Composer’s Note

This setting of Psalm 62 (My soul is thirsting for you, O Lord my God) was commissioned by St Aloysius’ College, Sydney.

The score calls for a steady tempo throughout, evoking, for me, the notion of travelling toward a destination by placing one foot in front of the other. This slow, march-like momentum becomes deeply felt as the music progresses.

Extending throughout the work is a lyrical melodic line, underscored by modulations which direct the flow of music to a joyful climax and a gentle, quiet conclusion.

Matthew Orlovich,
Composer.

Score Sample

Score Sample: Psalm 62 (for choir, strings & organ) | By Matthew Orlovich

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Psalm 62
(for SATB choir, string orchestra and opt. organ)

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Score Details

TITLE:
Psalm 62

DATE OF COMPOSITION:
2002

SCORED FOR:
SATB choir, string orchestra and opt. organ

DURATION:
c. 4 minutes, 30 seconds

WORLD PREMIERE:
Sunday 6 November, 2005: Performed by Macarthur Singers, Cathedral Choir, Goulburn Festival Orchestra, Heather Moen-Boyd (organ) @ 4th Southern Tablelands Festival of Music and Arts, St Saviour’s Cathedral, Goulburn, NSW, Australia.

PUBLISHER:
Matthew Orlovich

ISMN:
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