- Jerusalem-Yerushalayim
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Jerusalem-Yerushalayim is an oratorio composed by Antony Pitts[1] between 2006-2008[2], and is scored for SATB soloists, semi-chorus, full chorus, and ensemble including harp, piano, and organ. The oratorio tells the Biblical story of Jerusalem[3] and the text is based directly on the Old Testament. Unusually, it includes Hebrew transliterations of many names and places[4]. It was first performed in a chamber version by TONUS PEREGRINUS as part of the Opera Fringe festival in Down Cathedral, Downpatrick in Northern Ireland on 8 June 2008[5][6].
The oratorio is in four parts of three movements each, plus a coda The Peace of Jerusalem which was premiered one year earlier in Israel by Jeremy Summerly and The Choir of London[7]. The a cappella coda has also been recorded by TONUS PEREGRINUS on the Hyperion album Alpha and Omega.
References
- ^ http://www.antonypitts.com/index.html
- ^ Jerusalem-Yerushalayim programme-note from first performance
- ^ Jerusalem-Yerushalayim synopsis
- ^ Jerusalem-Yerushalayim full libretto
- ^ http://shop.thewelcomestranger.org/june-2008-a-love-story-and-a-true-story-248-p.asp
- ^ review of first performance etc.
- ^ Choir of London recent projects
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