Program Notes - Magnificat

Magnificat

composer:	Nancy Galbraith (2002)
text source:	"Gospel of Luke"
genre:	Concert Choir or Chamber Choir (accompanied)
length:	7 movements, 32:00 minutes
publisher:	Subito Music Publishing (ASCAP) 60 Depot Street, Verona, NJ 07044 973-857-3440 mail@subitomusic.com www.subitomusic.com
publisher note:	Movements also published separately.
orchestration:	• for Concert Choir: SATB (divisi); strings • for Chamber Choir: SATB (divisi); organ; v1,v2,vla,vcl, cb(opt) [*at least 2 each] • for Concert Choir or Chamber Choir: SATB (divisi); organ
world premiere:	15 December 2002 Bel Voce & Music Gettysburg Festival Choir, conducted by Teresa Bowers Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
choir/organ premiere:	20 March 2004 Carnegie Mellon Repertory Chorus, conducted by Robert Page Church of the Ascension, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania for the 7th Festival of Women Composers International
audio samples:	1. My soul doth magnify the Lord 2. For He that is mighty 3. And His mercy is on them 4. He hath showed strength 5. He hath put down the mighty 6. As He spake to our forefathers 7. Glory be the the Father
comments:	"Magnificat" was commissioned by Music Gettysburg in 2002 for a Lutheran Theological Seminary program titled "A Christmas Offering."
source:	nancygalbraith.com


	Magnificat My soul doth magnify the Lord: and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Savior. For He hath regarded the lowliness of His handmaiden. For behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed. For He that is mighty hath magnified me: and holy is His name. And His mercy is on them that fear him throughout all generations. He hath showed strength with His arm; He hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts. He hath put down the mighty from their seat and hath exalted the humble and meek. He hath filled the hungry with good things and the rich He hath sent empty away. He remembering His mercy hath holpen His servent Israel: as He spake to our forefathers, Abraham and his seed, forever.