Confession
Composer:
Robinson McClellan
Date Completed:
May 2001
Premiere Date:
March 17, 2002
Premiering Conductor:
Nicholas White, director
Premiering Ensemble:
St. Michael's Choir
Premiere Venue:
St. Michael's Church, New York, NY
Audio Sample:
Composer Notes:
I chose this text because I think it asks us to acknowledge the minor misdeeds and omissions we permit in our everyday lives. So often we make small allowances for ourselves, fudge things that are difficult for us, or mistreat our loved ones in little ways. Most of the time we allow ourselves to ignore these things, hoping that nobody, perhaps not even ourselves, will notice. I think that those small things are often far more important than they seem, and I hope that this text, and this piece, will remind us to be more careful of ourselves and of one another.
Conductor Notes:
"The section between rehearsals H and J is the heart of the piece."
Duration:
4'00"
Language:
English
Choral Voicing:
SATB Divisi:
None
Solo requirement:
N/A
Text Source:
Book of Common Prayer (1979) of the Episcopal Church, USA (public domain) Text:
Most merciful God,
we confess that we have sinned against thee
in thought, word and deed,
by what we have done,
and by what we have left undone.
We have not loved thee with our whole heart;
we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves.
We are truly sorry and we humbly repent.
For the sake of thy Son Jesus Christ,
have mercy on us and forgive us;
that we may delight in thy will,
and walk in thy ways,
to the glory of thy Name. Amen.
Significant Seasons or Days:
Advent
Christmas
Epiphany
Ash Wednesday
Lent
Palm Sunday
Passiontide
Maundy/Holy Thursday
Good Friday
Easter
Ascension
Pentecost
The Trinity
Saints days
Blessed Virgin Mary
Holy Communion
Funerals and Memorial Services
Keyboard accompaniment:
Piano
Publisher:
McClellan Music Contact for performance materials:
See ordering instructions at http://www.robinsonmcclellan.com/rmorderform.htm
Then place order with composer via email: robin@robinsonmcclellan.com
Performance History:
March 17, 2002, St. Michael's Choir, St. Michael's Church, New York, NY, Nicholas White, director
Spring 2005 (exact date unknown), Choir of Trinity Cathedral, Pittsburgh, PA, Carson Cooman
Allow excerpts:
No
Scoring notation:
Standard notation
Score Sample:
Difficulty Level:
3 