Hot on the heels of his recent premiere of “A Thousand Words” at the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Atlanta composer and ASO bassist Michael Kurth is debuting a new piece.
It is a choral work that uses the canticle of Mary, or the “Magnificat,” as its text. The “Magnificat” is one of the oldest Christian hymns; it comprises Mary’s prayer after she learns of what is to come from the angel Gabriel.
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