Format : Vocal Score
Commissioned by Eamonn Quinn for Louth Contemporary Music Society with funding from the Arts Council of Ireland/ An Chomhairle Eala on. World Premiere on 25th October 2008 at St. Patrick’s Church Dundalk by Polyphony conductedby Stephen Layton. This moving Byzantine text is taken from the Service of the Twelve Gospels celebrated at one o’clock on the morning of Good Friday in the Orthodox Church. The words are taken from Hosea but given aChristian context by the Byzantine poet. The final sacred monosyllable ‘OM’ from the Hindu and Buddhist traditions denotes The Eternal.
SKU: HL.14032776
7.0x10.0x0.093 inches.
In this piece for unaccompanied SATB choir, fervent, dance-like music appears side by side with fear and awe, producing a dramatic contrast. The work was commissioned jointly by the Dean and Chapter of Winchester Cathedral and by Mrs Ruth Daniel on behalf of St. John's College, Cambridge, for performances during Advent 1997. There were simultaneous first performances on 29th November 1997, given by the Choir of Winchester Cathedral conducted by David Hill, and the choir of St. John's College conducted by Christopher Robinson in Cambridge.
