Sometime in 2013, I took out one of my favorite CDs of Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring and listened to it from beginning to end. Although I have listened to this many times in the past, it was just at this time that I realized that The Rite of Spring, if rescored as a choral work, could be as effective as the original scoring for a big orchestra. I thought the human voice is as capable as an orchestra in producing the earthy, raw, and primeval atmosphere that Stravinsky might have had in mind. Some friends and colleagues had doubts about it as it might be too challenging to perform but the idea could not escape my mind. I believe any enthusiastic choir will find it to be performable. Here is the first of my transcriptions of Stravinsky’s great work, the final dance - Danse Sacrale(Sacrificial Dance) from The Rite of Spring. The complete Rite will be released in Spring 2016.
