Selected works / Choral
Factum est silentium
- Forces
- SSAATTBB & organ
- Duration
- c. 4′
- Year
- 2010
- Language
- Latin
- Text
- Responsory for the feast of St Michael and All Angels
- Suited to
- Michaelmas, General
- Difficulty
- Hard — suits an advanced choir
- Written for
- St Paul’s Cathedral — winning entry, inaugural New Music for St Paul’s Cathedral competition, 2010
- First performance
- The Choir of St Paul’s Cathedral, St Paul's Cathedral, London, Michaelmas 2010
- Availability
- Available from the composer
Treating the subject of war in heaven and the victory of the archangel Michael over the Dragon, this piece was written for, and won, the inaugural New Music for St Paul’s Cathedral Composition Competition. The Choir of St Paul’s Cathedral gave the first public performance at the Michaelmas Service in 2010, which was also that year’s service for the Worshipful Company of Musicians.
Performing copies are available directly from Andrew by contacting him at email@andrewcusworth.com. This work is priced at £40 for a digital copy with permission to print unlimited copies for one named ensemble. Also available at a significant discount as part of a collection of 13 choral works. Prices are subject to change.
If you are performing this work, do let Andrew know so it can be added to the map.
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