Boosey & Hawkes reported that the 2027 centennial of Dominick Argento gives choirs a chance to rediscover the vocal music of one of America’s most celebrated composers. Born on 27 October 1927 in York, Pennsylvania, Argento devoted much of his creative life to the human voice and was celebrated particularly for his lyric operas.
The publisher highlights six key works from its catalogue. Walden Pond, for SATB chorus, three cellos and harp, draws on the writings of Henry David Thoreau and runs about 25 minutes. I Hate and I Love uses poetry by Gaius Valerius Catullus and explores contrasting emotional states in a concise format.
Seasons sets Pat Solstad’s poetry across four movements in roughly 16 minutes. Dover Beach Revisited, for mixed chorus and piano, sets Matthew Arnold and traces a journey from a moonlit sea to a darker meditation on faith and human suffering. Te Deum, for SATB chorus and orchestra, alternates the familiar Latin text with anonymous Middle English poetry across 21 contrasting sections. Gloria, drawn from the opera The Masque of Angels, is a short sacred work for SATB chorus with organ, piano or small ensemble.
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