Tim Holt: Anchorites
- 1Anchorites: Tao Lin
- 2Anchorites: Julian of Norwich
- 3Anchorites: John Berryman
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Through texts spanning centuries, "Anchorites" employs a simple musical language and occupies a modest space. Each movement probes isolation as ancient strategy. Anchorites flee worldly models of desire to pursue undistracted union with the divine.
The piece reveals isolation's double edge— escape from external rivalries, yet an internal imitation of ascetic exemplars who themselves wrestled with suffering. The songs are named for their authors, rather than the works from which they derive, as a gesture of reverence for each author's dedication to the task of writing itself.
As each author grapples with loss and virtue, the music aims for intimacy supporting the delicate balance of suffering and resilience.
The piece reveals isolation's double edge— escape from external rivalries, yet an internal imitation of ascetic exemplars who themselves wrestled with suffering. The songs are named for their authors, rather than the works from which they derive, as a gesture of reverence for each author's dedication to the task of writing itself.
As each author grapples with loss and virtue, the music aims for intimacy supporting the delicate balance of suffering and resilience.
