Compositions

In Luce (2015) for solo guitar 8'
Skordatura: Eb G d g bb e1
Premiere of the version for solo guitar on 17.10.2015 at Palazzo Cammozzini, Verona. Wulfin Lieske, guitar

"In Luce" for guitar was composed in September 2015 as part of my same-name work for an eight-voice mixed choir. It was commissioned by the European Chamber Choir Cologne with NRW (North-Rhine Westphalia) regional music council funding - the première took place in St. Agnes in Cologne on 14.11.2015. In February 2016 I extended the work to a full version for soprano, guitar, string orchestra and choir.
A hymn to peace, the work focuses on two short lines: "Uomo nell' luce - Terra in pace". These words are repeated unceasingly in the style of a mantra, while - "Uomo..." is sung by the female and "Terra..." by the male choristers. "In Luce" is an ode to beauty, one of a cosmic nature beyond human creation, born of an intense belief that the "light in humankind" is the precondition for "peace on Earth".
The five parts "Cadenza", "Plainte", "Love Song", "Toccata", „In Pace" are human stations on this way.