Precatio Terrae:
Precatio Terrae:
A Prayer to Earth
A Prayer to Earth
SATB divisi choir, flute, piano, percussion
Duration: ~7'30"
Complete in one movement
Language: Classical Latin
Text by Anonymous (1st Century C.E.)
Set to a pre-Christian Latin language prayer to the Earth Mother and heavily influenced by the sounds of the modern Pagan chant tradition, this piece unites old and new along a common theme of deep reverence for the Earth.
Recording credit: University of Michigan Chamber Choir conducted by Eugene Rogers
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