I’ve really been enjoying my walk down ChoralMemory Lane, and since it (tenuously) links in with my aim of mixing choral music with electronica, I’ve extended it to a third part.

(I know – I’m really stretching the friendship aren’t I…I might stretch it even further too.  So there.)

This week I’ve posted just the one song (I can hear your sighs of relief), but have given you a little bit more information about the inspiration.

Actually, that’s a lie…all I’ve done is include this link to the beautiful part of Queensland that inspired this song. And to say that Diane and I also spent our first anniversary in a stunning resort that overlooked some of the beautiful sub-tropical rainforest that covers most of this amazing place.

It all feels so long ago…and yet, as though no time has passed by at all.

I enjoy living in a large city, being surrounded by hustle and bustle, hundreds of different cultures, cuisines, artistic expressions…the list of diversities is endless.

But, kinda peversely, what I enjoy about it the most is how much more I appreciate the beauty of God’s untouched creation.

This “song”, the third movement from Great Southern Spirits, as featured in my last choral post, and performed by Australian Voices, never fails to take me directly to Kondalilla National Park.  It is like going on sabbatical without ever physically leaving; instant refreshment, ready to take on world once more. A lot like meditating on the Word of God; certainly no replacement for that – just a wonderful accompaniment.

It’s an unconventional piece (as if you’d expect anything less), but truly evocative of the Australian bush.  Lyre birds, whip birds and bell birds can all be heard in the amazing female parts that form basis of this piece.

I love it, and I hope there’s something in there that you can appreciate to.

Where does music take you?