Ēriks Ešenvalds
War - A Soldier's Grave
Ēriks Ešenvalds
War - A Soldier's Grave
- Instrumentation Mixed Choir (SSAATTBB)
- Composer Ēriks Ešenvalds
- Lyricist Francis Ledwidge
- Edition Choral Score
- Publisher Musica Baltica
- Order no. MBALTICA2709
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Description:
Commissioned by leading chamber choir "New Dublin Voices", and conductor Bernie Sherlock, from one of the world's leading choral composers, Ēriks Ešenvalds. The commission was premiered by the group in a concert, "In Time of War", (Dublin, 2019(, which saw the words of Irish poets brought to new life in brilliant, specially commissioned works by an international Who's-Who of acclaimed composers. This powerful work for mixed choir, uses two poems by Irish World War I poet, Francis Ledwidge - War and A Soldier's Grave. Ledwidge tragically lost his life during the battle of Ypres in 1917, during World War I.