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With a text by David Warner on the parable of The Prodigal Son from St Luke's Gospel, this dramatic choral work brings to life the ancient, universal story of reconciliation and belonging. The closely woven text and music feature an expansive range of expression-plaintive, exuberant, and resolute-before concluding with a transcendent coda that gives way to reverberating 'Amen's. With echoes of some of the minimalist elements of Wilberg's Requiem, as well as Arvo Pärt, Henryk Górecki, and John Tavener, the work is scored for mixed voices without soloists, allowing the choir to function like a Greek chorus-sometimes narrating, sometimes participating in the action, sometimes reflecting on it-all underpinned by organ, or orchestra, or chamber ensemble
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331 Ped. f 33 337 rit. a tempo ( q = 60) p for online perusal only S. 344 SOPRANOS p with sad reflection 3 3 T. TENORS Ped. And when he came to him - self, He thought of his fa - ther’s house And 3 3 pp with sad reflection 349 moving ahead ser- vants, And ev - ’ry mer - ry feast. moving ahead cresc.
34 354 S./A. T. slightly faster q = 72 SOPRANOS & ALTOS unis. mf with restrained hope ‘I TENORS will a mp with restrained hope - rise And mf slightly faster q = 72 359 trust that I may see His kind - ness, his mer - cy As pro - mised to his for online perusal only 364 chil - dren, And pray his low - ly ser - vant I may be.’ mp cresc.
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