Prize Linköping Studentsångare Composition Award 2016
Opus Number 44
Category Choir (male choir)
Year 2016
Duration 5
Orchestration TTTTBBBB
Publisher Bo Ejeby Förlag

 

Text

I. At Sea
In the pull of the wind I stand, lonely,
On the deck of a ship, rising, falling,
Wild night around me, wild water under me,
Whipped by the storm, screaming and calling.

Earth is hostile and the sea hostile,
Why do I look for a place to rest?
I must fight always and die fighting
With fear an unhealing wound in my breast.

II. At Night
Love said, “Wake still and think of me,
“Sleep, “Close your eyes till break of day,”
But Dreams came by and smilingly
Gave both to Love and Sleep their way.

III. At Midnight
Now at last I have come to see what life is,
Nothing is ever ended, everything only begun,
And the brave victories that seem so splendid
Are never really won.

Even love that I built my spirit’s house for,
Comes like a brooding and a baffled guest,
And music and men’s praise and even laughter
Are not so good as rest.

Lyrics by Sara Teasdale

At Teasdale’s –  Listen on Youtube

 

Reviews

Among the other thematically related works, I would like to highlight Cecilia Damström’s three-movement suite At Teasdales, which, within the framework of a traditional musical language and with delicate gestures, captures profound emotions.

Mats Liljeroos, Hufvudstadsbladet 11.5.2021

Additionally, the Finnish premiere of Cecilia Damström’s At Teasdale’s took place, a melodious and beautifully resonant work.

Tove Djupsjöbacka, Hufvudstadsbladet 15.4.2018


 

Performances

2016 May 4th World Premiere by Linköping Studentsångare and Christina Hörnell

2017 October 12  by Linköping Studentsångare and Christopher NordinMore info

2017 October 21st by Linköping Studentsångare and Christina HörnellMore info

2018 April 14th  Finnish Premiere by Akademiska Sångföreningen and Kari TurunenMore info

2018 April 21st Orphei Drängar and Cecilia Rydinger in Stockholm – More info

2018 April 22nd Orphei Drängar and Cecilia Rydinger in Uppsala – More info

2018 May 25th Linköping Studentsångare and Christina HörnellMore info

CANCELLED 2020 April 18th The Finnish Line and Atte Heikkinen More info

2021 October 14th Orphei Drängar and Cecilia Rydinger in Latvia – More info

2021 November 13th Helsinki Academic Male Choir KYL and Visa YrjäläMore info

2023 March 18th Helsinki Academic Male Choir KYL and Visa YrjäläMore info

2024 May 11th The Polytech Choir and Tatu ErkkiläMore info