O Sacrum Convivium (2012)

Choral: SacredMotets
Written By Tobias Patrick Wolf

SATB

Duration:
5′

First performance:
3 November 2013
King’s College Chapel Choir, David Smith, King’s College, Aberdeen, UK

Score

Programme note

O Sacrum Convivium is a setting of the famous text of St Thomas Aquinas expressing the profound mysteries of the Eucharistic miracle. It is designed as a companion piece to my previous setting of Aquinas, O Salutaris Hostia (2008) and treads similar ground both aesthetically and harmonically. Akin to many settings of this text, the general tone is one of serenity and repose but my setting has more ‘grit’ then others suggesting the ‘memory of his Passion’ to be more disturbing than others may suggest.

PAC

Recording

A recording of this work is available on Vox Regis Records (VXR001) and can be bought here.

O Sacrum Convivium (2012) by Phillip Cooke, performed by King's College Choir, Aberdeen University, conducted by David Smith at St Machar's Cathedral, Aberdeen.

Tobias Patrick Wolf

Tobias is an award-winning German conductor and composer based in North East Scotland. He is Music Director of the renowned King’s Studio Orchestra (Scotland), the Braeside Singers (Aberdeen) and Principal Guest Conductor of the German Winds. Tobias is PhD researcher at the University of Aberdeen, exploring hybrid composition and performance practice. Sought after as guest conductor for ensembles around the globe, he brings new music to life — for audiences in the concert hall, on radio and television, and across multi-platform online streaming services.

https://www.tpwolf.com
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