Take the Milky Way
for mixed choir, baroque orchestra and audience ad libitum
Poem by Kerstin Perski
Poem by Kerstin Perski
specially written for this piece
shattered dispersed stars fading one by one in empty space invisible threads tying one to the other
A sudden stumble another one falls light-years away
Take the milky way Rush past the point of no return Defy Venus Evade the mass of Jupiter
Reach out your hand pull the fallen free the light from the black hole and the journey continues together through the unknown
INSTRUMENTATION
2 Oboes
2 Bassoons
Positive Organ
Mixed Choir
In the last movement the choir could be joined by choir singers in the audience, see bar 173 and onwards
Strings (min . 4 .4 .3 .2 .1)
PLACEMENT
Oboe I and II to the left and right respectively on the stage . The bassoons preferably at a little distance from each other
Duration: ca 12 min
Commissioned by Helsinki Chamber Choir for their 100th anniversary
World premiere 26 April 2025; Helsinki Music Centre
Helsinki Chamber Choir – Helsingin kamarikuoro
Finnish Baroque Orchestra – Suomalainen barokkiorkesteri Nils Schweckendiek, conductor
ISMN 979-0-070-14809-2
Score: GE 14809 Study score: GE 14811 Choral score: GE 14812 Parts available on hire
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