The Gates of Hell and Choices
Durham Public School Showcase on the creation of the Gates of Hell
The final movement from the "Gates of Hell," a work that depicts several of the sculptures from Rodin's monumental work of the same name. This movement employs several tone painting devices, the use of tritones, the Gregorian Chant, Dies Irae and the African American Spiritual, "O Sinner Man" in a frantic dance.
The Durham Public Schools Honors String Orchestra performs the Finale from The Gates of Hell by Boyd E. Gibson, conducted by Joseph Eger. Founder and Music Direction Symphony of the United Nations, March 2012.
A complete performance of The Gates of Hell, I Introduction and Thinker, II Falling Man, Crouching Woman, and I am Beautiful, III The Three Shades, IV Fugitive Love, Flying Figure, V Ugolino and His Sons, VI Finale
The Gates of Hell Choreography, Christine Fisher
Choices For Viola Duet
Choices is an aleatoric work that is a musical representation of life. We do not get to choose anything about the beginning of our lives and we also have very little control at the end of our lives either. However, the interval in between is determined by the choices that we make. Here the performers are given control of many of the aspects of their performance. They will choose the tempo, articulations, bowings, and the order in which they will play the musical material. You may skip around and choose your own order, repeat each phrase as often as you like, and even go back after a phrase has been played and play it again. You may even make this into a multi-movement work by changing the parameters and by re-ordering the musical material to make contrasting movements.
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This performance is by Talla Rouge Viola Duo, Aria Cheregosha, and Lauren Spaulding, violas was presented at The University of the Southern Caribbean Student Forum via Zoom.