Alleluia, Op. 27
(Corner Brook, Newfoundland, September 1982)

 

Instrumentation:

SATB Choir

Duration:

10 Minutes

Premiere Performance:

December 1982, Corner Brook, NF

Performances:

Spring, 1983, Various venues in England

Sample Performance on CD

The Premiere Performance

Sample Performance Quality:

Fair

Commission Details

Commissioned by Gary Graham for the Herdman Collegiate Chorale

Programme Note

Alleluia is a setting of Pachelbel's Canon for SATB Choir. The Latin text is taken from several liturgical settings.

Since the original canon is for three parts, I had to adapt the source for four voices. It is a rather challenging piece for choir.