SYMPHONY #9-THE HOOP OF LIFE

Symphony #9-THE HOOP OF LIFE, is a choral symphony using Cherokee, Lakota vocables, Hebrew and Kabbalistic numerology. This Symphony is to be an invocation, a tuning, a vision for what is possible through indigenous and Kabbalist teachings. If we truly believe in Oneness, that we are All part of the total cosmic Consciousness, then there must be a way to harness the "verb" of life and refocus mankind from self-destruction. Many will think I’m crazy, a cock-eyed romantic... whatever...I had no other choice but to write this work !ORCHESTRATION: Piccolo (doubling on Alto Flute), 2 Alto Flutes (doubling on Flutes), 2 Oboes, English Horn, 2 Bb Clarinets, Bass Clarinet, 2 Bassoons, Contra Bassoon, 4 Horns in F, 3 Bb Trumpets, 2 Tenor Trombones, Bass Trombone, Tuba, Six percussionists: Crash Cymbal, 4 Timpani, Rattles (hollowed-out gourds or buffalo horns scraped dried, and filled with pebbles), Sleigh Bells, Medium and low tom toms, Bass, 100-150 chorus (SATB), Cherokee Baritone, Lakota Baritone, 18-22 1st Violins,16-20 2nd Violins,14-18 Violas, 10-12 Celli8, 10 Basses Duration: (37:00)