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| Psalm 23 (2009) 3 min. for 4-part treble chorus (SATB) and piano/organ [Psalm 23 SATB score - pdf] [Psalm 23 SATB MIDI recording - mp3] |
| Christmas Bells (coming soon!) text by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 4 min. ca. for 4-part treble chorus (SATB), treble solo, piano, and optional celesta. Based on Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's pro-peace/anti-war poem from 1863. Composed for Patty Thel and the Westminster Choir College Schola Choir -treble version [Christmas Bells score - pdf] treble version [Christmas Bells recording - mp3] treble version Recording courtesy of Cornell University Chorus, dir. Scott Tucker |
| Occhi Dolenti (2002) text by Petrarca (fragment) 5 min. for 8-part chamber chorus (SATB x 2) World Premiere: October 9, 2002
Fuma Sacra, vocal ensemble Andrew Megill, conductor Wolfensohn Hall Institute for Advanced Study Princeton, New Jersey [Real Audio excerpt- Fuma Sacra's world premiere performance] [score - pdf] [note - pdf] |
| Psalm (2002/rev. 2003) Latin text from Psalms (Vulgate) 30 min. baritone solo, large chorus (SATB), chamber orchestra (10 players: fl/picc, cl, btbn, perc, pno, hp, 3 vcl, cb) Albany Records releases "Jon Magnussen:Music for Limón Dances"
World Premiere: Februrary 13-14, 2002 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Arts Festival Limón Dance Company André Solomon-Glover, baritone Members of the Weber State Concert Choir and chamber ensemble Jon Magnussen, conductor Browning Center, Weber State University Ogden, Utah NY Premiere of excerpts: November 3, 2002 Carnegie Hall American Composers Orchestra John Hancock, baritone Steven Sloane, conductor Commissioned by the Limón Foundation for performance with José Limón's 1967 ballet Psalm, with generous funding and support from the Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation, Library of Congress, National Endowment for the Arts, Meet the Composer Commissioning USA, and Weber State University with Dianne Stern. [Real Audio excerpt - "Running Dance", Cha-Pyo, cond. ] [Real Audio excerpt - "Walking Dance", Cha-Pyo, cond.] [perusal score - pdf] [note - pdf] |
| Two Rilke Octets (1995) text by Rainer Maria Rilke (from "Vergers") 7 min. for 8-part chamber chorus (SATB x 2) "Arrêtons-nous" and "Ce ne sont pas des souvenirs" (French) World Premiere: February 23, 1995
Juilliard Composers' Ensemble Jon Magnussen, conductor Paul Hall, The Juilliard School New York, New York ["Arretons-Nous" score- pdf] ["Portrait Interieur" score - pdf] [note - pdf] |
(18 July 2008)