An offering and prayer for peace in the Middle East, Hatzis's From the Song of Songs is loosely based on texts from the King James version of the Song of Songs. A cross-over, multi-movement work in three movements, the outer movements are set in a monophonic/heterophonic style reminiscent of Middle Eastern music, while the middle movement is set in the baroque style.
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.
