DAVID'S LAMENTATION (SATB, solo cello) - Taiwan Youth Festival Chorus by David von Kampen published on 2016-05-11T21:41:25Z Performed by the Taiwan Youth Festival Chorus. Text from 2 Samuel 18:33 Taiwan Youth Festival Chorus conductor Matthew Oltman (Music Director Emeritus of Chanticleer) says this about the piece: "When English composer Thomas Tomkins published his heartbreakingly sad "When David Heard" in 1622, it could be said that no further interpretations of the devastating text from 2 Samuel were needed. David von Kampen, however, has managed to set the text in a way that is equal in emotional intensity (thanks, in part, to a shared exploration of dramatic chromaticism) and yet wholly different in texture, form and density. An important feature is the deft use of the solo cello as the voice of David--at times wailing, at times sighing quietly. The technical demands on the singers are not overly taxing, allowing for plenty of opportunity for interpretive exploration." www.DavidvonKampen.com
