Abbie, I am a good friend of Eric's and this made my life right now.  Thank you so much for this gift.

My favorite part of this piece. The next 30 seconds helped me shed many tears and see what I could not see before.

This is so beautiful. I'm sad that it isn't on any of their CDs so I can listen in 'real time'

Beautiful composition! Excellent recording quality too...

Commissioned for The Rose Ensemble in 2005, the countertenor soloist is the Angel who, after announcing the news of Christ's resurrection, begins to wonder himself exactly where Christ has gone and how to find him. The vielle reassures the Angel of Christ's return by quoting the traditional Irish tune, "Jimmy, mo Mhile Stor," in which a young lady faithfully awaits her beloved. The Latin text dates from the 7th century.  More info: http://abbiebetinis.com/works/aililiu_o_iosa.html  Text below:
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Who is God
and where is God,
of whom is God,
and where his dwelling?

Has he sons and daughters,
gold and silver, this God of yours?

Is he ever-living,
is he beautiful,
was his son
fostered by many?

Is he in heaven
or on the earth?
In the sea,
in the rivers,
in the mountains,
in the valleys?

How will he be seen,
how will he be loved,
how is he found?

Is it in youth
Or is it in old age
He is found?

Whom do you seek at the sepulcher,
O worshipers of Christ,
He is risen...  He is not here.

He is risen.

Abbie Betinis: "Quis est Deus" (Who is God?) - The Rose Ensemble, ft. Eric Betthauser

Reviewed as "whirling, soaring" and "audacious... edgy... and thrilling," the music of Abbie Betinis is being performed increasingly in the United States and abroad.

Abbie has received nearly fifty commissions for new music, by organizations such as the American Suzuki Foundation, Cantus, Cornell University, and the Dale Warland Singers.  In 2011, NPR Music and New York's WQXR Radio listed her in the top 100 Composers Under Forty.  A McKnight Fellowship recipient, she has been composer-in-residence with The Schubert Club since 2005, and has also held residencies with The Rose Ensemble and The Singers--Minnesota Choral Artists.

Abbie lives with her grand piano, Lester, at the tippy-top of a restored 19th century walk-up in Saint Paul, Minnesota.

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