Magnificat

for solo soprano, SATB chorus and orchestra

solo soprano, chorus and orchestra

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I have always found the Magnificat, from the Gospel of Luke, to be one of the most moving lyric outpourings in all literature. Mary’s canticle is both a personal testimony and an extraordinary panoramic taking in the entirety of the world’s past and future. My setting of the Latin text at several points pays specific homage to two great ancestors – Monteverdi’s Vespers and Bach’s Magnificat. Where it differs from either is in pitting Mary’s single voice (in the form of a solo soprano) against the full forces of choir and orchestra.
Ryan Wigglesworth

Orchestral Cast

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Title:

Magnificat

for solo soprano, SATB chorus and orchestra

Edition:

Performance material

Publisher/Label:

Schott Music Ltd., London

Year of composition:

2021 - 2022

Duration:

30 ′

World Premiere:

April 7, 2022 · Bergen (N)
Sophie Bevan, soprano · Conductor: Edward Gardner · Bergen Filharmoniske Orkester · Bergen Philharmonic Choir, Edvard Grieg Choir & Royal Northern College of Music Choir · Choir director: Håkon Matti Skrede

Commissioned work :

Co-commissioned by Bergen Filharmoniske Orkester and the Hallé Concerts Society