Olli Kortekangas: Luotujen virsi, Missa brevis for descant chorus and piano
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Olli Kortekangas: Luotujen virsi, Missa brevis for descant chorus and piano

A missa brevis for descant choir and piano (organ ad lib.) by Olli Kortekangas gets a Finnish colour in Laudamus, the text of which "Luotujen virsi" by Pekka Kivekäs is a poem in the Kalevala meter. The composer encourages conductors to find different ways to perform the work: for example doubling or replacing the chorus…