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At the Edge of the World

for soprano soloist and vocal ensemble SSAATTBB

David Lancaster

How to buy

979-0-57080-076-6 At the Edge of the World – choral score Available at MusicRoom Buy now (£8.95)

Description

'Two eyes appear at the squint: alert, attentive, anguished, lit only by candles flickering within the anchorhold. Beyond, in the church, a Magnificat is being sung, barely audible to the woman. Is she delirious, or has she received a visitation from the Virgin Mary, to whom she constantly prays? [...]'

Details

Categories
Duration
40 minutes
Libretto/text
Abi Curtis and medieval sources
Premiere

1st July 2022 - Ex Corde Vocal Ensemble with Anna Snow (soprano), dir. Paul Gameson -  All Saints Church, York.

Scoring
1 Soprano, 1 SSAATTBB vocal ensemble
Composition date
2022

Recordings

Apocalypse: Choral Music by David Lancaster

Anna Snow & Ex Corde Vocal Ensemble (dir. Paul Gameson)

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