SSAATTBB Chorus, 6-part Children's Chorus, Orchestra, Handbells - 55'
Premiered at Carnegie Hall, New York City, June 29, 2015
Stephen Layton, Conductor
Karolina Wojteczko, Mezzo-soprano; Russell Thomas, Tenor
400 singers including Oslo Chamber Choir (Norway), Tapiola Chamber Choir (Finland), Choir of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge University (UK), Saint Thomas More Chapel Choir, Schola Cantorum of Cathedral of Saint Joseph, Holy Cross College Choirs, University of Massachusetts Choir, Vassar College Choir and 200-voice antiphonal children's chorus: National Children's Chorus (USA), Nittany Valley Children's Chorus, Archdiocesan Children's Choir of Philadelphia,
200 antiphonal Handbell players from New York and New England including Chime In! Music With a Mission (Rick Wood, Director); Reykjanesbaer Music School Handbell Choir, Reykjanesbaer, Iceland
1. Kyrie / Lord, Have Mercy
2. Glory to God
3. Children of God (Galatians 3:26-28, Matthew 18:4)
4. I Believe
5. Celestial Liturgy
6. The Lord is My Shepherd (Psalm 23)
7. Holy, Holy, Holy
8. The Lord's Prayer
9. Lamb of God
Program Note -- Julian Darius Revie