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New oratorio premieres in Paris

Filed Under Bannister: Et iterum venturus est, Concerts 

Paris: world premiere of 'Et iterum venturus est'

A large audience gathered at La Trinité Church in Paris on December 9, 2008, for a concert program that included the world premiere of a new oratorio written and conducted by composer Peter Bannister. Et iterum venturus est (from the Nicene Creed, meaning “And he shall come again”) was created under commission from Soli Deo Gloria in homage to the late composer Olivier Messiaen, and premiered by the Ensemble orchestral de Paris at Messiaen’s church on the eve of the composer’s 100th birthday anniversary.

Soli Deo Gloria’s Artistic Director, John Nelson, hailed Et iterum venturus est as a supreme expression of the organization’s mission to foster great sacred music, noting the work’s exceptional achievement of the “level of excellence” the organization has pursued throughout its 15-year history. The near-capacity crowd at La Trinité was unmistakably taken in by the new work, welcoming it into the world with nearly five minutes of sustained applause and curtain calls for the composer and performers.

Discussions towards an American premiere of Et iterum venturus est are under way. Further reports on the work’s Paris premiere are posted on the weblog of Soli Deo Gloria’s Executive Director, Chandler Branch, at http://sdgmusic.org/directorsblog/?cat=24 For information on the commissioning of Et iterum venturus est, visit http://sdgmusic.org/news/?p=90

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