Audio Sample
|
|
Performance by Seraphim Singers, Jennifer Lester from the CD Choral music |
Non-Commercial
This item is not commercially available from the Australian Music Centre. We regret that we cannot offer it for sale.
CD
Choral music : live recordings 1987-2004 / Elliott Gyger.
Library shelf no. CD 1518 [Available for loan]
$POA
This item may be available to purchase from the Australian Music Centre.
Please contact our Sales Department to confirm pricing and availability.
Score
In loco isto : for SSATBB chorus unaccompanied / Elliott Gyger.
Library shelf no. 782.55525/GYG 6 [Available for loan]
Work Overview
Written as a housewarming gift for conductor Jennifer Lester, In loco isto (2002) sets the words spoken by Jacob on waking from his dream of the angels ascending and descending. My take on the text is not as a celebration of a particular place, but rather as a heightened sensitivity to the divine presence anywhere and everywhere, especially in places which might have seemed familiar and ordinary. In this work the multiple languages are not allocated strictly to different singers (as is the case in And I heard a voice and Rezo). The whole choir sings in each language in turn at first, before all three are superimposed in the final section. The music is built around the idea of taking another look at things, from a fresh and sometimes surprising angle - whether by shifting from one language to another, or reinterpreting a note or chord in a new context.
Work Details
Year: 2002
Instrumentation: SMSATBarB choir.
Duration: 4 min.
Difficulty: Medium — Good amateur.
Dedication note: Dedicated to Jennifer Lester
First performance: by Jennifer Lester, Seraphim Singers — 15 Feb 04. Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Mission Hill, Boston, USA
Words from the Bible: Genesis 26:16,17
Subjects
- In the form/style of: Spiritual and Sacred Music
Performances of this work
19 Jun 04: Church of the Redeemer, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts USA. Featuring Seraphim Singers, Jennifer Lester.
15 Feb 04: Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Mission Hill, Boston, USA. Featuring Jennifer Lester, Seraphim Singers.
User reviews
Be the first to share your thoughts, opinions and insights about this work.
To post a comment please login.