Flight Into Egypt

Commission year: 
1986
Grant recipient: 
Cantata Singers

Boston, MA

Scored for solo soprano and baritone, SATB chorus, and orchestra.  Text comes from Matthew 3:13-23 of the King James Bible. Composition was with the concern that the darker side of Christmas needs representation, especially in a time of increasing distance between the privileged and the less fortunate.

Won the 1987 Pulitzer Prize for Music.

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Premiere date: 
Friday, November 21, 1986