Alex Freeman
Under the Arching Heavens: A Requiem
Instrumentation
Category
Lyricist
Premiere
Movements
Commisioned by / dedications
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Category
Vocal and Choral Works
Lyricist
Aleksis Kivi, Viljo Kajava, Edith Södergran, Siegfrid Sasson, Walt Whitman
Premiere
Helsinki Chamber Choir, Nils Schweckendiek, conductor. On the occasion of the centennial of the end of the Finnish Civil War, 15 May 1918. Helsinki 15 May 2018.
Movements
I. Sydämeni Laulu (Kivi), II. Requiem aeternam, III. Sequentia: Dies irae - Thrushes (Sassoon) - Fientliga stjärnor (Södergran), IV. Sanctus, V. Mikä lienee se lintu ollut (Kajava), VI. Agnus Dei (Septet), VII. O years and graves! (Whitman)
Commisioned by / dedications
Dedicated to Helsinki Chamber Choir and Nils Schweckendiek.