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Commissioned in 2023 by The Cleveland Chamber Choir, Greg Ristow, Director
In 5 movements
1. The Laws of Nature
11. Ọrunmila
111. Becoming Me
1v. My Fate, My Destiny
v. Yarrow Sticks and Cowrie Shells

Length: 16:00

Your Destiny, My Destiny while a work fashioned after Stravinsky's work Four Russian Peasant Songs for Female Chorus & Horns (1954), and whose purpose is for an aural experience, is part of a larger, personal exploration into various systems of belief, and the music derived from the practices. Divination is an important tenet in East Asian and West African culture, though not a shared practice amongst all religions. In fact, it is considered a sin in Christianity. Making this musical exploration at once interesting, challenging and informative. This musical offering is for an introduction to the practice of divination, the core principles of the followers and the unyielding spirituality of the associated texts.

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