(The Composition Showcase is a unique resource for conductors. Choral composers are allowed to share only a few of their best works. Each week we offer you the best of the best on a silver platter. The Silver Platter Award winners are works that your choirs will love to sing and your audiences will love to hear)
Silver Platter Award Winner:
Gloria in D by Gordon Thornett for Soprano Solo, SATB (some divisi), Brass Sextet, Timpani and Organ (Click here for PDF and here for AUDIO)
Level: Advanced High School or Higher
Uses: General Concert Use
Program Themes: Glory to God, Songs with Brass
Gordon Thornett’s Gloria in D is a refreshing and powerful piece reminiscent in grandeur to Haydn’s Creation or the Poulenc Gloria. This is a must see stand alone Gloria for anyone with the resources to field a brass sextet, timpani and organ. There is a version for piano or organ accompaniment but make this happen with the full instrumentation. My only regret about the Gloria is that it was premiered fairly recently in my neck of the woods and I missed it! Enjoy this week’s piece offered to you on a silver platter.
Gloria in D is available from the Swirly Music: http://www.swirlymusic.org/music/choral-music/gordon-thornett-gloria-in-d/
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