Work

Programme Note

‘Aunque es de Noche’ was written for the Sydney Philharmonia Choir, and is a setting of a poem by St John of the Cross, entitled ‘Song of the Soul that Rejoices through Knowing God through Faith’. A medieval Sephardic melody is incorporated into the piece, as well some fragments of Flamenco music.

Text Note:

Words: St John of the Cross

Commissioned:

Commissioned by the Sydney Philharmonia Choir

Difficulty:

Intermediate

Influences:

• Jewish
• Spanish
• Night