Odi et Amo

large ensemble2024
Written By Gabriel Gekoskie

text by Catullus, written for for the Glória LGBT+ Choir (Leah Mullen, director)

premiered May 17, 2024 - Saint Stephen’s Church (Dublin, Ireland)

Odi et Amo is based on the repetitive nature of love and hate, as outlined in Catullus 85. The piece uses a hexatonic cycle that obscures the starting and ending points of each harmonic phrase. Multiple attempts are made throughout the piece to escape the cycle but to no avail.

duration: ~3:00

Gabriel Gekoskie
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