Keane Southard
Kyrie Eleison for
a cappella SATB choir
(2017) (Duration: c. 5 min.)
Program notes: Kyrie Eleison was composed in three days in mid-December of 2017, excepting a few preliminary sketches made earlier that year. It is a setting of the traditional first prayer of the Mass ordinary: Kyrie eleison Christe eleison meaning: Lord, have mercy Christ, have mercy The topic of mercy and compassion is something I have been thinking about a lot during this tumultuous year for my country and the greater world. I firmly believe that each of us needs to cultivate more mercy and compassion for all other beings if we are to have a brighter, better, and happier future. This work is a meditation on these oftentimes overlooked virtues. Keane Southard 2017
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