{"id":482,"date":"2021-09-24T09:00:40","date_gmt":"2021-09-24T13:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nellshawcohen.com\/blog\/?p=482"},"modified":"2021-09-24T09:52:22","modified_gmt":"2021-09-24T13:52:22","slug":"skylark-releases-album-its-a-long-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nellshawcohen.com\/blog\/2021\/09\/skylark-releases-album-its-a-long-way\/","title":{"rendered":"Skylark Releases Album “It’s a Long Way”"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nI’m deeply honored that one of my dearest collaborators,\u00a0multiple GRAMMY-nominated vocal ensemble\u00a0Skylark<\/strong>, is featuring my choral work\u00a0It’s a Long Way<\/em> as the title track of their new album! The album includes a varied selection of contemporary and historical music exploring Skylark’s collective experience of living through the 19 months since their last concert.<\/p>\n

The album was released today, September 24, 2021<\/strong>\u00a0and is available for purchase directly from Skylark<\/a> and streaming on Spotify<\/a>, Apple Music<\/a>, and Amazon Music<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Commissioned by Skylark and originally recorded by\u00a0a virtual quartet for educational use,\u00a0my piece has been\u00a0given\u00a0further\u00a0life in this\u00a0stunning new studio recording by the full Skylark chamber choir.<\/p>\n

It’s a Long Way<\/em> will also be featured on Skylark’s album release tour next month in Massachusetts! Concert dates include Friday, October 8, 7:00pm @ the Simon Center for the Arts at Falmouth Academy, Falmouth MA; Saturday, October 9, 7:00pm @ Belleville Church, Newburyport, MA;\u00a0 and Sunday, October 10, 3:00pm @ First Parish Church in Weston, Weston, MA. Subscribe to Skylark’s season<\/a> to purchase tickets.
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About the Music<\/strong>
\n“William Stanley Braithwaite’s\u00a0poem \u201cIt\u2019s a Long Way,\u201d although published in 1904, speaks powerfully to me in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic…I\u2019ve sought to honor Braithwaite\u2019s bittersweet words of hope and determination with a choral setting for all of us striving to safely arrive at our journeys\u2019 shore.”<\/em>\u00a0Continue reading &\u00a0peruse the score.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I’m deeply honored that one of my dearest collaborators,\u00a0multiple GRAMMY-nominated vocal ensemble\u00a0Skylark, is featuring my choral work\u00a0It’s a Long Way as the title track of their new album! The album includes a varied selection of contemporary and historical music exploring Skylark’s collective experience of living through the 19 months since their last concert. The album … <\/p>\n

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