Schellhorn Prize winning entry receives its World Premiere
The winning entry of the 2015 inaugural Schellhorn Prize for Sacred
Music Composition received its World Premiere during the recent Triduum
services in the City of London.
Ecce Quam Bonum, a setting of Psalm 133 by
young composer Marco Galvani, was performed as part of the Easter Vigil Mass at
St Mary Moorfields.
As the winner of the Prize, Marco received £500 in addition to the performance.
Classical pianist Matthew Schellhorn founded the prize in 2014 to foster
artistic endeavour and encourage excellence in the Sacred Liturgy. The prize is
open to composers aged 26 or under, regardless of nationality, who are
studying, or have studied at any conservatoire or university in England or
Wales.
Marco, 20, from Prenton on the Wirral, said: ‘It was an honour to hear
my piece performed. It was a beautifully moving service.’
Matthew Schellhorn, who conducted the performance at St Mary Moorfields said: ‘It was a pleasure to perform Marco’s piece on Holy Saturday. I found it very effective indeed and all the singers really enjoyed getting to grips with it in rehearsal. Many people said afterwards how much they enjoyed the piece and – importantly – how much it complemented such ancient ceremonies. I shall follow Marco’s career closely.’
The Schellhorn Prize is supported by Latin Mass Society, which supported
the performance. Chairman Joseph Shaw said: ‘We congratulate Marco Galvani for
so successfully putting modern musical techniques and style to work for the
Church, for the liturgical tradition, and for the glory of God. He has
demonstrated that the Church’s musical patrimony is not all in the past: that
today’s composers can continue to add to it.’
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| Left to right: Dr Shaw, Marco Galvani, and Matthew Schellhorn |
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And a very lovely piece of music it was too.
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