• Sven Helbig
  • I Eat the Sun and Drink the Rain (2015)
    (for 4 voices)

  • Bosworth Music (World)
  • SATB; [electronics]
  • SATB
  • 55 min
  • Sven Helbig, Giacomo Leopardi, traditional
  • German, Italian

Programme Note

Related works:

I Eat the Sun and Drink the Rain (for 4 voices and string orchestra)

I Eat the Sun and Drink the Rain (for 5 voices)

 

The following songs are available on sale:
1. Abendglühen
2. Como el Sol
3. L'Infinito
4. Meernacht

I Eat the Sun and Drink the Rain is a CD project. The CD encompasses the following tracks:

1. Abendglühen
2. Meernacht
3. Kyrie
4. L'Infinito
5. Gedenken
6. Como El Sol
7. A Tear
8. Agnus Dei
9. Maibaum
10. Ich geh' dir nach

The material containing all songs can be obtained by emailing sven.helbig@sevenarts.info

 

I Eat the Sun and Drink the Rain is a song cycle of ten darkly melancholic pieces for choir and electronics based around lyrics that are predominantly by Sven Helbig. The composer himself describes the work as: “A poetic journey in search of humanity." The modern song cycle spans from the archaic Kyrie Eleison, to Leopardi’s "L’Infinito", to modern reflections on the human soul as a beautiful but small part of nature. In ten episodes, it describes humans trying to find redemption, resonating with nature and immersing in deep spirituality. 

Gentle choral textures meet digital sound creations and layer mesmerizing a capella compositions onto the composer’s pulsing electronical sounds. For the live concerts the sonically powerful work is accompanied by the hypnotic visuals of Icelandic video artist Máni M. Sigfússon. The choir will be specially dressed for this production in creations by acclaimed Berlin fashion designer Esther Perbandt.

I Eat the Sun and Drink the Rain has been successfully performed in North- and South America, Asia, Canada and across Europe.

Media

Discography

I Eat The Sun And Drink The Rain

I Eat The Sun And Drink The Rain
  • Label
    Neue Meister (Edel)
  • Conductor
    Kristjan Järvi
  • Ensemble
    Vocalconsort Berlin
  • Released
    9th September 2016