MasterVoices: Myths and Hymns – Faith at Streaming on YouTube

MasterVoices, under the artistic direction of Ted Sperling, presents Faith, the fourth and final chapter of its central project for the 2020-2021 season: a virtual rollout of award-winning composer Adam Guettels theatrical song cycle, Myths and Hymns. Inspired by Greek myths and a 19th-Century Presbyterian hymnal, the 1998 cycle is a kaleidoscopic collection of musical genres as it explores the nature of faith and longing in a secular world. New short musical films illustrate the protagonists attempt to seek answers in four ways through Flight, Work, Love, and Faith. The chapters Flight, Work, and Love are already available for on-demand streaming onMasterVoices YouTube channel and will remain up along with Faith, after its premiere on May 26 until June 30, 2021. Faith features the MasterVoices chorus under the direction of Ted Sperling plus Anthony Roth Costanzo, Artolution, Trip Cullman, Emma Lou DeLaney, Erik Freer, Max Frieder, Jennifer Holliday, Mykal Kilgore, Milan Magaa,Theresa McCarthy, Miles Mykkanen, Kelli OHara, Larry Owens,Nicholas Phan, Andrew Palermo, Justine Rafael, Katja Stoer,TheGospel Soul Children of New York, and artwork created by Mikyung Lee.Faith explores the possibility of finding fulfillment through belief in something bigger.Theres a Landconjures a version of heaven where all problems are solved.Theres a Shoutalsoputs stock ina God that will come to the rescue.Awaiting Youmourns the loss of loved ones and teachers. ArecastingofSaturn Returnsshows the acceptance that fulfillment will have to come from an internal change, a reconciliation of desire and acceptance.LightAfter Darknessuses one more hymn text to recapitulate the themes of the piece and celebrate its completion.