Category: COLLEGE & UNIVERSITY
Composer: Stephen Paulus
Arranger: NA
Publisher: Paulus Publications
Edition: SP101
Voicing: SATB div
Setting: Accompanied
Reviewer:
Kathy Romey
University of Minnesota 1997
R&R Chair College & University
The libretto to Paulus’s new church opera “The Three Hermits” was written by Michael Dennis Browne and is based on a short story by Leo Tolstoy. The anthem is a beautiful homophonic prayer and deals with human faith and the infinite glory and grace of God. Set in a style reminiscent of both Russian church music and a Bach Chorale, the harmonic language is simple yet rich and uses an ever-changing meter which follows the natural declamation of the poetry.