Metropolis Ensemble, Christopher Cerrone, Andrew Cyr, John Taylor Ward, Chuanyuan Liu, Andrew Turner, Lindsay Kesselman
- Metropolis Ensemble, Christopher Cerrone, Andrew Cyr
Awards and reviews
September 2023
Described as 'an opera in seven testimonies', the fallibility of human perception is rendered in a taut, mesmeric soundworld featuring a strikingly expressive use of electronics.
The New York Times 27th July 2023
The music also knows more about the truth than the characters do; electronic processing flags gaps in memory or untrustworthy statements, endlessly complicating the text, and commanding attention until the end.
