Music Text
From "The Prophet" by Khalil Gibran (E)
Abbreviations (PDF)
Territory
This work is available from Boosey & Hawkes
for the world.
World Premiere
18/08/1984
Chapel of St Albert the Great, Edinburgh
Barbara Kelly / James MacMillan
Repertoire Note
Choral level of difficulty: Level 1 (5 greatest)
A beautifully lyrical piece written as a wedding gift. The text is an apt homily on love, and MacMillan sets it in a style which will be familiar to all his devotees. A simple but effective organ part provides not only support but the means of intensifying the message as it progresses to its climax right at the end. A straightforward and effective anthem.
Repertoire note by Paul Spicer
