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Commissioned by a consortium of 8 choirs for simultaneous nationwide premieres during the 2019-2020 season, Michael John Trotta’s Magnificat is a 40-minute work for choir, soprano and bass soli, and orchestra. This seven-movement work delivers a tapestry of melodic richness to powerfully portray the anticipation of the wonder and mystery of birth of a savior to an ordinary person.

The text of the work is part of the Luke infancy narrative taken from the Visitation. It has a long musical and liturgical history with notable settings by Vivaldi, Bach, and more recently by John Rutter. Additional texts were selected from the medieval period and Mary’s response at the Annunciation. Despite its history of bring on of the oldest Christian hymns the text is still part of daily devotional use around the world today.

The musical form of the work offers a variety of musical textures, each of which is dedicated to a different theme:
1. Full Orchestra and Choir - Joy
2. Orchestra and Soprano Soloist - Wonder
3. Unaccompanied Choir - Devotion
4. Full Orchestra and Choir - Awe
5. Unaccompanied Choir - Humility
6. Orchestra Baritone Soloist - Hope
7. Full Orchestra and Choir - Promise

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