Rising is based on Luke’s account of Jesus’s Ascension into Heaven. Quite simply, the violin motive in the opening of the work is an upward turning arabesque that informs almost every gesture in the piece and creates an aural illusion (much like air bubbles rising to the surface in a still body of water) that the piece is always in ascent. Toward the end of the work, the violin makes its final ascent into the void and the piano continues on for a substantial period of time suggesting, in a very literal way, the departure of Jesus and his disciples who are left behind to ponder the mysteries of His coming and His leaving. Rising was written in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Lutheran Church of the Ascension in Northfield, IL. This work was written for violinist Oliver Colbentson, esteemed colleague and friend of Ascension.
Classical Music | Violin Music
Mischa Zupko
"Rising" for violin and piano Play
Recorded on 01/31/2012, uploaded on 01/31/2012
Musician's or Publisher's Notes
Rising is based on Luke’s account of Jesus’s Ascension into Heaven. Quite simply, the violin motive in the opening of the work is an upward turning arabesque that informs almost every gesture in the piece and creates an aural illusion (much like air bubbles rising to the surface in a still body of water) that the piece is always in ascent. Toward the end of the work, the violin makes its final ascent into the void and the piano continues on for a substantial period of time suggesting, in a very literal way, the departure of Jesus and his disciples who are left behind to ponder the mysteries of His coming and His leaving. Rising was written in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Lutheran Church of the Ascension in Northfield, IL. This work was written for violinist Oliver Colbentson, esteemed colleague and friend of Ascension.
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