Eric Whitacre: Virtual Choir Live

Translator: Joseph Geni Reviewer: Morton Bast

Prevodilac: Mile Živković Lektor: Tatjana Jevdjic

In 1991 I had

1991. sam imao

maybe the most profound and transformative

možda najdublje i transformišuće

experience of my life.

iskustvo u životu.

I was in the third year of my seven-year undergraduate degree.

Bio sam na trećoj od sedam godina mojih osnovnih studija.

I took a couple victory laps in there.

Par puta sam utvrđivao gradivo.

And I was on a college choir tour up in Northern California,

Bio sam na putovanju hora koledža u severnoj Kaliforniji

and we had stopped for the day after all day on the bus,

i stali smo za taj dan nakon celodnevnog putovanja

and we were relaxing next to this beautiful

i opuštali smo se pored jednog prelepog

idyllic lake in the mountains.

idiličnog jezera u planinama.

And there were crickets and birds and frogs making noise,

I čuli su se cvrčci i ptice i žabe,

and as we sat there, over the mountains coming in

i dok smo sedeli tamo, preko planina su sa severa

from the north were these Steven Spielbergian clouds

dolazili oblaci kao iz filma Stivena Spilberga

rolling toward us,

valjali su se prema nama,

and as the clouds got about halfway over the valley,

i kad su bili na pola puta preko doline,

so help me God, every single animal in that place

tako mi boga, sve i jedna životinja tamo

stopped making noise at the same time.

prestala je da proizvodi zvuke u istom trenutku.

(Whoosh) This electric hush, as if they could sense what was about to happen.

Električni šum, kao da su osetili šta će se dogoditi.

And then the clouds came over us, and then,

Onda su nas nadvili oblaci,

boom! This massive thunderclap, and sheets of rain.

i BUM! Masivni prasak groma i naleti kiše.

It was just extraordinary, and when I came back home

Bilo je neverovatno, i kada sam se vratio kući

I found a poem by the Mexican poet Octavio Paz,

našao sam pesmu meksičkog pesnika Oktavija Paza

and decided to set it to music,

i odlučio da je uparim sa muzikom,

a piece for choir called "Cloudburst,"

za horski komad pod nazivom "Prolom oblaka"

which is the piece that we'll perform for you in just a moment.

i to ćemo vam ubrzo izvesti.

Now fast forward to just three years ago.

Prebacimo se na situaciju pre tri godine.

(Music) And we released to YouTube this,

(Muzika) Na Jutjub smo stavili ovo,

the Virtual Choir Project,

Projekat virtualnog hora,

185 singers from 12 different countries.

185 izvođača iz 12 različitih zemalja.

You can see my little video there conducting these people,

Možete videti moj video gde dirigujem tim ljudima,

alone in their dorm rooms

koji su sami u svojim studentskim domovima

or in their living rooms at home.

ili u dnevnim sobama kod kuće.

Two years ago, on this very stage, we premiered

Pre dve godine smo na ovoj bini imali premijeru

Virtual Choir 2,

Virtualnog hora 2,

2,052 singers from 58 different countries,

2052 izvođača iz 58 različitih zemalja

this time performing a piece that I had written called "Sleep."

i ovog puta smo izvodili komad koji sam ja napisao i nazvao "Spavanje".

And then just last spring we released Virtual Choir 3,

Prošlog proleća smo objavili Virtualni hor 3,

"Water Night," another piece that I had written,

"Vodena Noć", to je još jedan moj komad,

this time nearly 4,000 singers from 73 different countries.

ovog puta sa skoro 4000 izvođača iz 73 različite zemlje.

(Music)

(Muzika)

And when I was speaking to Chris about the future

Kada sam s Krisom pričao o budućnosti

of Virtual Choir and where we might be able to take this,

Virtualnog hora i kuda sve ovo možemo povesti,

he challenged me to push the technology as far as we possibly could.

izazvao me je da poguram tehnologiju što više mogu.

Could we do this all in real time?

Možemo li uraditi sve ovo u realnom vremenu?

Could we have people singing together in real time?

