INDY WEEK: A New York Composer Enlists a Durham Band for a Gloriously Failed Attempt to Recover His North Carolina Childhood
INDY WEEK: A New York Composer Enlists a Durham Band for a Gloriously Failed Attempt to Recover His North Carolina Childhood
BY BRIAN HOWE
“One of the most astonishing records of 2019 has slipped under many radars, likely because it’s hard to describe, categorize, and explain. Seven years in the making, the composer William Brittelle’s Spiritual America was co-released in May by the venerable Nonesuch Records and New Amsterdam, the new-music label that Brittelle cofounded. It features dozens of musicians, including the Brooklyn Youth Choir, New York’s protean Metropolis Ensemble, and Durham’s Wye Oak.”