Alleluia

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Program Note

Composers have used the word “Alleluia” for centuries to denoate the exclamation of praise or joy in both sacred and secular settings. This setting composed by Carlos Lalonde emphasizes the feelings of energetic jubilation into an accessible piece based on a two-bar motif that seamlessly is imitated between all of the chorus parts. A beautifully lyrical section is wedged between the outer jubilant sections that reaches a purely blissful climax before returning to the beginning material. Singers are tasked with performing frequent changing meters, syncopated rhythms, and kaleidoscopic modulations between distant key centers. All is worthwhile, however, as singers and audience members alike can reflect on the poignantly joyful and exuberant moments in their lives that suits the opening to a concert program perfectly. This setting of Alleluia is intuitive and approachable for beginning to intermediate-level singers who are ready to embrace a heightened level of unwavering, unapologetic excitement.