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To Shiver the Sky

An Oratorio About
the History of Flight

  • Released August 21, 2020

From the Earth to the Moon

‘To Shiver the Sky’ is an oratorio about the history of flight, and mankind's quest to conquer the heavens. Told through the words of 11 of our greatest astronomers, inventors, visionaries and pilots, it charts our relentless need to explore the universe, defy our earthly bonds, reach for the face of God, and ultimately claim our place among the stars. It's sung in a panoply of languages: English, Latin, Italian, German, French, Polish, Russian, and Sanskrit.

A Brief History of Classical Music

One of the more unique features of 'To Shiver the Sky' lies in its orchestration; to parallel the march of aviation progress across the centuries, the musical language similarly evolves through the many eras of classical music: ranging from medieval to classical, impressionism to romantic, modern to post-classical.

The Biggest Voices in the World

Recorded at the legendary Abbey Road Studios, Christopher's new album features a star-studded cast of guest artists, including the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (conducted by Christopher Tin), Royal Opera Chorus, Danielle de Niese, Pene Pati, ModernMedieval, Pembroke College Girl's Choir, and Anna Lapwood. It's Christopher's major label debut, after signing to Universal's Decca Gold label.

Breaking Records

For the first time ever, he funded the album with a Kickstarter campaign designed to bring his fans closer to the creative process. Featuring rewards like backstage passes to his conducting debut at Carnegie Hall, and attending the recording sessions at the legendary Abbey Road Studios, the original fundraising goal of $50,000 was reached within the first 36 hours. By the time the campaign ended, $221,415 was raised, shattering the all-time record as the highest-funded classical music Kickstarter campaign ever.

Tracklist

Sogno di Volare - "The Dream of Flight" (feat. Royal Opera Chorus)

The Heavenly Kingdom (feat. ModernMedieval)

Daedalus and Icarus (feat. Pene Pati, Royal Opera Chorus, The Assembly)

The Fall (feat. ModernMedieval Pene Pati, Royal Opera Chorus)

Astronomy (feat. The Assembly)

To the Stars (feat. Pembroke College Girls' Choir, The Assembly)

Oh, the Humanity (feat. Pene Pati, Royal Opera Chorus)

Courage (feat. Danielle de Niese)

Become Death (feat. ModernMedieval, Royal Opera Chorus, The Assembly)

The Power of the Spirit (feat. Royal Opera Chorus)

We Choose to Go to the Moon (feat. Danielle de Niese, Pene Pati, ModernMedieval, Pembroke College Girls' Choir, Royal Opera Chorus, The Assembly)

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It's just beyond anything I expected… the concept of 'To Shiver the Sky' is just an epic journey. It's humanity's ambitions to meet the heavens and beyond.
Kate Remington, WSHU
The American composer Christopher Tin is one of today’s most innovative and influential composers... It's such a great piece of music. It's cinematic, and the music fits so perfectly for the oratorio.
Chris Wolf, Winnipeg's Classic107
I just want to say how fantastic 'To Shiver the Sky' is. It is an intense and deeply moving album incorporating amazing translations and original words across the whole history of aviation. The music is moving and completely appropriate. I cannot stop listening to this tremendous work.
Bradley Stoke Radio
A soaring classical work on the history of flight.
April Peavey, PRI's The World
His settings are varied and engaging... Tin's albums successfully make the transition from video game music to full-fledged collections of compositions, and To Shiver the Sky perhaps goes even a step further: it is a choral-orchestral song cycle, taking the history of flight as a theme.
AllMusic
The opening 18 seconds of To Shiver The Sky are perfect: promising greatness and delivering over the next couple of minutes. Not only is ”Sogno di Volare” possibly the single strongest theme of Tin’s creations and the separate opening track magnificent, it’s used to great effect to cap off ”The Fall” and the poignant end of ”Oh, the Humanity”. The sky is shivering and so am I.
BeardedNerd
That finale "We Choose to Go to the Moon" is so powerful, and I have to tell you — and this is a compliment — it reminded me of a big Disney tune.
Julie Amacher, Minnesota Public Radio
The album sounds brilliant. We're going to feature two tracks from the album; 'Sogno di Volare' and 'We Choose To Go To The Moon'.
Scala Radio






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