The Gift of Life: Creation, Deliverance, and Eternity

Salt Lake Choral Artists:

Concert Choir, Chamber Choir, Women’s Choir, Salt Lake Vocal Artists

October 2017

$10.00 Buy Digital Download This concert features the following: ONCE IN ISRAEL by Marie Nelson Bennett A multi-movement oratorio scored for chorus, orchestra and soloists. Based on poetry by Emma Lou Thayne, the dramatic oratorio describes the author’s visit to Israel, the impressions of her arrival and being a woman there, the harshness of war, the beauty of the Beatitudes, and the peace of a Beduin mother’s lullaby. Alisa Peterson-Soprano, Tyler Oliphant-Baritone VISIONS by John Rutter, Jenny Oaks Baker-Violin Soloist A four-movement showpiece for solo violin in unique combination with women’s choir, harp, and strings. Inspired by the idea of ‘Jerusalem’ both as a Holy City and a utopian ideal of heavenly peace and seraphic bliss. THE GIFT OF LIFE: SIX CANTICLES OF CREATION by John Rutter The Utah premiere of selections from this six-movement choral celebration of the living earth and its creation performed by mixed choir and chamber orchestra.

1. Visions		John Rutter
Once in Israel		Marie Nelson Bennett
2. Introduction		Libretto: Emma Lou Thayne
3. Israel — Old as Rock or Bone
4. The Arrival
5. In Jerusalem
6. What is it to be a Woman Here?
7. David
8. In Shepherds’ Field
9. On the Golan Heights
10. Bedouin Lullabye
11. On the Mount of Beatitudes
12. I Believe
The Gift of Life		John Rutter
13. Hymn to the Creator of Life
14. Believe in Life