| |  Duration : circa 3'50''Jubilate Deo, Arnaud Juliot's original composition, is a sacred choral piece composed in March 2017 for the international composition competition "Ablaze Call for Scores" in Cincinnati (Ohio, USA). The work is built on the first verses of Psalm 66, inviting to praise the Lord with joy and exultation.The music is certainly new but the words are old; this means that the text should not be used as a mere pretext for composition, it was imperative to look for the notes hidden for centuries behind the words.It is for this reason that Jubilate Deo strives to converge contemporary expression techniques and the ancient tradition to propose a synthesis.Indeed, while the word "Jubilate" is from the earliest measures cut into four syllables to be restructured into a vertical space that suggests elevation to God, it is immediately followed by a rigorous modal counterpoint that evokes ancient polyphonies while arousing a feeling of jubilant fluidity.In the same way, resolutely modern effects (echoes, enriched harmonies, multiplication and differentiation of sound levels, travel of themes across several ranges, sound layers) coexist with the age-old intonations of Gregorian chant whose legacy is here fully popular.While the listener is carried away by the density of this writing, a majestic tag "barbershop" finally emerges to deliver a vibrant tribute to American choral culture. |
| | |  This work is composed of the typical characteristics of this composer. Vytautas Miškinis is one of the best Nordic composers. He is the artistic director of the male and children’s choir Azuoliukas. He teaches conducting at the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre and he is also the president of the Lithuanian Choral Union. He conducts the national choir Kaunas and the vocal ensemble Museum Musicum. He won several national and international prizes. He composed about a hundred of motets, ten masses and many secular works. |
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|  This major work is a seven-movement setting of Psalm 100, predominantly in Latin. Inserted within the work are interjections of the text "Shout to the Lord, all ye lands!" in eight different languages.
The work may be performed entirely by an SATB choir, or some or all of the treble choir options in the treble part may be used along with the SATB choir. Part-dominant rehearsal videos and pronunciation guides for the languages are available for free on the composer's website. There are three different orchestrations of the work available, ranging from a large orchestration to a nine-instrument chamber version.
This piece was commissioned by the Indianapolis Children's Chorus to honor its distinguished conductor of 30 years, Henry Leck. Seen by the composer as a partner composition to his Requiem for the Living, Forrest's Jubilate Deo is a great addition to the repertoire. Highly recommended!
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