cindy mctee
PSALM 100
for a cappella chorus SATB
1982
5 minutes
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Dedicated to Maurice Skones and Pacific Lutheran University's Choir of the West, Psalm 100 (1982) is a diatonic, tripartite work for a cappella chorus of mixed voices. The work was first performed by the Choir of the West in 1983 while on a tour that included a concert at the National Conference of the American Choral Director's Association in Nashville. Psalm 100 has also been heard in more recent years in performances with Richard Sparks conducting both the Choir of the West and Seattle's Choral Union.
According to Melinda Bargreen of the Seattle Times, "[Psalm 100 ] is a gorgeous piece of choral writing, vividly dramatic and highly complicated, with convoluted textures resolving into a consonance that sounds as if the gates of heaven had opened."
In section I of Psalm 100, the first sopranos and first tenors sing a melody against an accompaniment consisting of an expanding contrapuntal texture. After the chorale of section II, section III presents both homophonic and polyphonic textures simultaneously. The work ends with a "joyful noise" as the texture thickens to include as many parts as singers.
[Psalm 100 ] is a gorgeous piece of choral writing, vividly dramatic and highly complicated, with convoluted textures resolving into a consonance that sounds as if the gates of heaven had opened.
Melinda Bargreen
The Seattle Times