John Rutter: Psalmfest: SATB: Vocal Score

The first performance of Psalmfest was given on 8th June 1993 in the Morton Meyerson Symphony Center Dallas. The nine movements of the work were written over a period of twenty years and seven of them have been previously published. For Soprano and Tenor soloists and SATB choir with Keyboard accompaniment. Duration: 45 minutes

An unusual and dramatic anthem for SATB choir (with divisions) unaccompanied The English verses starting 'O sing unto the Lord a new song' are framed by the Latin first line 'Cantate Domino canticum novum'. The words and plainsong melody of the Veni Creator Spiritus make an unexpected and effective entry towards the end of the anthem. It is also included in Rutter's Psalmfest.