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- Sarah Kirkland Snider
O Sweet and Beloved Mother (2023)
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This work was co-commissioned by Carnegie Hall and Decoda
- 1.0.1.1/pf/str(1.0.1.1.1)
- 8 min
- 18th January 2025, Beckwith Recital Hall, Wilmington, NC, United States of America
Programme Note
Composer note
O Sweet and Beloved Mother, a study for my upcoming opera on Hildegard von Bingen, is inspired by a pair of musical lines from two antiphons by the 12th c. saint/composer/visionary/polymath: ‘O Vis Aeternitatis’ and ‘O Virtus Sapientiae.’ The title of the piece refers to a line in the former: themes of motherhood—whether referring to the Virgin Mary, Mother Zion, or Biblical virtues such as Caritas and Sapientie—were abundant in her prayers to the divine. The music imagines a moment where prayer expands into a vision, encompassing aspects of both.
The piece was co-commissioned by Carnegie Hall and Decoda Ensemble, dear friends with whom I’ve been fortunate to collaborate several times.
— Sarah Kirkland Snider
Scores
More Info
- Emerson Quartet debuts Sarah Kirkland Snider’s 'Drink the Wild Ayre'
- 26th April 2023
- The iconic Emerson String Quartet is bidding farewell to loving audiences in 2023. To mark their final months of performances, the quartet will unveil Drink the Wild Ayre, a new work by Sarah Kirkland Snider.
