Impermanence by Lorelei Ensemble

The repertoire on this album is rife with symbolism and metaphor that further teases out concepts of impermanence, migration, and the transient nature of musical language. From the wordless vocalises of Takemitsu’s Windhorse depicting Tibetan nomads, to the 12th century polyphony of the Codex Calixtinus sung by pilgrims traveling along the Camino de Santiago, to the dramatic shifts of polyphonic style seen in the 15th century motets of Du Fay and the Turin Manuscript, to Peter Gilbert’s contemporary meditation on the phases of the moon—temporality is a common and unmistakable thread. And I suppose if one accepts impermanence fully, we might begin to see it in all of our work as artists.

—Beth Willer, 2018

Tracklist

1.	Codex Calixtinus - Portum in ultimo	2:24

2.	Tōru Takemitsu - “Vocalise I” from Windhorse	2:08

3.	Peter Gilbert - “Ama no hara” from Tsukimi	0:46

4.	Peter Gilbert - “Akikaze ni” from Tsukimi	0:48

5.	Peter Gilbert - “Tsuki mireba” from Tsukimi	1:16

6.	Guillaume Du Fay - Rite maiorem Jacobum canamus / Artibus summis miseri recluse	4:09

7.	Turin Manuscript (Cyprus, 15c.) MS s.J.II.9 - Pour ce que point fu de la amere espine / A toi vierge me represente	4:02

8.	Guillaume Du Fay - O proles Hispaniae / O sidus Hispaniae	4:49

9.	Turin Manuscript - Qui patris atris honoris / Paraclite spiritus	3:08

10.	Peter Gilbert - “Nageke tote” from Tsukimi	1:34

11.	Peter Gilbert - “Wata no hara” from Tsukimi	1:56

12.	Peter Gilbert - “Kokoro ni mo” from Tsukimi	1:02

13.	Turin Manuscript - Par grant soif clere fontainne / Dame de tout pris	4:13

14.	Guillaume Du Fay - Flos florum	3:34

15.	Turin Manuscript - Sanctus in eternis regnans / Sanctus et ingenitus pater atque carens	3:38

16.	Guillaume Du Fay - Apostolo glorioso	3:07

17.	Peter Gilbert - “Hototogisu” from Tsukimi	0:54

18.	Peter Gilbert - “Natsu no yo wa” from Tsukimi	1:37

19.	Tōru Takemitsu - “Vocalise II” from Windhorse	3:19

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released November 18, 2021

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