RECORDINGS
Requiem, the debut album from composer Jeff Myers, explores aspects of death, loss, and obsession. In the title work, Requiem aeternam, JACK Quartet and Rachel Calloway lead listeners through a series of tableaux that portray the creeping dread of death, the poignant loss of a loved one, and the ecstasy of transcendence. Myers navigates the grieving process through the secular lens of diverse poets such as Rumi, Petrarch, Frida Schanz, Henri Michaux, and Oscar Wilde. Other texts include a Filipino lullaby and texts from the Catholic liturgy. The second work, dopamine, hops on a wild ride with the famous neurotransmitter, exploring a re-tuned sound world full of unusual delights.