Rekviem
Charles Griffin
About this work:
Text is in Russian by Anna Akhmatova (who remained in St. Petersburg through the Russian Revolution and the Stalin Era, despite the danger to her personally), for SATB a cappella.
Premiered by San Francisco Choral Artists, Magen Solomon, director.
Written after my first trip to Russia in the summer of 2004 and after George Bush's (re)election.
Translation:
No, not under the vault of alien skies,
and not under the shelter of alien wings —
I was with my people then,
There, where my people, unfortunately, were.
Year composed: 2005
Duration: 00:04:00
Ensemble type: Chorus, with or without Solo Voices:Chorus, Unaccompanied
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