John Rutter
Visions
Conductor's score and parts on hire - reduced version
Forces or Category: Solo violin, upper-voice choir, harp, & strings/organ
Orchestration: solo vln, hp, org
for solo violin, upper-voice choir (women's and/or advanced children's choir), with harp, and strings or organ
This four-movement work is inspired by the idea of 'Jerusalem' both as a Holy City and a utopian ideal of heavenly peace and seraphic bliss. The composer has selected four biblical texts, in English and Latin, that express different aspects of this vision.