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THOMAS DANIEL SCHLEE :

Dann steht der Mandelbaum in Blüte, Op. 37

(for unaccompanied SATB div. choir)

Friday 21 July, 2006 – Enns, Austria

Cappella Nova Graz, cond. Otto Kargl

Bärenreiter Verlag, Kassel, 1997 (BA7532)

Text: Ecclesiastes, 11:9–12:8

"Schlee's motet, based on a text from the Book of Ecclesiastes, represents an outstanding contribution to the revitalization of historical texts using contemporary compositional techniques."