This work combines the traditional Latin words of the requiem mass with contemporary poetry by Ryland Baldwin. Duration: 26 min. For SATB chorus, baritone solo, brass (4tpts, horn, 2 tbns, tuba), timpani, 2 perc and organ. Alternative orch: 2,2,2,2; 4,2,3,1; timp+2 perc, strings) Commissioned by Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary Oratorio Chorus, first performed March 2003.
In May 2003, Oratorio Chorus gave the world premiere of British composer Jonathan Willcocks's From darkness to light, a work commissioned for the chorus in honor of Ryland Andrew Baldwin by Dr. and Mrs. Charles Webb Miller. The cantata sets texts from the requiem mass as well as new poetry by chorus member Ryland Baldwin. As a veteran of the Korean War, Baldwin reflects on the horrors of war based on his own experiences in Korea and a visit to Belleau Wood, the World War I American cemetery and memorial in France.
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