THREE EUROPEAN CAROLS
[9:00] 2/1*-2/1-2/1-2/1, 4-3-3-1, timp+3, hp, pno/cel, Soprano Soloist, SATB Chorus, strings
A musical trip to Europe beginning with a pastoral setting of the English Wexford Carol featuring soprano soloist, into an a cappella choral version of Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming (in German and English, with one verse by the soprano soloist accompanied by the chorus), and concluding with a sparkling, dancelike, impressionistic treatment of the French carol Il Est Né (in French and English), building to a rousing conclusion.
(The Wexford Carol setting in this arrangement is available in a longer, standalone version, for full orchestra or chamber orchestra with chorus. Use this website's 'contact' button to email the composer for more information.)
A musical trip to Europe beginning with a pastoral setting of the English Wexford Carol featuring soprano soloist, into an a cappella choral version of Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming (in German and English, with one verse by the soprano soloist accompanied by the chorus), and concluding with a sparkling, dancelike, impressionistic treatment of the French carol Il Est Né (in French and English), building to a rousing conclusion.
(The Wexford Carol setting in this arrangement is available in a longer, standalone version, for full orchestra or chamber orchestra with chorus. Use this website's 'contact' button to email the composer for more information.)
Video presentation of piano-vocal score: