REQUIEM FOR PEACE
by Larry Nickel
“This opus poignantly expresses a universal hope for peace: a major work on a grand scale – an all encompassing, all inclusive work, which demonstrates craft, genius, moral and religious conviction, and a profound sense of musical integrity.”
Dr. Stephen Chatman (head of composition at UBC)
featuring the UBC School of Music – Bruce Pullan director – recording available on iTunes
OPTIONS:
1) Listen to the world premiere, with full symphony orchestra, featuring over 250 musicians, on this page (above)
2) Listen to the more recent Ukraine performance – with chamber orchestra
3) Study movements separately with the music score, libretto, audio and video – click here
4) There are four a cappella movements – study the 4 scores while you listen
5) Listen to the CBC radio feature (with interviews)
LIBRETTO
click here to read the original libretto
REVIEWS
Dr. Stephen Chatman – chairman of composition dept. UBC
Dr. Kevin Meidl – Appleton West High School (Wisconsin)
Jon Washburn – Vancouver Chamber Choir
Fred Sjöberg – Örebro Chamber Choir (Sweden)
Robert Cooper – Orpheus Choir of Toronto
Dr. Gerald Neufeld – Guelph Chamber Choir
Viktoria Konchakovska – Kiev Symphony Chorus
Dr. Julia Davids – North Shore Choral Society (Chicago)
Jeff Joudrey – Halifax Camerata
VIEW SCORE
FULL CHORAL SCORE – SATB (PDF)
ORDER SHEET MUSIC
If interested in this large work, please write Larry directly :larrynickel@mac.com
Choral Book (SATB) $20.00 – CP 1187 – (not available through dealers)
Conductor Score – chamber orchestra version – $50.00
Conductor Score – full orchestra – $100.00
Instrumental parts – standard instrumentation – $5.00 each – sent via PDF files