Canticle no. 1
Instrumentation: Soprano, Countertenor, Tenor, and Piano Completed: February, 2005 Dedicated to: Laura Dunbar Duration: 3 minutes Text: from the King James Bible Premiered: February 27, 2005 by Laura Dunbar, soprano, Caleb Burhans, countertenor, Zachary Wadsworth, tenor, and Tim Pyper, piano |
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Text
The woman saith unto him, Sir, I perceive that thou art a prophet.
Our fathers worshipped in this mountain; and ye say, that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship.
Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father.
The hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth.
The woman saith unto him, I know that Messias cometh, which is called Christ: when he is come, he will tell us all things.
Jesus saith unto her, I that speak unto thee am he.
And upon this came his disciples, and marveled that he talked with the woman: yet no man said, What seekest thou? or, Why talkest thou with her?
The woman then left her waterpot, and went her way into the city, and saith to the men,
Come, see a man, which told me all things that ever I did: is not this the Christ?
Performances (1)
| February 27, 2005, 4:00 pm (premiere) | Laura Dunbar, soprano; Caleb Burhans, countertenor; Zachary Wadsworth, tenor; Tim Pyper, piano St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Rochester, NY |