Evening Service (2009)

A setting of the Magnificat and Nunc Dimmitis

SATB, organ

Duration:
9′

First Performance:
22 October 2011
Choir of Selwyn College Cambridge, Sarah MacDonald, Selwyn College Chapel, Cambridge, UK

US Premiere:
12 January 2014
MiContraFa, JR Ankney, St James Episcopal Church, Lancaster, PA, USA

London Premiere:
17 March 2014
Choir of Selwyn College Cambridge, Sarah MacDonald, St Paul’s Cathedral, London, UK


Score


Programme note

My setting of the Evening Service is a relatively simple piece, largely homophonic and rooted in a claustrophobic modal C# minor. The work is more influenced by the sensual, evocative nature of these two well-worn poems then any strong liturgical impulse. That being said, the mood, ambience and acoustic of a great cathedral haunt the piece like a benevolent spirit, its influence tangible, yet distant and ethereal – like much of the English choral repertoire of the past hundred years.

PAC


Recording

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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