Tine Bec – AVE MARIA | KGBL Chamber Choir

Описание: AVE MARIA
for baritone solo and mixed choir (SATB - div) a cappella
Text: Marian antiphon
Music by: Tine Bec (b. 1993)
Composed: 2020
Commissioned by conductor Ambrož Čopi and KGBL Chamber Choir, dedicated to his wife Ana
WORLD ONLINE PREMIERE:
June 26, 2020
Cerkev Marije Pomočnice na Rakovniku / Parish Church of Our Lady of Help in Rakovnik, Ljubljana
The Chamber Choir of the Ljubljana Conservatory for Music and Ballet, Slovenia
Martin Kozjek, baritone solo
Ambrož Čopi, Conductor
About the composer:
Vocal and vocal-instrumental music of young Slovenian composer Tine Bec is smooth and light, but in order to
sound like this it requires devotion. Bec (b. 1993) studied composition with professor Jani Golob at Academy for
Music in Ljubljana and graduated in 2018. He was member of many choirs during his studies and learned from best
conductors in Slovenia. Today he teaches music and conducts various vocal groups. His compositions are often
rewarded on competitions, and always well accepted among international public.
The composer on his work:
Ave Maria or Hail Mary is a very deep and strong, but at the same time very simple and modest prayer. I often find
beauty in simplicity. That is why the composition consists of simple melodies and is harmonized within the bounds
of tonality and modality. The main theme is composed of fragments of a Gregorian chant, which then develops
into an improvised melody. The piece is written for choir and baritone solo and it illustrates a kind of prayer in a
church. The choir represents group praying, whilst the soloist represents the voice of every individual within the
group, every individual with their own distress and their own prayer. The composition was in the making around
the time I was in a hospital for health reasons. This prayer came to mind lots of times. The piece is dedicated to my
loving wife Ana, who selfelssly stood by me through that time.

Slovenian text and English translation prepared by Rebeka Dobravec
Editing for youtube channel prepared by Matej Kastelic
Conservatory of Music and Ballet Ljubljana, Slovenia / Konservatorij za glasbo in balet Ljubljana
(http://www.kgbl.si)
Sheet Music Published by Astrum Music Publication, Slovenia-Europe (www.astrum.si)

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