SKU: MN.56-0058
UPC: 688670220616. Latin.
Arranged for SATB choir, two keyboards, strings, and optional harp, with soprano, tenor (optional) and baritone soloists, this fresh and unorthodox interpretation reflects on the words of the Latin Mass by juxtaposing them with poems in English. This final movement of the Requiem is set for SATB chorus and two or three soloists. Lilting triads begin the movement. The ??Lux Aeterna? is set for soloists with choir accompaniment. There is a restatement of ??Lead, Kindly Light? from movement 4, transformed a bit, for soloist with choir accompanying, then the choir sings this material in unison in a powerful, climactic passage. ??Requiem aeternum? from the first movement is heard again here with a gently pulsing accompaniment, and the work ends quietly ??Luceat eis.? Duration 8:59.
SKU: GI.G-9992
UPC: 785147999201. Latin. Text Source: from the Requiem Mass.
This French impressionistic and contemplative work, “In paradisum” (May the angels lead you into paradise ), was added to the original Requiem by Fauré in 1893. The original 1888 version was heard in Paris in a funeral Mass at La Madeleine with Fauré playing the organ. The text refers to the miracle of eternal rest (“aeternam habeas requiem”). In this edition for treble voices, listeners can hear the continuous fluttering of angel’s wings in the keyboard against the beautifully melodic, mostly unison vocal lines sung by the choir. The rich D major harmonies are developed toward the end of both verses and, finally, in the ending invitation to have eternal rest. About the Series: Doreen Rao, 2019 Robert Shaw Award recipient, launches her culturally inclusive choral series, Global Encounters for Young Voices, featuring accessible treble- and mixed-voice works for developing choirs.
