Ave Maria
Alvez Barkoskie IV
About this work:
Based on the plainchant, Ave Maria was written in Spring 2009 at UT Austin. Not only is the opening of the piece based melodically on the chant, but it is also harmonically influenced by it. The opening sonority of the piece is built on each consecutive note of the plainchant incipit first introduced but the tenor. When the piece is not based on the chant itself it is based on the inversion (or mirroring) of sections of the chant. The piece seeks to capture the sacredness and transcendental result of the prayer that is recited over 50 times while praying the Holy Rosary to the Blessed Mother Mary.
Year composed: 2010
Duration: 00:06:27
Ensemble type: Chorus, with or without Solo Voices:Chorus, Unaccompanied
Instrumentation:
Instrumentation notes: Performers for Recording:
Claire Daniels, Bona Kim, Emily Mathis and Ashley Tapia, sopranos;
Lainey Brown, Clarissa Grayson, Emma Lacenski and Namanda Musoke, altos;
Aldin Dollins, Dean Leake, Victor Rosales and Greg Street, tenors;
Glenn Hunter and Glenn Pruitt, baritones;
Aaron Garcia and Phillip Bernard, basses;
Joshua Shank, conductor;
April 9, 2011 - The Masters Composition Recital of Alvez Barkoskie IV