For Jesus Blood Never Failed Me Yet, Wild Up musicians and members of the public gather to learn and perform Gavin Bryars’ haunting masterwork side by side. The work unfolds from a fragile recording of an unhoused man’s song, with his voice serving as conductor, guide, and beacon. The audience is invited to bring their own instruments and learn directly from Wild Up teaching artists before the performance, and together, they create a shared act of listening, learning, and making music.
Proceeds from the concert will be donated to the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank.
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Jesus’ Blood Never Failed Me Yet is a 1971 composition by Gavin Bryars based on a loop of an unknown homeless man singing a brief improvised stanza. Rich harmonies, comprising string and brass, are gradually overlaid over the stanza. The piece was first recorded for use in a documentary which chronicles street life in and around Elephant and Castle and Waterloo, in London.
