arrangers: []
barcode: '700261404080'
catalog: TW-004
categories:
- Artist Discography
category: Artist Discography
classification: Vocal, Original Work
composers:
- link: artist/1580
  names:
    en: Christopher Tin
covers: []
discs:
- disc_length: '57:24'
  name: Disc 1
  tracks:
  - names:
      English: Water Prelude (feat. Angel City Chorale)
    track_length: '1:34'
  - names:
      English: Haktan Gelen Şerbeti - "The Drink from God" (feat. Kardeş Türküler)
    track_length: '3:57'
  - names:
      English: Temen Oblak - "Dark Clouds" (feat. Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares)
    track_length: '7:11'
  - names:
      English: Iza Ngomso - "Come Tomorrow" (feat. Soweto Gospel Choir)
    track_length: '4:07'
  - names:
      English: Tsas Narand Uyarna - "The Heart of Snow" (feat. Nominjin)
    track_length: '4:01'
  - names:
      English: Passou o Verão - "Summer Has Gone" (feat. Dulce Pontes)
    track_length: '6:28'
  - names:
      English: Devipravaha - "Goddess River" (feat. Roopa Mahadevan)
    track_length: '4:39'
  - names:
      English: Seirenes - "Sirens" (feat. Anonymous 4)
    track_length: '8:47'
  - names:
      English: Haf Gengr Hriðum - "The Storm-Driven Sea" (feat. Schola Cantorum)
    track_length: '4:27'
  - names:
      English: Waloyo Yamoni - "We Overcome the Wind" (feat. Soweto Gospel Choir)
    track_length: '12:13'
link: album/45278
lyricists: []
media_format: CD
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  added_date: 2014-04-13T21:08
  edited_date: 2022-09-15T02:44
  fetched_date: 2026-01-08T04:26
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name: The Drop That Contained the Sea
names:
  en: The Drop That Contained the Sea
  ja: The Drop That Contained the Sea
  ja-latn: The Drop That Contained the Sea
notes: 'The Drop That Contained the Sea

  Works on the Theme of Water

  Composed and Conducted by Christopher Tin

  Performed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

  01. Water Prelude

  Sung in Proto-Indo-European

  Variations on the word ''water''

  Performed by the Angel City Chorale

  with Soweto Gospel Choir, Shoji Kameda &

  the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

  Proto-Indo-European is the earliest-known reconstructed language;

  it is the root from which most modern languages are derived. In

  linguistic terms, it was the original ''drop'' that contained the sea.

  The Water Prelude is sung on variations of the word ''water'', ending

  with an abstract version of an overture: an orchestral ''big-bang''

  moment made up of melodic fragments from the other movements,

  with the word ''water'' spoken in ten languages featured on the full

  album. First performed April 13, 2014 at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY

  by the Distinguished Concerts Orchestra and Choir, conducted by

  Jonathan Griffith.

  Translation by Andrew Byrd

  02. Haktan Gelen Şerbeti - "The Drink From God"

  Sung in Turkish

  Adapted from a poem by Yunus Emre

  Performed by Kardeş Türküler

  with the Angel City Chorale, Jamie Papish &

  the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

  (inspired by water)

  Commissioned by DCINY to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of

  TURKSOY and as a gift from the citizens of the United States to

  the Turkish People. First performed June 3, 2013 at the University

  Concert Hall, Eskişehir, Turkey by the Presidential Symphony Orchestra

  and Jonathan Griffith Singers, conducted by Jonathan Griffiths.

  Translation by Kabir Helmenski

  03. Temen Oblak - "Dark Clouds"

  Sung in Bulgarian

  Adapted from a poem by Hristo Botev

  Performed by Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares

  with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

  (inspired by clouds)

  Commissioned by the International Schools Choral Music

  Society. First performed February 22, 2014 at the Forbidden City

  Concert Hall, Beijing, China by the ISCMS Festival Orchestra and

  Chorus, conducted by Christopher Tin.

  Translator unknown

  04. Iza Ngomso - "Come Tomorrow"

  Sung in Xhosa

  Adapted from ''Keramos''

  by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

  (inspired by mist)

  Commissioned by Waterford Union High School, Derek Machan,

  Director of Choirs. First performed January 5, 2014 at Waterford

  Union High School, Waterford, WI by the WUHS Choirs, conducted

  by Derek Machan.

