The Prayer of St. Gregory, a five-minute work originally for trumpet and strings, started as an intermezzo in Hovhaness’ opera Etchmiadzin, composed in mid-1946, premiering in New York.

The nature of this work is gentle, flowing, noble, and proud. There are quite a few fortes and a fortissimo but I don’t consider this a “loud” piece.  I think of it more as full, and resonant, but never forced.

This is a digital version of the piece that you can download as a PDF and print.  If you’d prefer a physical copy that will be shipped to you, click here.