David Rosenbloom ‎– Electric Chorus & Orchestra (1983, LP, Usa)

 

Side A

A. Souls Of Chaos

Section I "Rock And Hawk" (7:29)

Section II "The Lights Of Holiness" "The Three Ravens" (9:05)

Section III "Watch The Lights Fade" "The Soul's Desert" "The Lights Of Holiness" (10:03)

Side B

B. Departure (Excerpts)

I. An Image In The Place Of An Image - Descent (6:56)

The Last Dance - You Shall Enter (4:20)

II. The Images Are Manifest To Man - Hinnih Hannah (4:44)

We Are Souls - Cacophony - Thick Chord - Crossed Descent (11:20)

III. Coda - Coda II (2:04)

Musicians

Bass – David Hofstra, Joel Goldstein

Cello – Alyssa Pava

Conductor – David Rosenbloom

Drums – John Mernit

Flute – John Ranck, Laura Josephson

French Horn – Heidi Garson

Guitar – David Rosenbloom

Oboe – Brian Charles, George Boziwick

Organ – Barbara Osborne

Percussion, Vibraphone – Geordie Gillespie

Saxophone – Carla Whitney

Violin – David Sulzer, Jeannette Riedel

Voice – Jennifer Smith, Laura Josephson, Maryanne Bachia, Melanie Hedlund, Shirlee Lance, Sima Wolf, Sussan Deihim

Music, Producer, Painting – David Rosenbloom

Note

Souls Of Chaos 

First performance: June 4, 1982, Inroads, NYC 

Recorded October 17, 1982 

Departure 

First performance: January 17, 1982, Saint Peter's Church, NYC 

Recorded March 27, 1982 

Guitarist/composer Rosenbloom came to attention for his work with Rhys Chatham, Glenn Branca & Robin Crutchfield in the late 70's. This album consists of two extended works (Souls Of Chaos & Departure) for rock band, orchestral instruments and voices. "[These pieces] were written during the period of 1981-82, the tail end of the heady, club-based period of cross-fertilization between what seemed like nearly every type of music...anything was possible - why not a large orchestral piece?"