  Translation by Kanyi Maqubela

  and Vuyelwa Maqubela

  05. Tsas Narand Uyarna - "The Heart of Snow"

  Sung in Mongolian

  Adapted from ancient Mongolian texts

  Performed by Nominjin

  with the Angel City Chorale, Shoji Kameda &

  the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

  (inspired by snow)

  Commissioned by the Musica Sacra Chamber Orchestra. First

  performed September 27, 2013 at the Colorado Christian University

  Music Center, Denver, CO by Pearl Rutherford and the Musica

  Sacra Chamber Orchestra, conducted by David Rutherford. Original

  title: "Kawa Korwa (Swirling Snow)".

  Translation by Nominjin

  06. Passou o Verão - "Summer Has Gone"

  Sung in Portuguese

  From Sonnet CXCV by Luís de Camões

  Performed by Dulce Pontes

  with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

  (inspired by mountain streams)

  Commissioned by Alexandra Iranfar. First performed October 23,

  2013 at Old First Church, San Francisco, CA by Alexandra Iranfar.

  Original instrumentation: soprano and guitar. Original title: "Águas

  da Mohtanha (Passou o Verão)".

  Translation by William Baer

  07. Devipravaha - "Goddess River"

  Sung in Sanskrit

  From the Gangashtakam by Adi Shankara

  Performed by Roopa Mahadevan

  with the Angel City Chorale, Jon Sterckx &

  the Royal Philarmonic Orchestra

  (inspired by a river)

  Arranged from a melody written for Roopa Mahadevan. First

  performed April 13, 2014 at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY by Roopa

  Mahadevan with the Distinguished Concerts Orchestra and Choir,

  conducted by Jonathan Griffith.

  Translation by Shiv Subramaniam

  08. Seirenes - "Sirens

  Sung in Ancient Greek

  From The Odyssey by Homer

  Performed by Anonymous 4

  with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

  (inspired by the ocean)

  Commissioned by the Bangor Symphony Orchestra. First

  performed January 19, 2014 at the Collins Center for the Arts,

  Bangor, ME by Anonymous 4 and the Bangor Symphony Orchestra,

  conducted by Lucas Richman.

  Translation by Rodney Merrill

  09. Haf Gengr Hriðum - "The Storm-Driven Sea"

  Sung in Old Norse

  From the Poetic Edda

  Performed by Schola Cantorum

  with the Angel City Chorale &

  the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

  (inspired by a hurricane)

  Commissioned by the Stanford Chamber Chorale. First performed

  May 18, 2013 at Memorial Church, Stanford, CA by the Stanford

  Chamber Chorale and Stanford Taiko, conducted by Steve Sano.

  Original instrumentation: choir and taiko ensemble.

  Translation by Henry Adams Bellows

  10. Waloyo Yamoni - "We Overcome the Wind"

  Sung in Lango

  From a rainmaking litany

  Performed by Soweto Gospel Choir, the Angel City

  Chorale & Schola Cantorum with Anonymous 4,

  Dulce Pontas, Nominjin, Roopa Mahadevan,

  Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares, Kardeş Türküler,

  Shoji Kameda & the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

  (inspired by rain)

  Commissioned by St. Matthew''s Music Guild with support by the

  Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Los Angeles

  Arts Commission. First performed June 1, 2012 at The Parish of

  St. Matthew, Los Angeles, CA by Rose Beattie, Rayvon Moore,

  and The Chamber Orchestra at St. Matthew''s, conducted by Tom

  Neenan. Original instrumentation: mezzo-soprano, tenor, chorus,

  percussion and string orchestra. Original title: "Beber".

  Translation by J. H. Driberg

  Performed by

  The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

  Conducted by Christopher Tin

  Concertmasters: Clio Gould, Tamás András

  Featured Soloists: Emer McDonough (flute), Phil Woods (horn),

  Skalia Kanga (harp), John Alley (piano), Clio Gould (violin),

  Tim Gill (cello)

