Light in Darkness
Alvez Barkoskie IV
About this work:
I. The Eclipse and II. I Believe in the Sun.
“The Eclipse” is a setting of a short poem by Richard Eberhart. The poem paints a picture of a man, standing in the cold, during an eclipse. He comments on the “perfect darkness” of the sight and admires the hope of human kind: that light will prevail and shine through darkness.
“I Believe in the Sun” is a poem that was carved into a cave in Cologne, Germany by a refugee during the holocaust. During this dark time in history, the author of the text demonstrates great faith in believing in the unseen.
Both texts, though written on two different continents in two different times, one secular, the other sacred, express light in darkness. The first highlights the resilience of mankind and the second poem rearticulates the message of the first, but in a more spiritual and faithful light.
Year composed: 2009
Duration: 00:09:00
Ensemble type: Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble:Voice with Chamber/Jazz Ensemble, 6-9 Players
Instrumentation: 1 Piano, 1 Harpsichord, 2 Violin, 1 Viola, 1 Cello, 1 Soprano, 1 S, 1 A, 1 T, 1 B