L'Ultima Amor (The Greatest Love) (2001)
... Commissioned for AmericaFest 2001 in loving memory of Fleeta Weigel Neis, AmericaFest volunteer, by her family -- Arthur, Frederich, Benjamin and Sarah Neis. ...
Berkey, Jackson (born in 1942) [ USA ]
Edition
Published by
SDG Press
[USA]
, 2001
Ref. :
SDG 01-301
(24 p.)
Description
Text in:
Catalan
+ adapted in
English
Epoque:
21st century
(2001-2010)
Genre-Style-Form:
Sacred ; Secular
Type of Choir:
SAASAASAAT (9 women voices )
Soloist(s):
Tenor (1) (1 soloist(s))
Instruments:
Chimes ; Vibraphon (ad lib) ; Handbell
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5):
3
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E):
D
Tonality:
modal
Duration:
21.0 min.
Liturgical Use:
Funeral service ; Lent ; Good Friday
Comment(s):
A 2000 commission from Carol Stewart for the AmericaFest ?International Singing Festival for Women? in Seattle, Washington, 2001. This minimalist work attempts to capture the ?white light? period that so many people have related, due to near death experie
