University of Michigan Chamber Choir, Jerry Blackstone, conductor.
•What: A cappella choral work by Joby Talbot.
•Where: University of Michigan Museum of Art, 525 South State Street, in the apse.
•When: Wednesday, 8 p.m., with pre-concert lecture at 7 p.m.
•How much: Free and open to the public.
For more information, see
http://www.music.umich.edu
It was a trip along the
Camino Frances, one of the main pilgrim routes to Santiago de Compostela, that inspired contemporary voyager, the British composer Joby Talbot, to write the an extraordinary a cappella choral work “Path of Miracles,” in 2005. In 4 movements that correspond to major stops along the route, Talbot, well-known as a composer of movie soundtracks and ballet scores, evokes the mystery, the sense of spirituality and community, and even the sun and dust and blisters of the pilgrim route.