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Fortune, Torn from Heaven
David Huang Mailman
“Fortune, Torn from Heaven” snapshots an imperial court in disarray after the death of the first emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang. The first Son of Heaven ordered herculean tasks done in his name and pursued immortality: he hoped to find … Read More
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“Fortune, Torn from Heaven” snapshots an imperial court in disarray after the death of the first emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang. The first Son of Heaven ordered herculean tasks done in his name and pursued immortality: he hoped to find it both in mercurial elixirs, and in monumental constructs that would be a testament to his reign. What transpires, then, when heaven reclaims its son, and The Immortal dies?
Written for unaccompanied SATB voices, the choir of “Fortune, Torn from Heaven” explores how we handle the disappearance of someone or something we thought infallible. Throughout, the singers will allude to Beijing Opera vocal performance, all the while whispering the unthinkable: shihuangdi si le 始皇帝死了 / the emperor is dead.
(Recording from June 27, 2025, at Concordia University Irvine. Performed live by Choral Arts Initiative. Brandon Elliott, Artistic Director.)