COMPOSITION SPOTLIGHT ~ by Jack Senzig
(Each week we look at one or two of the best choral works posted in the Composition Showcase here on ChoralNet. This is where we store a treasure trove of works that your choirs will love to sing and your audiences will love to hear.)
Power of nature by Alwin Michael Schronen for SATB divisi a cappella (Click here for PDF and here for AUDIO)
Level: Advanced High School or Higher
Uses: Winter Concert
Program Themes: Cold, Winter, Mountains, Snow, Overcoming Adversity
This Piece Would Program Well With: No Mark by Cecil Effinger available from JWPepper and Sheet Music Plus.
The word painting in this work is as clear as if scribed on canvas. The distant and cold sound of the first few perfect intervals will give you a chill. If I was rehearsing Power of nature I would have someone draw a pitch graph of the soprano line at “how faint the mountains” for the choir to get the feel for bringing out the nuance of such evocative lyrics.
Power of nature is available here: http://www.as-musikverlag.de/DB/20000/20036/
A note from the Composers of Choral Music Community:
Today, August 23, is the last day for you to vote on the works created in the Showcase Dare August 2015. Winners will be announced next week. Vote here: https://choralnet.org/view/472261
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