Psalm 33, for mixed chorus, percussion and free-bass accordion

Category
Choral Music

Year
1995

Description

Psalm 33 is a sacred choral work for mixed chorus, percussion, and free-bass accordion, setting the Latin text of Psalm 33. The score, approximately seven minutes in duration, is held by the Eastman Music Ensemble Library at the University of Rochester. The piece received an Honourable Mention in the International Choral Composition Competition of the Roger Wagner Center for Choral Studies, Los Angeles.

The work belongs to my choral and sacred music output of the 1990s, alongside my activity in concert and electroacoustic composition during the same period.

Credits

• Text: Psalm 33
• Music: Francesco Accolla
• Forces: Mixed chorus, percussion and free-bass accordion

Recognition

• Honourable Mention, International Choral Composition Competition, Roger Wagner Center for Choral Studies, Los Angeles

Documentation / References

• Documentation
• University of Rochester / Eastman Music Ensemble Library catalogue record: Psalm 33, 1 score, 22 pages.
• University of Rochester catalogue record for Psalm 33: première performance, archival sound recording / reel-to-reel tape.
• Roger Wagner Center for Choral Studies competition documentation.

• Premiere recording
• Première performance by the Eastman Chorale, William Weinert, conductor, Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester, 26 February 1996.
• A premiere performance recording of Psalm 33 is listed in the University of Rochester catalogue and is available through ESM Streaming Audio Files to current members of the University of Rochester community. The recording identifies Francesco Accolla as composer and lists Conrad Alexander, Brian Bennett, Phillip Mikula and Steve Owen as percussionists, with Sophia Levandis on accordion. Duration: 8:31.