Prayer and Celebration (2006)
For very small orchestra
1111/0000/opt. perc.*/strings
(*ensemble members double: bells, triangles, finger cymbals, crotales, etc., or optional extra pecussion players can be used instead.)
Commissioned and premiered by Saint Paul's School, David Seaton conducting, June 2006
Duration: 7 minutes
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Program Note by the Composer
Prayer and Celebration for chamber orchestra, commissioned by Saint Paul's School on the occasion of their Sesquicentennial, was funded by the Roger S. Firestone Foundation.
In two contrasting movements, the work lasts seven minutes. Prayer is an intimate and resonant "song" which celebrates lyric, prayerful lines and warm harmonies. Celebration is majestic, shimmering, and vibrant. Celebration features two solo violins and requires members of the orchestra to also play bells, crotales, finger cymbals, and triangles. Movements can be played together or separately, and in either order.
Augusta Read Thomas
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