Preces and Responses (2009)

SATB

Duration:
9′

First performance:
15 May 2011
St Pancras Church Choir, Christopher Bachelor; St Pancras Church, London, UK: Part of the London Festival of Contemporary Church Music

US Premiere:
15 July 2012
St James Episcopal Church Choir, JR Ankney; St James Episcopal Church, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, US

Scottish Premiere:
20 February 2013
St Andrews Cathedral Choir, Ed Jones; St Andrews Cathedral, Aberdeen, UK


Score


Programme note

My setting of the Preces and Responses is a simple, thematic affair with the opening material setting the tone for the whole work. The Lord’s Prayer brings together all the thematic material as well as introducing new material that is expanded upon the subsequent responses. The work is intended to be a fresh take on the well-worn Anglican verse, though within the tradition rather than working against it.

PAC


Recording

Preces and Responses (2009) by Phillip Cooke, performed by the Choir of St Pancras Church, London, conducted by Christopher Bachelor.

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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