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We will sing the WORLD PREMIERE of this
​90-minute secular oratorio 
at CARNEGIE HALL on Friday, MARCH 25, 2021, the
​200th Anniversary of Greek Independence.
​

COMPOSER: Nestor Taylor
LIBRETTIST: Fergus Currie
CONDUCTOR: Peter Tiboris


​PERFORMING FORCES:

* 4 world-class principal soloists & 4 secondary soloists.
* a SATB chorus of up to 200 voices
(The people of Lià)
* a children’s chorus of 50 voices (children of the village Lià)
*boy soloist (Nicholas as a 9 year old)
* large orchestra (members of the Manhattan Philharmonic & New England Symphonic Ensemble)
* narrator (spoken by author Nicholas Gage at the world premiere and European premiere).
SYNOPSIS & SCENE INDEX: drive.google.com/file/d/1Oe2h39Z0V4m62Eu50vpl1rE1zdSs-Hi2/view

COMPLETE LIBRETTO: 
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LINKS to SCORES OF CHORAL MOVEMENTS:
To open links in a NEW WINDOW, please RIGHT CLICK on the file you wish to access and choose "Open in new tab."
---the audio in these examples is computer midi, and thus plays the notes, but without words.
---these examples are intended to help you to start familiarizing yourself with the oratorio. Eventually, separate learning tracks for each voice will be provided, to assist you in learning the music.

---some of the text the Chorus sings is in Greek, and some of it will be familiar ("Kyrie eleison, Christe eleison.") When the rehearsal tracks are available, I will post audio examples of how to pronounce the Greek texts.

For more info, please visit the web sites of Ms. Alexander's ensembles