Transmigration is a 10 minute and 53 second composition by Michael Veloso, written for organist Joshua Lawton. Seven years ago, I heard it performed at Trinity Church in Copley Square during its Friday Organ Concert series. I’d been listening to Lawton rehearse all morning and so I knew something happened for me as listened, a build up that was visceral, starting about 5 minutes into the work. During the actual event, at about the 8 minute mark, a woman raced from the performance in tears. A man followed, perplexed, and said, “I don’t know what happened.” I could say nothing because I too felt the well up of emotion triggered by something in that marriage of the composer’s work, the organist’s skill, and, likely, the acoustics of the church.
I later wrote the composer asking him about the piece. At the time it was not available publicly, but I just happened to do a search this morning, and voila. Not quite the same as listening to a live performance in a building known for its acoustics, but well worth a listen if you have a chance. You can learn more about the composer here: http://mjveloso.com/.
Fascinating! I can imagine it must have sounded amazing in Trinity Church…it’s like the sound is circling around my head.
Wow, the building of momentum in the second half of the song was indeed connecting to my heart. So glad you were able to find this one online to share it
You’re welcome. 😉
Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2015 18:27:50 +0000 To: cynthiastaples@hotmail.com