Work Information
| Commissioned by Eamonn Quinn for Louth Contemporary Music Society with funding from the Arts Council of Ireland/ An Chomhairle Ealaíon.
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| Publisher |
Chester Music Ltd |
Category |
Chorus a cappella / Chorus plus 1 instrument |
| Year Composed |
2007 |
Duration |
8 Minutes |
| Chorus |
SSAATTBB |
Availability |
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Programme Note
This moving Byzantine text is taken from the Service of the Twelve Gospels, celebrated at one o'clock in the morning of Good Friday in the Orthodox Church. The words are taken from Hosea, but given a Christian context by the Byzantine poet. The final sacred monosyllable 'OM', from the Hindu and Buddhist traditions, denotes The Eternal.
J.T.
Reviews
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...a poignant treatment of a Byzantine text in which a bewildered Jesus asks how the life he lived could have offended those he came to save.
Michael Dungan, The Irish Times, 29/10/2008
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