Schola Cantorum on Hudson to Present THRESHOLDS, 5/19 & 20

In its concert season given to the theme of Healing, Schola Cantorum on Hudson (SCH) presents 'Thresholds,' featuring the chamber premier ofB ellagio Resident Andrea Clearfield's cantata Tse Go La ('At the threshold of this life').

Tse Go La derives its inspiration from the composer's experiences studying chant and folk music in the Tibetan community of Lo Monthang, located in a remote and restricted Himalayan region of Nepal. The 30-minute cantata is scored for double chorus, three percussionists (some native to the region), harp, flute, piano and electronics.  In the cantata's six movements, thresholds (or transitions) into, through, and out of life on this earth are explored and experienced through music and poetry of this threatened culture. With encouragement and support from the Lo Monthang community, Clearfield andanthropologist Katey Blumenthal together recorded over 100 folk songs, previously undocumented.  It is upon some of this material that Tse Go La was composed.

• Listen to composer Andrea Clearfield talk about her experiences in Nepal and how she incorporated Tibetan chants and instruments into her new composition, Tse Go La: Click here.

• Read about the composer's trek into the Himalayas:  Click here.