Pillars to the Heavens

for soprano and baritone voice, mixed choir, brass band, harp and organ
composed 1991/92, revised 1993; duration 65 minutes
world premiere Copenhagen (Denmark) 1992
Helle Hinz – soprano; Lars Thodberg Berthelsen – baritone;
Holbæk and Slagelse Choir; Selandia Brass;
Sofia Asunción Claro – harp; Marie Ziener – organ

An oratorium with texts from four continents. It is in two parts, and made as a succession of individual, short pieces with a duration of 3-7 minutes. The variety of settings settings give variety, and in the course of the piece many combinations are heard – choir a cappella, brass band alone, arias, smaller combinations, tutti, etc. This distribution of forces, together with the reasonable technical demands, makes it possible for amateurs to perform this large-scale work.

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