Salisbury Vespers

Description: for chorus, chamber choir, and children's choir, or large divisi chorus, with orchestra and organ. An alternative accompaniment for brass and organ will be available in early 2010. Showcasing Chilcott's exceptional talent for large-scale choral writing, Salisbury Vespers pays homage to this most ancient of services, combining settings of the traditional Vespers psalms with anonymous early texts and words from the Sarum Primer of 1516. Marian motets punctuate the psalm settings, and the work is concluded with a substantial setting of the Magnificat, using the plainsong melody from the same section in Monteverdi's Vespers of 1610. With driving rhythms, passages of reflective contemplation, and expansive, powerful textures, this is sure to become a mainstay of the modern choral repertory for years to come. Written for large mixed choir, chamber choir, and children's choir, Salisbury Vespers could equally be performed by a large mixed choir, with the parts for chamber choir and children's choir being sung by smaller sections taken from within the large choir. Table of Contents: Psalm 69 (70), v.2: Deus in adiutorium; Psalm 109 (110): Dixit Dominus; Motet: I sing of a mayden; Psalm 112 (113): Laudate pueri; Motet: When to the temple Mary went; Psalm 121 (122): Laetatus sum; Motet: Lovely tear of lovely eye; Hymn: Vexilla Regis; Motet: Hail, Star of the sea most radiant; MAGNIFICAT; Magnificat anima mea; Et exultavit; Quia respexit; Quia fecit mihi magna; Et misericorida; Fecit potentiam; Deposuit potentes de sede; Esurientes implevit bonis; Suscepit Israel; Sicut locutus est; Gloria Patri; Sicut erat in principio