Elizabeth Foster

Sanctus
from the service of Holy Eucharist and included in a Requiem Mass

This particular sanctus is part of a series of pieces I did called "A Requiem for Father". After my father died, I had a persistent thought "write a Requiem for Father". I dismissed the thought, since although I play violin and love music, I am not a composer. However, the thought haunted me over the next several months. Then one day, as I was listening to a rehearsal of the Mozart Requiem I found myself scribing the words..."kyrie eleison". It came to me that that was what I was suppose to do "write" a requiem. It took months to wade through the emotions of grief and tenderness that I felt, but in that time I knew God's presence and healing in a wonderful way.

Este sanctus particular es parte de una serie de piezas que liarne 'Requiem para un Padre'. Despues de la muerte de mi padre pensaba muy a menudo, "Escribe un requiem para un padre". Deseche el pensamiento porque, aunque amo mucho la musica, solo toco el violin ademas de que no soy compositor. Sin embargo, el pensamiento me acozo por varios meses. Entonces un dia mientras escuchaba el ensayo del Requiem de Mozart, me encontre garabateando algunas palabras. Simplemente pense que eso es lo que debia estar haciendo, escribir un requiem. Por meses vadeaba entre las aflicciones y ternuras que sentia, pero durante este tiempo conoci la presencia de Dios y la salud en una forma maravillosa.