Anders Jallén
Vocalizing what is, arguably, the most important text of the modern era
Vocalizing what is, arguably, the most important text of the modern era
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.
Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion...
Everyone is entitled to a social and international order in which the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration can be fully realized.
The watercolour choir above is painted in aquarelle by María Amparo López
... it had never been done before. First I wrote melodies for all the 30 articles (took some years). Subsequently reworking those melodies into a musically coherent structure, which holds together and yet provides enough variation to keep the listeners interest. Fun, captivating, enduring, and especially singable.
Maestro Suzanne Rome, Virginia (U.S.A.) conductor, quoted in May 2022
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