Choral (SATB)
SKU:
HL.14005425
Composed
by Geoffrey Burgon. Music
Sales America. Classical.
Book Only. Composed 1996.
84 pages. Chester Music
#CH55680. Published by
Chester Music
(HL.14005425).
This work for
soprano, tenor and
baritone soloists, chorus
and orchestra was
commissioned by the
National Confederation of
Music Societies to
celebrate its Jubilee in
1985, with funds made
available by the Arts
Council of Great Britain.
The first performance was
given in London on 13th
April 1985 by the London
Symphony Chorus (chorus
master Simon Joly) and
the City of London
Sinfonia conducted by
Richard Hilcox. The title
of this work refers not
only to the use of the
words of St John the
Divine, but also to the
four poems that are set
alongside them. These
poems are all visionary
and revelatory and deal
either directly or by
suggestion with ideas of
St John. Vocal score with
piano reduction of the
orchestral parts.
