Three Choruses from The Sacred Service
Judith Lang Zaimont
About this work:
Three Choruses from The Sacred Service (1976, revised 1980) -
For baritone solo, chorus SSATB, piano (or organ) (16'30")
"Psalm 97: The Lord reigneth, let the earth rejoice"
"Why do we deal treacherously, brother against brother?"
"Thou shalt love the Lord"
Publisher: Galaxy Music Corporation (E.C. Schirmer)
Performed worldwide
(See also: Orchestral Music)
"Zaimont's new setting of 'Sacred Service' proved to be a beautiful,
musically rewarding piece which held the audience's interest throughout
and won an ovation at the finish. Her score is complex yet always
accessible and expressive. The music invariably seemed to fit the
words...which came alive in glowing or intensely moving fashion."
-- The Trenton Times
"Judith Lang Zaimont has brought a new and exciting voice to liturgical
music. Her ideas are fresh; her combination of voice with text, added to her
considerable skills in choral writing have created a memorable
composition."
-- Cantor Paul Kwartin, Cantica Hebraica
Year composed: 1980
Duration: 00:16:30
Ensemble type: Chorus, with or without Solo Voices:Chorus with Keyboard
Instrumentation: 1 Piano, 1 SS, 1 A, 1 T, 1 B