Composed for and dedicated to soprano Patricia Rosario, From the Book of Job is a reworking of an earlier work, Tetragrammaton, for soprano and tape. The text of the piece is a compilation from the Book of Job of the Old Testament, specifically from God's answer to Job (verses 38:4-18).
Born in Greece, educated in the United States and a Canadian citizen since 1985, composer Christos Hatzis (b.1953) is becoming widely known as a leading figure in contemporary classical music. His works are performed and broadcast throughout the world, and their frequent combination of a powerful spiritual foundation with an immediately accessible appeal has made a deep emotional impact upon audiences and performers alike.
