Texts taken from Apocalypsis Ioannis, Psalmi iuxta LXX, Psalmi iuxta Hebr. and other religious sources

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I Prologus in caelo   Attacca:

II Praeludium: Opera diaboli in terram   Attacca:

III Mille annorum regnum   Attacca:

IV Confessio

V Dies irae   Attacca:

VI Ultimum iudicium   Attacca:

VII Supplicatio   Attacca:

VIII Novum caelum novaque terra   Attacca:

IX Caelestis paradisus

Commissioned by 'Christelijke Oratoriumvereniging Stella Maris'

First performance: 8 January 2000, Town Hall, Lelystad, The Netherlands

Elma van den Dool, soprano; Joke de Vin, alto; Aart Mateboer, tenor; Hans de Vries, baritone

Philharmonia Amsterdam: Chr. Oratoriumvereniging 'Stella Maris' conducted by Henk Trommel

Dedicated to 'Stella Maris' and Henk Trommel



An oratorio about the Apocalypse of St. John, with a peaceful ending after the ultimate struggle between good and evil.