LuminaVocalEnsemble's video: Lumina: The Common Perception of Demons by Saam Thorne live: 900 Years of Women Composers Mar 2021

Common perception of demons by Saam Thorne, the first movement of a three-part work 'The Eternal Struggle', 2009 Live performance by Lumina Vocal Ensemble, conducted by Jamie Lynn Webster. 900 Years of Women Composers' in the Adelaide Fringe Festival, March 2021 at the Torrens Parade Ground Drill Hall in Adelaide. Lumina's first performance in time of COVID. Recording by Kenneth Pope and Video by Cabana Productions. Narrators: Lizzie Zeuner and Imogen Deller-Evans. Singers: Rachel Sag, Melanie Sandford-Morgan, Anna Pope, Carolyn Wilkins, Saam Thorne, Penny Dally, Meg Pope, Kate Tretheway, Fiona O'Connor, Bronwyn Day, Rosemary Byron-Scott, Ellie Pope, Melinda Pike, Chris Guntner, Tim Muecke, Peter Mahoney, Angus Wallace, Clive Conway, Nick Coxhill & Kenneth Pope. Find scores, CDs and info @luminavocal : https://luminavocal.com.au Track available on Lumina's 2009 CD 'Australian Soundscapes'. Latest news: https://www.facebook.com/LuminaVocal/ Words (Saam Thorne) The Common Perception of Demons We dance around the fires of hell, We tempt and trick you with our games, We're sly and wily, we lie so well, We're here to drag you down to the flames! Ah, ha, ha, ah, ha, ha, Ah, ha, ha, see them burning, Ah, ha, ha, hear them shrieking, Ah, ha, ha, music to our ears! A demon is a slipp'ry fellow, He'll whisper in your ear. He'll tell you you'll be rich as pharaoh, And it won't take but a year. You'll be persuaded to do our bidding, It starts with just a favour. Once you've taken that first step, You'll never find a saviour. Ah, ha, ha, etc. The violinist who plays like a demon, His fingers dance on the strings. The guitarist who met a stranger, He wails those blues with a sting. They sold their souls for avarice, They were blind to the result. When their time came to die the devil laughed, He said, "You can't default!" Ah, ha, ha, etc. We dance around the fires etc. A demon wears a thousand faces, Has horns, a tail and a rosy hue. The devil has a thousand names, And here are just a few: Asmodeus (lust), Mammon (greed), Leviathan (envy), Beelzebub (gluttony), Amon (wrath), Belphegor (sloth), And last but not least, Lucifer (pride)! I see demons, they look like you. Lust, greed, envy, gluttony, wrath, sloth, pride. We dance around the fires of hell, We tempt and trick you with our games, We're sly and wily, we lie so well, We're here to drag you down to the flames!