Monochromatic Light (Afterlife) review – Tyshawn Sorey’s meditations yield their mysteries slowly
Sorey/BBC Singers/Tines/Gibson/GBSR DuoSt Giles’ Cripplegate, LondonThe Pulitzer-winner’s sprawling amalgam of Morton Feldman and African American spiritual felt meandering, but the GBSR duo, the BBC Singers and Ruth Gibson’s viola were luminous and charismatic Monochromatic Light (Afterlife) by Pulitzer-winning composer and multi-instrumentalist Tyshawn Sorey demands patience. Subtitled “A meditation on Morton Feldman’s Rothko Chapel”, the work uses a similar ensemble – percussion, keyboards, a viola, a choir, a solo voice – and a similarly abstract dialogue of rhythms and pitches to…
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