Invocation & Dance
for organ, strings, and percussion

Composer Alfred V. Fedak
Use Concert or recital
Released 3/01
Difficulty Moderately difficult
Editions: (you may purchase or rent the full score and parts
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160-954--organ score ($17.50)
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160-955--Conductor's score ($75.00)
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160-956--Study score ($15.00)
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160-957--Instrumental parts [no organ] ($50.00)
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Reviews
"One doesn't often come across new works for organ and strings, and any new work in this genre should get our interest immediately. The score is inscribed with a quote from Psalm 30:11: "Thou hast turned my laments into dancing." The first movement, "Invocation," opens with a chant-like melody that is taken up by the strings and shared in dialogue. The somber mood of the "Invocation" is answered by the "Dance," composed in variation form. Dance-like rhythms and changing meters prevail throughout the movement, with a challenging solo for the pedals alone. This would be a wonderful addition to spring concert repertoire in churches where string ensembles and timpani are available. Difficult. Recommended." --Cross Accent, Fall 2001

Description
This work is a brief diptych for organ, strings, and percussion (timpani and tambourine). The score is inscribed with a quotation from Psalm 30.11: "Thou hast turned my laments into dancing." As its name implies, the first movement, Invocation, is meant as a wordless prayer invoking the presence of the unseen God. Movement two, Dance, opens with the organist dancing on the pedal keyboard in a virtuosic solo for the feet alone. Dance rhythms and shifting meters predominate as the dance grows ever more animated until its final, ecstatic fortissimo outburst.