SoNA
Symphony of Northwest Arkansas
New Canons March 11, 2023 Walton Arts Center Paul Haas, conductor
In saecula saeculorum (2016)
SF: Could you describe the genesis of
Paul Haas
its composition?
“In saecula saeculorum” — what led to
b 1971 PH: In 2016, Peter MacKeith, Dean of the Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design at the University of Arkansas, In lieu of a traditional program note, we’re
commissioned me to create a site-specific
pleased to offer this question-and-answer
musical installation celebrating the school’s
exchange between program annotator
70th anniversary and the opening of their
Scott Foglesong and composer/conductor
new building. “In saecula saeculorum” is the
Paul Haas.
result of that commission, and the premiere took place in the new building on August 27, 2016.