Ecce Sacerdos Magnus
(Behold the Great) (2011)for unison voices, 2 trumpets and organ
Duration: 3'
Music Text
antiphon for a bishop (L)
Abbreviations (PDF)
Publisher
Boosey & Hawkes
Territory
This work is available from Boosey & Hawkes
for the world.
World Premiere
8/15/2011
Aberdeen Cathedral, Aberdeen
Aberdeen Cathedral Choir
Aberdeen Cathedral, Aberdeen
Aberdeen Cathedral Choir
Repertoire Note
Choral level of difficulty: 1 (5 greatest)
This impressive piece was written for the consecration of the Bishop of Aberdeen in Aberdeen Cathedral. The text (in Latin) is highly appropriate: ‘Behold the great priest who in his days pleased God.’ It is extremely simple but is given an added sense of occasion by the pair of trumpets which begin the work with a chant-like fanfare in octaves. There are three verses, all the same except for the slight alteration which the different word underlay necessitates. The piece ends with a Gloria Patri.
Repertoire note by Paul Spicer
Recommended Recording

Westminster Cathedral Choir/Peter Stevens/London Brass/
Martin Baker
Hyperion CDA67970