Waloyo Yamoni (We Overcome the Wind)

Composer: TIN, Christopher
  • Waloyo Yamoni (We Overcome the Wind) is the final piece on Tin’s album, The Drop that Contained the Sea, and is sung in Lango.
    • The album comprises a song cycle about the water cycle, and Waloyo Yamoni was inspired by rain.
  • Waloyo Yamoni is scored for mezzo-soprano, tenor, chorus, percussion, and string orchestra.
  • Waloyo Yamoni was commissioned by St. Matthew’s Music Guild with support by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Los Angeles Arts Commission.
    • The work premiered in 2012 at The Parish of St. Matthew, performed by Rose Beattie, Rayvon Moore, and The Chamber Orchestra of St. Matthew’s and conducted by Tom Neenan.1
  • English translation:

Sources

  1. Notes in accompanying booklet, The Drop that Contained the Sea, Decca 3505316, 2014, compact disc.

Cut IDs

25827