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Tomorrow Never Knows


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On 28, Nov 2012 | In | By admin

Tomorrow Never Knows

Tomorrow Never Knows is an arrangement of the landmark Lennon & McCartney song (from their 1966 Revolver album ).

Instrumentation: mixed septet & electronics/pre-recorded sound.
Duration: ca. 5 minutes

Tomorrow Never Knows is an arrangement of the landmark Lennon & McCartney song (from their 1966 Revolver album ).  Lennon’s comment that he wanted his track to “sound like the Dali Lama and a thousand Tibetan monks chanting on a mountainside” is reflected in this arrangement.  In addition to the acoustic and electric instruments, there is a layer of pre-recorded sound comprising Tibetan bells,  bowls, and singing.

Commission: Adorno Ensemble
Premiere: Adorno Ensemble, 1.16.09, San Francisco, CA.

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