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Transfiguration
Composer Craig Phillips
Text Mechtild of Magdeburg (1207-1294);
Mark 9:7, Luke 9:35
Voicing SATB, organ
Topics Epiphany, Transfiguration
Length 4' 15" Price $1.75 (U.S.) Released 6/05
Catalog no. 405-390 Difficulty Moderately easy
Discography Be Still, My Soul: The Choir of All Saints' Church (Gothic Records, 520-251)
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 Review
"Finally, a glance toward Epiphany. Craig Phillips' wonderful (and demanding!) Transfiguration, commissioned for the 2004 AAM Conference, would set the seal on this season brilliantly. The text, rich in images from nature, comes from Mechtild of Magdeburg (13th cent.), plus a dash of the day's Gospel ("This is my Son...") and closing Alleluias that will set the rafters ringing." --AAM Journal, Oct. 2006
Description
With its striking text by the 13th century mystic Mechtild of Magdeburg, and its richly evocative organ accompaniment, this anthem sheds new light on the feast of the Transfiguration. The work is elegantly crafted and highly effective in its portrayal of the entire cosmos rejoicing at the glorification of Christ.
Anthem text
O burning mountain,
O chosen sun,
O perfect moon,
O fathomless well,
O unattainable height,
O unattainable light,
O clearness beyond all measure,
O wisdom without end,
O mercy without all limit,
O strength beyond resistance,
O crown of all majesty,
All creation humbly sings your praise:
Bright stars, high mountains,
depths of the seas, rushing waters,
All these break into song
at heaven’s proclamation:
This is my Son, my beloved,
My chosen One.
Alleluia!
--Mechtild of Magdeburg
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