PETER-ANTHONY TOGNI

by Peter-Anthony Togni

SATB – double choir – a cappella with 2 flutes – CP 1948  – duration 5:10

by Peter-Anthony Togni

SATB a cappella – CP 1663  – duration 6:30
Peter captures the spirit of the lovely poem by Carman Bliss.
Then Earth to them made answer,
As with a slow refrain
Born of the blended voices
Of wind and sun and rain,
“This is the law of being
That links the threefold chain:
The life we give to beauty
Returns to us again.”  

by Peter-Anthony Togni

SATB a cappella – CP 1364   – duration 2:00
I’m deeply moved by the American journalist, social activist and Catholic convert, Dorothy Day. In 1933 she along with Peter Maurin founded the Catholic Worker Movement. To this day it provides aid for the poor and homeless and those living in the margins of society. In her writings she points to what she calls the “long loneliness and how the only solution is love and that love comes with community” This composition is my direct and indeed simple sonic response to her life. As she said,”We cannot love God unless we love each other, and to love we must know each other”

by Peter-Anthony Togni

SATB a cappella – CP 2176   – duration 1:45
Lord, have mercy.  (Kyrie eleison)

by Peter-Anthony Togni

SATB a cappella – CP 2175   – duration 1:35
Our Father, Who art in heaven,
Hallowed be Thy Name;
Thy Kingdom come;
Thy Will be done,
On earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses,
As we forgive them that trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation,
But deliver us from evil.

by Peter-Anthony Togni

SATB a cappella – CP 1365   – duration 3:25
Da Pacem Domine is part of a work I wrote in 2014 called Warrior Songs, a work about the concept of non- aggression, of a true Warrior, one who never actually goes into battle. I drew inspiration from Tibetan Buddhist texts, from Malcolm X and from the from my own Roman Catholic tradition. My motet Da Pacem Domineis based on a one of the most beautiful Gregorian Chant melodies. Even though the text is peaceful and hopeful, it still calls for surrender to God’s will. The chant sounds rather serious, even somber, but again points to the fact that peace does not mean tranquility, it is often a steady walk in the face of adversity.

by Peter-Anthony Togni

SAB with piano – KH 086   – duration 2:35
Lord make me an instrument of your peace,
Where there is hatred let me sow love.
Where there is injury, pardon.
Togni’s rendition of the famous prayer is in three part harmony and sweet-pot vocal registers. The lovely melody and flowing accompaniment provide the perfect marriage for the text.

by Peter-Anthony Togni

SATB with two flutes – CP 1965  – duration 20:00
Sea Dreams is a major award-winning work for an accomplished choir and two proficient flautists. Composer Peter-Anthony draws on profound texts from T.S. Elliot and Hermannus Contractus to create an ethereal masterpiece. Luminous Voices, directed by Timothy Shantz give a very convincing premiere.  Please listen!