KammerChor Saarbrücken / Georg Grün

Kreek, Pärt, Krämer, Miškinis, Panufnik, Sixten, Shaw

Cyrillus Kreek Psalm 104 and 141
Arvo Pärt The Deer's Cry
Thomas Krämer An old song of peace
Vytautas Miškinis Dum medium silentium
Roxanna Panufnik O Hearken - Kyrie after Byrd
Frederik Sixten There Is No Rose
Caroline Shaw And The Swallow (Psalm 84)

"The bird has found a home - and the swallow her nest." This poetic phrase from Psalm 84 is emblematic of a program that focuses on psalm settings of the 20th and 21st centuries. Georg Grün, Professor of Conducting at the Saarland University of Music, demonstrates a keen sense of which contemporary works will enrich the repertoire of the best chamber choirs - such as Kyrie after Byrd (2015) by British composer Roxanna Panufnik (*1968) or And the Swallow (2017) by Caroline Shaw (*1982). The composer, violinist and singer from the USA was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Music in 2013 and is now also known for her film scores.