Super Flumina
By Gavin Bryars
Countertenor, 2 tenors and baritone. solo voices or men's choir - intermediate - Digital Download
For four unaccompanied voices or male choir (CtenTTBar). Composed by Gavin Bryars (1943-). This edition: choral score. Choral Music of Our Time. Downloadable. Duration 7 minutes. Schott Music - Digital #Q6253. Published by Schott Music - Digital (S9.Q6253).
Item Number: S9.Q6253
Latin.
Commissioned by the York Early Music Foundation for the Orlando Consort, Super Flumina focuses on a legend associated with St Mary's Abbey in York where in 1377 fisherman brought the lifeless body of a 14 year-old girl who had fallen into the Ouse to the chapel. The monks prayed that the girl would intercede and had begun to sing the anthem Ave Regina Caelorum when she regained consciousness and went on to recover completely that same evening.
This work for four male voices or male choir demonstrates Bryars' vocal writing at its best and breathes new life into early musical traditions. A treat for both amateur and professional singers or choirs.