John Fitz Rogers: Magna mysteria

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Label
Innova Recordings
Release Date
September 25, 2015
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      JOHN FITZ ROGERS JOHN FITZ RO
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      Trinity Cathedral Choir, Trinity Chamber Orchestra
    • PERFORMER
      Guth, Johnson
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      September 25, 2015
    • UPC
      726708692421
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      INN924
    • LABEL
      Innova Recordings
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Choral - Sacred
    Works ⌄

    1. I. Invocation (Live)

      Composer: John Fitz Rogers

      Ensemble: Trinity Cathedral Choir, Trinity Chamber Orchestra

      Conductor: Jared Johnson

    2. II. Quam dilecta (Live)

      Composer: John Fitz Rogers

      Ensemble: Trinity Cathedral Choir, Trinity Chamber Orchestra

      Conductor: Jared Johnson

    3. III. Reins of Nature (Live)

      Composer: John Fitz Rogers

      Ensemble: Trinity Cathedral Choir, Trinity Chamber Orchestra

      Conductor: Jared Johnson

    4. IV. Exaudi orationem meam (Live)

      Composer: John Fitz Rogers

      Ensemble: Trinity Cathedral Choir, Trinity Chamber Orchestra

      Performer: Martha Guth

      Conductor: Jared Johnson

    5. V. Truth's Paradox (Live)

      Composer: John Fitz Rogers

      Ensemble: Trinity Cathedral Choir, Trinity Chamber Orchestra

      Conductor: Jared Johnson

    6. VI. Unam petii (Live)

      Composer: John Fitz Rogers

      Ensemble: Trinity Cathedral Choir, Trinity Chamber Orchestra

      Conductor: Jared Johnson

    7. VII. Revelation (Live)

      Composer: John Fitz Rogers

      Ensemble: Trinity Cathedral Choir, Trinity Chamber Orchestra

      Performer: Martha Guth

      Conductor: Jared Johnson


Commissioned in 2009 to celebrate the restoration of Trinity Cathedral in Columbia, South Carolina, John Fitz Rogers's Magna Mysteria is a seven-movement, 45-minute work for soprano, chorus and children's chorus, and chamber orchestra that delves into "great mysteries" (magna mysteria). Weaving together Latin biblical texts and poetic verse from the sixth-century philosopher Boethius, the composition explores ideas of home and the seeking of home, the elevation of home to a metaphorical or spiritual realm, and the nature of time. Magna Mysteria is at once complex yet accessible, rooted in tradition (from Brahms and Faure to Britten and Stravinsky) yet wholly contemporary. This encore performance recorded in 2014 features soprano Martha Guth, first prize winner at the 2007 Wigmore Hall Int'l Song Competition, as well as the combined adult and children's choirs of Trinity Cathedral, under the direction of conductor and choirmaster Jared Johnson.