La Legende de Sainte Odile Mario Bürki

Artikel / Title: LA LEGENDE DE SAINTE ODILE
Besetzung / Instrumentation: HARMONIE/BLASORCHESTER
Genre: Originalwerke & Wettbewerbsstücke
Dauer / Duration: 09:00
Erscheinungsjahr / Year of Production: 2013
Komponist / Composer: Bürki Mario

THE LEGEND OF SAINT ODILE

Odilia was born into a ducal family. She founded and confined herself to a convent (Odilienberg, named
after her) and encouraged women and girls to join. Under her guidance, these women led a life
dedicated to God. Her life was filled with prayer and caring for her fellow sisters. She was especially
devoted to St. John the Baptist to whom she dedicated the convent chapel. She allowed a shelter to be
built in which the poor could sleep at night and be fed. Legend has it that Odilia was born blind and thus
cast out by her father. When she was baptised at fifteen she was suddenly able to see. This saint is
always prayed to for good eyesight and is known as the patron saint of the Alsace. Mont Saint-Odile,
where she was buried, is a holy place for the Alsatians. Nobody may pass the spring there without
moistening their eyes. The piece was commissioned in 2012 by the CDMC in France, the largest
European library for wind orchestra music.