An SATB setting of the Lord's Prayer in Latin, using a contrapuntal style which relaxes toward a calm homophony at the end. Tone painting is exhibited particularly by the tortured voice leading as the text pleads that we not be led into temptation (pages 5 and 6) and the use of the Gregorian "joy" motif (fa so la so la) at "gloria" (on page 7).
Kudos to Francis for hiring the hall and the wind quartet. While I was conducting, I didn't notice the flute player sitting on the microphone, and my tempo is too slow, I think. I was nervous. And we put in a diminuendo on the top of page 6. Thanks again, Francis.
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