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The motets, set to words from various books of the Old Testament, illustrate what the Preacher has proclaimed in Ecclesiastes.
“… a mature work, grandly conceived and admirably executed in a wholly original fashion that bears no discernible allegiance to any ‘school’ of composition, and that resembles (in format) nothing so much as opera.”
— Berkeley Daily Gazette
“…an extended work of great substance … Every line is expertly handled to convey a strong expression of the text."
— American Choral Foundation
“…continuously interesting forward movement, full of emotional grip.”
—Musical America
“[An] outstanding cantata in characteristic Mechem style: singing lines, imaginative use of musical devices, rhythms and textures for expressive ends. Highly recommended!”
—Choral Journal