The Deer's Cry (Pärt)

The Deer's Cry is a sacred motet by Arvo Pärt, set to text from a traditional Irish lorica for a four-part choir a cappella.

[4] It was published by Universal Edition in 2007,[2] and was first performed by the State Choir Latvija, conducted by Fergus Sheil, in Louth on 13 February 2008.

The lower voices begin with divided altos and basses, which sing "Christ with me" four times in homophony with long rests in between.

[1][2] In 2016, the Sixteen choir named a program of music by William Byrd and Pärt The Deer's Cry, which they performed in several venues[6] and recorded on the CORO label.

[7] A collection of choral music by Pärt by the Estonian vocal group Vox Clamantis, conducted by Jaan-Eik Tulve, was performed under the same name.