The Edge of Forever is a chamber opera in five scenes, with 38 minutes of music scored for a single tenor singer, a chorus of four female voices, and an eclectic ensemble comprised of two conch shell trumpets, woodwinds, strings, various standard and non-traditional percussion, and features eight sine tone oscillators played through a mixing board. The musical influences for The Edge of Forever include the avant-garde New Music tradition, ancient music and tuning systems, sound healing practices of the Californian New Age movement, and Spiritual/Free jazz from the 1960s and 1970s. The release is the second collaboration between composer Lewis Pesacov and librettist Elizabeth Cline. The recording will be in a limited edition series of 500 vinyl records. Included is a booklet insert with synopsis, libretto, photo documentation, and text by the librettist, composer and The Industry's Artistic Director Yuval Sharon. Distribution has moved from ADA to Cobraside.
A1 | Scene I: Procession Of Scribes "Heart Of Sky, Heart Of Earth" | |
A2 | Scene II: Entre'acte | |
A3 | Scene III: Recitative "Expanse Of Time" | |
B1 | Scene IV: Aria 1 "Ripples, Murmurs, Ripples, Sighs, Ripples, Hums" | |
B2 | Scene V: Aria 2 "From Stone And To Forever" |
Libretto By – Elizabeth Cline
Music By – Lewis Pesacov
Performer – Wild Up
Rights Society – ASCAP
Matrix / Runout (A-Side Runout Etching) – 12971 1A IR-02
Matrix / Runout (B-Side Runout Etching) – 12971 1B IR-02