Anima Mundi
J. Mark Scearce (b. 1960)

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WORLD PREMIERE

 

March 27, 1999
Ryman Auditorium
Paul Gambill, conductor
Nashville Chamber Choir, Angela Tipps, director
Brad Diamond, tenor; Amy Jarman, second soprano; Sharon Marby, mezzo-soprano; Gregory Rahming, baritone; Leda Asher Yager, first soprano



I. Anima Mundi  [1:02] Listen
II. Morning Stars    

III.

The Plant    
Interlude No. 1 [The Sun] [0:41] Listen
IV. Stones    
V. Life and Reason    
VI. The Strong Unceasing Impulse [1:04] Listen
Interlude No. 2 [The Moon]    
VII. One Breath [:059] Listen
VIII. All Things    
Interlude No.3 [The Stars]    
IX. As in the Sea    
X. The Final Oneness [1:19] Listen

INSTRUMENTATION

 

two solo sopranos, solo mezzo, solo tenor, solo baritone, SSATB chorus, piccolo/flute/alto flute, oboe/English horn, clarinet/bass clarinet, horn, trumpet, trombone, percussion, timpani, organ/celeste, strings

DURATION

 

20:00

COMMISSION

 

Commissioned by Orchestra Nashville

OTHER PERFORMANCES

 

NEXT PERFORMANCE: Orchestra Nashville - June 17, 2008, Belmont Heights Baptist Church, Nashvile.
Learn more about this performance.

Duke University Chorale, February 2001

Hickory Choral Society with soloists from the National Opera Company, March 2000

MUSIC AVAILABILITY

 

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