setting of text by Lee Baxandall (1959, rev. 1988-9) 25′
for SATB Soli, Chorus & Orch
chamber orch version: shakuhachi, fl./picc., cl., tpt,
koto, perc., pno, vn, va, vc, cb
in 6 movements:
1) Dies Irae (THE DEAD CRY OUT)
2) Mors stupebit (WHO MAY JUDGE)
3) Liber Scriptus (THIS IS WHAT WAS DONE. THIS IS WHO WE WERE)
4) Lacrymosa (THE KILLED)
5) Rex Tremendae (THE KILLER)
6) Libera Me (NO REST)
last movt previewed Union Theological Seminary
CALC 25th anniversary 7/22/90
entire work previewed w/Solo Octet & Piano, WQXR 8/3/90
premiere: Riverside Church 8/5/90
w/Voices Saintpaulia, Inoue Chamber Ensemble,
& Solo Quartet of the Metropolitan Philharmonic Chorus
conducted by Geoffrey Fairweather; broadcast WBAI 8/7/90
prem.w/Solo Octet, Piano & Organ:Â 9/3/95
Malverne Community Presbyterian Church (LICA concert)