I: Humana ante oculos foede
| Year | 2008 |
| Time | 3:12 |
| Size | 4.40 MB |
| Book I (62-63, 66-67, 72-75, 78-79)
Humana ante oculos foede cum vita iaceret |
When the life of man lay foul to see and grovelling upon the earth, crushed by the weight of superstition, [...] ’twas a man of Greece who dared first to raise his mortal eyes to meet her, and first to stand forth to meet her [...]. And so it was that the lively force of his mind won its way, and he passed beyond the fiery walls of the world, and in mind and spirit traversed the boundless whole; whence in victory he brings us tidings what can come to be and what cannot [...]. And so superstition in revenge is cast beneath men’s feet and trampled, and victory raises us to heaven.
This movement was premiered on Monday, November 16, 2009 by the following performers:
Kristin DeGroot, Jasmine Haghighatian, Megan Radowick, Bronwyn White, soprano
Heather Blount, Roxanna Tehrani, alto
Lorenzo Garcia, Emmanuel Medina, Rafael Moras, Darius Thomas, tenor
Anthony Garant, Christopher Garcia, Jeffery Hunter, Adrian Kirtley, bass
A special thank you to Andrea Cerda and Amanda Cullom, who helped prepare the piece but could not join us on the concert.
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