Matej Kastelic - SALVE REGINA | KGBL Chamber Choir

SALVE REGINA for mixed choir (SATB SATB) a cappella  composed: September 2, 2020  Dedicated to guest conductor Sebastjan Vrhovnik and HRT Choir, Croatia WORLD ONLINE PREMIERE:  June 27, 2021  Cerkev Marije Pomočnice na Rakovniku / Parish Church of Our Lady of Help in Rakovnik, Ljubljana  The Chamber Choir of the Ljubljana Conservatory for Music and Ballet, Slovenia  Ambrož Čopi, Conductor Text: in Latin: Marian Antiphon  O, holy Queen, Mother of Mercy, Hail our life, our sweetness and our hope. To thee do we cry, Poor banished children of Eve; To thee do we send up our sighs, Mourning and weeping in this valley of tears. Turn then, most gracious advocate, Thine eyes of mercy toward us; And after this our exile, Show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus. O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary. About the composer:  One of the youngest Slovenian composers Matej Kastelic (b. 1994) is currently finishing his Master’s degree at Academy for Music in Ljubljana. He composes mainly choral music, though he was writing music for the theatre in the last year. His musical language is very penetrating, exposing the highlights of the lyrics, which he chooses very attentively. However young, Kastelic’s music has already been performed worldwide – at festivals and competitions of choral music.  Slovenian text and English translation prepared by Rebeka Dobravec  Design and editing for youtube channel prepared by Matej Kastelic  Audio and video recording by Žiga Čopi Conservatory of Music and Ballet Ljubljana, Slovenia / Konservatorij za glasbo in balet Ljubljana (http://www.kgbl.si)  Sheet Music Published by Astrum Music Publication, Slovenia-Europe (www.astrum.si)  Copyright © 2020 by KGBL Chamber Choir (https://www.choirkgbl.eu)