Composer: Christopher RustDetailsFormat: Mixed Choir - 5 voices or moreVoicing: SSAATTBBSolo Requirements: SAccompaniment: unaccompaniedNotation: standardPerformance Length: 4:18 Study Scores & Audio FilesStudy Score & Audio Order Printed ScoresPublisher: sheetmusicplus.comOrder site / Alternate source of score: chrisrust.me Texts & TranslationsLanguage(s): LatinText Source: HoraceText: Venite Carpe Noctem Sivis amari, ama Translation: Come, let us seize the night. If you wish to be loved, love. Programming AidsPerformance Difficulty: difficultSeasonal Usage: Memorial ServicesValentine's DayDescriptive Terms: lovehopepeaceAllow Excerpts: Composition is a single movementComposer’s Notes: Many of you are familiar with the famous Latin phrase "carpe diem." This piece aims to explore a similar phrase, encouraging the listener to step away from technology, from stress, from the hustle and bustle of everyday life; be seduced by the soloist, and "seize the night." Additional InformationDate of Completion: July, 2017Date of First Performance: Monday, July 17, 2017Premier Performance Data: Choral Chameleon (Vince Peterson, cond), Brooklyn, NYAdditional Performances: Sunset High School, Beaverton, Oregon April 2018. Christopher Rust, conductor Pacific Youth Choir, Portland, Oregon May 2018. Brandon Brack, conductor
