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Messe de Sainte Anne (Mass of Saint Anne)
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SATB, SAT soli, cl, fg, pno, vln1/2, vcl.
26 MINUTES 
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Justin Lapierre’s Mass of Saint Anne is a powerful statement of faith, acceptance, and connection across people groups. Saint Anne, the grandmother of Jesus, is revered in and around the town of Ste.-Anne-de-Beaupré, but nowhere is she mentioned in the Bible; one of the only texts we have about her is found in the Qur’an. This new work for choir and chamber orchestra is a dialogue across religious and cultural barriers, featuring a French translation of the mass text in a Quebecois dialect, traditional French Canadian fiddle reels, Taizé quotations, and the poetry of Rumi. Language: The text is mostly in Québécois French, with small amounts of Latin and Arabic.
I. Entrée et Gloria II. Acclamation III. Lux æterna IV. Sanctus V. Échange de la paix VI. Envoi |
O Salutaris Hostia (O Saving Victim)
La noyée
SATB A CAPELLA, 4 MINUTES
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Text: "Noyer" by Sabrina Goupil
Language: French Premièred by the Aliro Voices in Minneapolis, MN in 2018.
This piece is based on a poem written by Sabrina Goupil while staying along the shores of the Gulf of St. Lawrence in New Brunswick, Canada. The poem depicts, as the poet puts it, the "ocean's revenge", but from the non-traditional perspective of the onlooker as opposed to the victim. The music itself is not inherently mournful, but is rather loosely based on the style of Canadian Maritime folk-song which is conveyed through repeated motifs, open intervals, and vocal embellishments. The piece is also punctuated with contrasting melismatic sections in 7/4 time depicting the waves flowing inwards on the shore and back out into the watery abyss. |
Miigwetch
SSAATTBB A CAPELLA, 7 minutes |
Text: Traditional Ojibwe
Language: Ojibwe, English Premièred by the DaCapo Chamber Choir of Waterloo, ON in 2017 in celebration of Canada's 150th anniversary. (NewWorks 2016, Hon. Mention)
"Miigwetch" is based on a traditional prayer of thanks in the Ojibwe language, and the music searches to explore the spirituality and solemnity through meditative, almost chant-like lines which intertwine and echo each other. Along with this text, the different names of Canada throughout history are also recited in the second choir - ending with 'home'. "Jurors praised not only the composition’s dramatic use of two choirs and interesting use of varied text, but also the respectful way [Miigwetch] honours the indigenous heart of Canada." |
Prayer for Cecilia
SATB a capella, 5 minutes |
Text: "Tubas cum cytharis", anon. 15th century
Language: Latin Awarded first place in the LAUDEM Choral Composition Competition, 2017.
Premièred by LAUDEM Singers in Montréal, QC in 2017 in the presence of the Archbishop of Montréal. "Prayer for Cecilia" is an ode to Saint Cecilia, the patron saint of music. |
Libera Me
Missa Brevis
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SATB w/ ORGAN, 10 MINUTES
( + solo voice in first movement) |
I. Kyrie
II. Gloria III. Sanctus and Benedictus IV. Agnus Dei |
Magnificat
SATB w/ ORGAN, 6 MINUTES
Be Strong, All You People
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SSATB w/ ORGAN, 4 MINUTES
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Preces and Responses
Wander