Mogu li ljudi zajedno pevati u realnom vremenu?

And with the help of Skype,

Uz pomoć Skajpa,

that is what we are going to attempt today.

to ćemo danas i pokušati.

Now, we'll perform "Cloudburst" for you.

Za vas ćemo izvesti "Prolom oblaka".

The first half will be performed by the live singers here on stage.

Prvu polovinu će izvesti izvođači na ovoj sceni.

I'm joined by singers from Cal State Long Beach,

Sa mnom su izvođači sa Kal stejta iz Long biča,

Cal State Fullerton and Riverside Community College,

Kal stejta iz Fulertona i državnog fakulteta Riversajd,

some of the best amateur choirs in the country, and —

neki od najboljih pevača amatera u zemlji i -

(Applause) --

(Aplauz) -

and in the second half of the piece,

a u drugom delu komada,

the virtual choir will join us, 30 different singers

pridružiće nam se virtualni hor, 30 različitih izvođača

from 30 different countries.

iz 30 različitih zemalja.

Now, we've pushed the technology as far as it can go,

Dogurali smo tehnologiju do granica,

but there's still less than a second of latency,

ali opet postoji kašnjenje manje od sekunde.

but in musical terms, that's a lifetime.

U svetu muzike, to je čitava večnost.

We deal in milliseconds.

Mi se bavimo milisekundama.

So what I've done is, I've adapted "Cloudburst"

Tako da sam prilagodio "Prolom oblaka"

so that it embraces the latency

da prihvati kašnjenje

and the performers sing into the latency

i izvođači pevaju s kašnjenjem

instead of trying to be exactly together.

umesto da pevaju baš zajedno.

So with deep humility, and for your approval,

Sa dubokom poniznošću i vašim pristankom,

we present "Cloudburst."

predstvaljamo vam "Prolom oblaka".

(Applause)

(Aplauz)

(Piano)

(Klavir)

[The rain ...]

[Kiša...]

[Eyes of shadow-water]

[Oči senovite vode]

[eyes of well-water]

[oči izvorske vode]

[eyes of dream-water.]

[oči vode sna.]

[Blue suns, green whirlwinds,]

[Plava sunca, zeleni vihori,]

[birdbeaks of light pecking open]

[svetlo kljuca kroz otvor poput ptice]

[pomegranate stars.]

[zvezde od pomorandži.]

[But tell me, burnt earth, is there no water?]

[Reci mi, spaljena zemljo, zar nema vode?]

[Only blood, only dust,]

[Samo krv, samo prašina,]

[only naked footsteps on the thorns?]

[samo goli otisci stopala na trnju?]

[The rain awakens...]

[Kiša se budi...]

[We must sleep with open eyes,]

[Moramo spavati otvorenih očiju,]

[we must dream with our hands,]

[moramo sanjati rukama,]

[we must dream the dreams of a river seeking its course,]

[moramo sanjati snove reke koja traži svoj put,]

[of the sun dreaming its worlds.]

[sunca koje sanja o svojim svetovima.]

[We must dream aloud,]

[Moramo sanjati glasno,]

[we must sing till the song puts forth roots,]

[moramo pevati dok pesma ne dobije korenje,]

[trunk, branches, birds, stars.]

[deblo, grane, ptice, zvezde.]

[We must find the lost word,]

[Moramo naći izgubljeni svet,]

[and remember what the blood,]

[i setiti se šta krv,]

[the tides, the earth, and the body say,]

[talasi, zemlja i telo kažu,]

[and return to the point of departure...]

[i vratiti se na mesto kretanja...]

(Music)

(Muzika)

(Applause)

(Aplauz)

["Cloudburst" Octavio Paz][translation by Lysander Kemp, adapted by Eric Whitacre]

["Prolom oblaka", Oktavio Paz] [Prevod: Lisander Kemp, adaptacija: Erik Vitaker]

Eric Whitacre: Beth. Annabelle, where are you? Jacob.

Erik Vitaker: Bet. Anabel, gde si? Džejkobe.

(Applause)

(Aplauz)

Thank you.

Hvala vam.