Fatlhego sa gago
(His face)
( Lefatshe le rwelwe ke boganana. Kgosi ya banna le bana. Modimo wa bone ke Dithoto tsa bona. Go ralala le naga yaKhumo. )
Koapeng, Mokale (born in 1963) [ South Africa ; Gauteng Province ]
Edition
Published by
Cula Musiq Publishers
[South Africa]
, 2000
; in Nation Building massed choir festival 1996
Number of pages :
16
Type of material:
Solfa notation included ; Vocal score
Copyright :
Mokale Koapeng and the National Building Massed Choir Festival, South Africa
Other titles on the same score:
Music selected for the National Building Massed Choir Festival, Johannesburg, 2000
Description
Text in:
Tswana
+ adapted in
Sotho
Epoque:
21st century
(1990-2000)
Genre-Style-Form:
Choral concerto
Mood of the piece:
deliberate ; expressive ; firm ; affirmative
Type of Choir:
SATB (4 mixed voices )
Soloist(s):
Soprano (1) / Alto (1) / Tenor (1) / Bass (1) (4 soloist(s))
Instrumentation:
Symphony orchestra
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5):
2
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E):
D
Tonality:
A flat major ; E flat major ; F major
Origin:
Gauteng Province
Musicological Sources:
Sowetan Caltex SABC1 Nation Building Massed Choir Festival choir score booklet
Data about the life of the work:
First performed by a massed choir of 1000 voices with full symphonic orchestra and four of South Africa's best soloists, at the Standard Bank Arena, Johannesburg, at the Nation Building Massed Choir Festival in Spetember 2000. Conducted by Richard Cock.!Second performance by University of Pretoria Chorale and the Festival Orchestra at the Grahamstown National Arts Festival, conducted by Mokale Koapeng, in the Rhodes Chapel 29 June 2003.
Comment(s):
The author petitions all who listen to give up their pre-occupation with material things and consumerism, and to rather turn their attention to the face of God. A very moving piece when sung with orchestral accompaniment.
