Elegy for Dachau
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Choir Sacred (SATB choir)
SKU: AP.31095
Composed by Matthew Armstrong. Performance Music Ensemble; Single Titles. Lawson-Gould. Sacred. Choral Octavo. 16 pages. Alfred Music #00-31095. Published by Alfred Music (AP.31095).UPC: 038081338675. English. Text from Genesis 4:10; Psalm 51:1; 3;; The Kaddish; music by Matthew Armstrong.
Inspired by the composer's visit to the memorial grounds of the former Nazi concentration camp in Dachau. Texts from Genesis 4 and Psalm 51 are first presented in haunting C minor layers. Then the piece blossoms into a reverent C major setting of the Kaddish, the Jewish Prayer of Mourning. Recorded by the Bowling Green State University Collegiate Chorale, Dr. William Skoog, Director.