Christian Hildebrandt: Non sibi sed omnibus

"Non sibi sed omnibus" composed by Christian Hildebrandt to lyrics by Mark Hillman. Performed by Ensemble Vest and conductor Uffe Most at the Komvest Choral Music event in May 2009.

Video recording by Alex Bach Andersen

Non sibi sed omnibus is a piece which has been conceived over a long period of time. The oldest part of it came to birth in 1991 serving the single word Amen. In 1995 another unfinished segment ended in my drawer. This was a part of the Credo from Roman Mass. At last in 2000 the two early segments found a place as part of a setting to the Paulian 2nd Epistle to the Corinthians: Hymn to Love. I never found my selv satisfied with this composition until the summer 2006 when I received this overwhelming little poem from my English fellow vocalist and friend Mark Hillman (whom I actually had become aquainted with through MySpace in early 2006): Finem respice Non sibi sed omnibus Quai genius loci *** Look to the end before setting forth Not for yourself For others For the guardian spirit of the place In this text my composition finally founds its home. A completely new piece grew up from the old parts and was finished in the summer 2007. Now two years later after having been taken off the programme two times at earlier concert projects and after my lack of success finding financial support to having this rather complicated piece performed by a professional vocal ensemble it sounds before the audience. Non sibi sed omibus is my second composition serving a text by Mark Hillman. There will be more to come. Listen to Non sibi sed omnibus in a Sibelius Scorch version at: http://christianhildebrandt.dk

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