O Saving Victim

Instrumentation: SATB chorus and soloists

Completed: March 16, 2003

Dedicated to: Stephen Kennedy

Duration: 3 minutes

Text: attr. Thomas Aquinas (1225?-1274), translated by Edward Caswall (1814-1878)

Premiered: June 1, 2003 by the Choir of St. Mary's Church, Goochland, VA, Hope Armstrong Erb, director.

Audio

Schola Cantorum of Christ Church, Stephen Kennedy, conductor

Recordings

Schola Cantorum of Christ Church, Rochester, Debut album

Text

O saving Victim, opening wide
the gate of heaven to man below;
our foes press on from every side;
thine aid supply; thy strength bestow.

All praise and thanks to thee ascend
for evermore, blest One in Three;
O grant us life that shall not end
in our true native land with thee.

Performances (36)

June 1, 2003, 10:00 am
(premiere)		Choir of St. Mary's Episcopal Church; Hope Armstrong Erb, conductor

St. Mary's Episcopal Church, Richmond, VA
November 2, 2003, 7:30 pmKairos Ensemble; Sun Min Lee, conductor

Gates Presbyterian Church, Webster, NY
December 7, 2003, 3:00 pmKairos Ensemble; Sun Min Lee, conductor

Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of Music, Rochester, NY
February 1, 2004, 9:00 pmSchola Cantorum of Christ Church, Rochester; Stephen Kennedy, director

Christ Church, Rochester, NY
February 15, 2004, 9:00 pmSchola Cantorum of Christ Church, Rochester; Stephen Kennedy, director

Christ Church, Rochester, NY
March 20, 2004, 7:00 pmWestminster Choir College Schola Cantorum; Sun Min Lee, director

First Presbyterian Church, Charlottesville, VA
March 21, 2004, 7:00 pmWestminster Choir College Schola Cantorum; Sun Min Lee, director

St. Patrick Church, Fayettville, NC
March 22, 2004, 7:30 pmWestminster Choir College Schola Cantorum; Sun Min Lee, director

St. Matthew's Episcopal Church, Snellville, GA
March 23, 2004, 7:00 pmWestminster Choir College Schola Cantorum; Sun Min Lee, director

Cape Cartaret Presbyterian Church, Swansboro, NC
March 24, 2004, 7:30 pmWestminster Choir College Schola Cantorum; Sun Min Lee, director

St. Edward the Confessor Church, Richmond, VA
March 25, 2004, 7:30 pmWestminster Choir College Schola Cantorum; Sun Min Lee, director

Woods Presbyterian Church, Severna Park, MD
March 26, 2004, 7:30 pmWestminster Choir College Schola Cantorum; Sun Min Lee, director

Atonement Lutheran Church, Wyomissing, PA
April 8, 2004, 7:30 pmChoir of Third Presbyterian Church; Peter DuBois, choirmaster

Third Presbyterian Church, Rochester, NY
April 9, 2004The Choir of the Cathedral of St. James; Michael Bloss, director

The Cathedral Church of St. James, Toronto, ON, Canada
April 30, 2004, 8:00 pmSchola Cantorum of Christ Church, Rochester; Stephen Kennedy, director

St. Anne Church, Rochester, NY
May 2, 2004, 11:00 amChoir of Christ Church, Rochester; Stephen Kennedy, director

Christ Church, Rochester, NY
May 9, 2004, 4:00 pmWestminster Choir College Schola Cantorum; Sun Min Lee, director

Bristol Chapel, Westminster Choir College, Princeton, NJ
February 13, 2005, 11:30 amSt. Mark's Cathedral Choir; Mel Butler, choirmaster

St. Mark's (Episcopal) Cathedral, Seattle, WA
January 29, 2006, 11:00 amChrist Church Choir; Stephen Kennedy, director

Christ Church, Rochester, NY
March 5, 2006, 11:00 amSt. Mark's Cathedral Choir; Mel Butler, choirmaster

St. Mark's (Episcopal) Cathedral, Seattle, WA
October 13, 2006, 8:00 pmChrist Church Schola Cantorum; Stephen Kennedy, conductor

St. Mary's Church, Rochester, NY
April 1, 2007, 10:00 amChoir of the Church of the Holy Comforter; Tim Pyper, conductor

Church of the Holy Comforter, Burlington, NC
October 7, 2007, 5:00 pmThe Choir of Christ Church, New Haven; Ryan Brandau, director

Christ Church, New Haven, CT
February 16, 2008, 2:30 pmACDA 2008 Eastern Division Convention Collegiate Honor Choir; Dr. William Weinert, conductor

Connecticut Convention Center, Hartford, CT
February 21, 2008, 2:30 pmThe Park Singers; Matthew Swope, conductor

Anne Derflinger Auditorium, Winter Park High School, Winter Park, FL
February 28, 2008The Park Singers; Matthew Swope, conductor

Cypress Creek High School, Orlando, FL
February 29, 2008White House High School Select Chorus, Katie Baker, conductor

Murfreesboro First Baptist Church, Murfreesboro, TN
May 6, 2008The Choir of Selwyn College, Cambridge; Sarah E. A. MacDonald, conductor

Selwyn College Chapel, Cambridge University, Cambridge, England
May 25, 2008, 9:30 amThe Choirs of St. John Cantius

St. John Cantius Church, Chicago, IL
October 12, 2008, 4:00 pmChorus Innocentium Sanctorum of the St. John Cantius Parish, Chicago, IL

St. Michael Catholic Church, Wheaton, IL
November 16, 2008, 11:00 amChorus Innocentium Sanctorum of the St. John Cantius Parish, Chicago, IL

St. Michael Catholic Church, Wheaton, IL
April 9, 2009, 11:00 amChancel Choir of Third Presbyterian Church; Peter DuBois, music director

Third Presbyterian Church, Rochester, NY
April 25, 2009, 11:00 amChorus Innocentium Sanctorum

St. John Cantius Church, Chicago, IL
March 11, 2010, 8:00 pmCompline Choir of Trinity Cathedral

Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, Columbia, SC
March 27, 2011, 11:15 amChoir of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, David Sinden, director

St. Paul's Church, Richmond, VA
April 22, 2011, 12:00 pmCathedral Church Choir, Tim Pyper, director

Cathedral Church of the Redeemer, Calgary, Alberta, Canada