South African Drinking Song (Suid-Afrikaans Drinklied)

How do you adapt contemporary choral techniques for community choirs? Progressing through the three verses, this piece becomes more and more intoxicated and more vocally experimental...

YEAR OF COMPOSITION

2005

INSTRUMENTATION

Mixed choir (SATB) or equal voices (SSAA or TTBB)

DURATION

4'

commissioned by

Koor&Stem for the collected work Componistenlink

LYRICS

PREMIÈRE

  • Date
    9 June 2005
  • Location
    Town Hall, Aalst (Belgium)
  • Performers
    De 2de Adem
  • Conductor
    Maarten Van Ingelgem

SCORE

Publication
The publication in collected works Componistenlink is sold out. The score is available upon request.

AUDIO

  • CD Recording
    16 August 2005, Antwerps Kathedraalkoor rehearsal room, Goeyvaerts Consort (Aquarius), Marc Michael De Smet (conductor), K&S T.M. 007 (sold out)
  • CD Recording
    22 October 2017, Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-Hemelvaartkerk, Doel, by De Minnezangers, Johan De Leenheer (conductor), ‘Parels - Eigentijdse koormuziek van Vlaamse componisten', PRL9240
  • YouTube
    South African Drinking Song by Cantilene

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