The Passion of Mary
A dramatic oratorio
First Performance: Patricia Rozario, Martyn Hill, Robert William Blake,Lars Arvidson,London Voices (choirmaster Terry Edwards), The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, led by Clio Gould, conducted by Howard Blake, Cadogan Hall, London, 7.30, 28 October 2008.
For Solo Soprano, treble,tenor and Bass Soloists, Satb Chorus and Orchestra (with Additional Alto, Tenor and Bass Solos From Within the Choir)
The work was originally commissioned under the title ‘Stabat Mater’ a performance being given on 18th May 2002 in Sherborne Abbey by Patricia Rozario, The Choir of Winchester Cathedral and the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra conducted by David Hill. The only sung parts were for soprano and treble, other parts being spoken. This version has been withdrawn.
Betweeen 2002 and 2006 the composer extended, revised and renamed the work, giving it the title ‘The Passion of Mary’, as detailed above.
Movements
- 1:
- Visitation, Nativity, Boyhood 20min 26sec
- 2:
- Temptation, Beatitudes, Crucifixion 11min 23sec
- 3:
- Stabat Mater 10min 52sec
- 4:
- Resurrection, Salve Regina 8min
Recordings