PraiseMaker

for mixed chorus and orchestra

text by Susan Kouguell

chœur mixte et orchestre

The choral writing in Alvin Singleton’s work is quiet, measured, and contemplative, seldom rising above mezzoforte until the conclusion. The final words sung by the chorus swell to full volume succeeded by crescendoing brass. Suddenly, all is quiet again revealing a soft, distant-sounding chord in the strings, bassoons and horns, fading away like a distant memory.

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Alvin Singleton and author Susan Kougell composed PraiseMaker for the Cincinnati May Festival as a “universal, secular and celebratory” work that honors the past. The concept and title were inspired by the “praise singers” of Africa, who serve as the oral historians and the celebrants of traditions in their societies. Singleton writes: “It was a small leap for me to go to PraiseMaker, because it talks about the tradition, in an abstract way, of the Festival and, in a general way, speaks of everyone’s tradition.”

Orchestral Cast

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Titre:

PraiseMaker

for mixed chorus and orchestra

text by Susan Kouguell

Langue:

Anglais

Edition:

Matériel d'exécution

Maison d'édition:

Schott Music Corporation

Year of composition:

1998

Durée:

22 ′

Première:

22 mai 1998 · Cincinnati, OH (USA)
Music Hall
Musikalische Leitung: James Conlon · Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra · May Festival Chorus · Choreinstudierung: Robert Porco

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Commissioned by the Cincinnati May Festival in celebration of its 125th Anniversary