  Managing Director: Ian Maclay

  Orchestra Contractor: James Fitzpatrick, Tadlow Music

  Additional Musicians

  Shoji Kameda: Udu, Frame Drum, Shakers, Bells, Bowls, Throat Singing

  Jamie Papish: Darbuka, Riq

  Jon Sterckx: Tabla

  Burcu Yankin: Dhol, Daf

  Selda Öztürk: Daf

  Diler Özer: Tambourine, Shaker, Hand Cymbals

  Featured Artists

  Angel City Chorale

  Directed by Sue Fink

  Managing Director: Dan Barnett

  Project Coordinator: Andrew Cheeseman

  Kardeş Türküler

  Lead Vocals: Feryal Öney, Fehmiye Çelik, Vedat Yıldırım

  Backing Vocals: Selda Öztürk, Gürkan Salih Çakar, Fidel Kılıç

  Manager: Ülker Uncu

  Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares

  Directed by Professor Dora Hristova, PhD

  Manager: Kalina Barova

  ''Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares'' is a trademark of

  Marcel and Catherine Cellier

  Soweto Gospel Choir

  Directed by Diniloxolo Ndlakuse

  Soloists: Victor Makhathini, Reflioe Msebenzi

  Improvisations: Sipokazi Nxumalo, Phumla Nkhumeleni

  Executive Producer/Director: Beverly Bryer

  Company Manager: Jimmy Mulovhedzi

  Soweto Gospel Choir appears courtesy of

  Universal Music

  Nominjin

  Dulce Pontes

  Roopa Mahadevan

  Anonymous 4

  Schola Cantorum

  Directed by Tone Bianca Sparre Dahl

  Leader: Lars Christen Hausken

  Produced by Christopher Tin

  Mixed by Andrew Dudman at Abbey Road Studios, London

  Mastered by Gavin Lurssen and Reuben Cohen at Lurssen Mastering, Los Angeles

  London

  Recorded at Abbey Road Studios, Studio 1

  Session Producers: Gareth Williams, James Fitzpatrick

  Recording Engineer: Andrew Dudman

  Pro Tools Operators: Lewis Jones, Paul Pritchard

  Studio Assistants: Greg McAllister, Matt Jones

  Istanbul

  Recorded at Babajim Istanbul Studios

  Recording Engineer: Saygin Özatmaca

  Business and Marketing Director: Melis Tarhun

  Sofia

  Recorded at Bulgarian BNT TonStudio 2

  Recording Engineer: Todor Lechev

  Pro Tools Operator: Roumen Simeonov

  Johannesburg

  Recorded at SABC M3, Openroom Studios

  Recording Engineer: Etienne Kruger

  New York

  Recorded at Avatar Studios

  Recording Engineer: Anthony Ruotolo

  Additional Recording by Travis Ruscil

  Los Angeles

  Recorded at The Village Recorder

  Recording Engineer: John Kurlander

  Alternate Recording Engineer: Jorge Velasco

  Pro Tools Operator: Jeff Gartenbaum

  Studio Assistants: Gabe Burch, Malachi Stoever

  Special Thanks to Jeff Greenberg

  Additional Recording at the LA Taiko Institute

  Bangor, Maine

  Recorded at the New England School of

  Communications, Studio D

  Recording Engineer: Walter Clissen

  Assistant Engineer: Elijah Gudroe

  Music Prep

  Aaron Purvis

  Laura Intravia

  Jeremy Howard Beck

  Matt Franko, Black Ribbon

  Music Editors

  Alex Williamson

  Amelia Mader

  Tanya Orlov

  Language Assistance

  Proto-Indo-European: Matthew Hohensee, Andrew M Byrd

  Turkish: Ahmet Abbasoğlu

  Bulgarian: Penka Kouneva, Kalina Barova

  Xhosa: Kanyi Maqubela and Vuyelwa Maqubela

  Mongolian: Nominjin

  Portuguese: Ana Luísa Gouveia Caldeira

  Sanskrit: Shiv Subramaniam, Roopa Mahadevan

  Ancient Greek: Rodney Merrill, Stephen Daitz

  Old Norse: Steinar Kristoffersen

  Lando: Daniel Ohdango and Chris Kiagiri

  Tibetan: Professor Roger R. Jackson, Liam A. Brannelly

  Inuit: Liam A. Brannelly, Lawrence Millman

  Phonetic Pronunciations: Grainne Ward

  Package Design

  Dyna Kau

  Acknowledgements

  Special thanks to my team: Sarah Kovacs at Kraft-Engel

  Management and Sean Patrick Flahaven at Warner/Chappell;

  Andrew Ousley, Brian Joosten, Jean-Philippe Rolland,

  Tara Persaud and everyone at Warner Classics;

  Emilie Erskine and everyone at CW3PR; Jonathan Griffith,

  Iris Dirke, Kevin Taylor, and the rest of DCINY; my lawyer

  Marc Ostrow; and most importantly, my beautiful wife Dyna.

  Additional thanks to Danial Ho, Julie Steinbach, Steven Gehring,

  Venedel Herbito, and my parents, who have always supported my

  musical endeavors. Finally, this album wouldn''t be possible

  without the wonderful orchestras and choirs that commissioned

  these works, and the faithful fans who support my music.'
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    en: Soweto Gospel Choir
- link: artist/73024
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    en: Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares
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    en: Schola Cantorum
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- names:
    en: Anonymous 4
- names:
    en: Kardeş Türküler
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    en: Angel City Chorale
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release_date: '2014-05-08'
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  price: 15.0
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    name: 'OSV: Patrick''s Review'
