Video Information

• Choir: Stella Choir
• Piece: The Destroyer
• Composer:  Sean Doherty
• Arranger:  André Van Der Merwe
• Conductor:  Jad HARJANE
• Voices:  SSAATTBB
• Genres: A cappella, Classical, Contemporary
• Performed by Stella Choir - REPERTOIRE OF WINTER 2023
  Contact : stellachoirstaff@gmail.com
  Conductor : jad.harjane19@gmail.com
  
  I am of the wind…
  A wisp of the battering wind…
  
  I trail my fingers along the ...  morePerformed by Stella Choir - REPERTOIRE OF WINTER 2023
  Contact : stellachoirstaff@gmail.com
  Conductor : jad.harjane19@gmail.com
  
  I am of the wind…
  A wisp of the battering wind…
  
  I trail my fingers along the Alps
  And an avalanche falls in my wake…
  I feel in my quivering length
  When it buries the hamlet beneath…
  
  I hurriedly sweep aside
  The cities that clutter our path…
  As we whirl about the circle of the globe…
  As we tear at the pillars of the world…
  Open to the wind,
  The Destroyer!
  The wind that is battering at your gates.
  
  Lola Ridge
  
  
  "The Destroyer" depicts the forceful essence of wind. Gracefully waving around the globe, causing avalanches, and sweeping cities away, the piece conveys the wind's destructive potential. It personifies the wind as "The Destroyer," emphasizing its relentless power at nature's gates.
  
  Dans ce morceau, le vent, évoqué dans toute sa puissance, nous renvoie à une posture d'humilité face à la Nature. Au gré de ses humeurs, il serpente autour du globe, balaie les villes, provoque des  less