New arrangement of ‘In the Bleak Midwinter’ for S/A + piano – Bernard Sexton

A new arrangement of ‘In the Bleak Midwinter’ for S/A voices by Bernard Sexton has just been published by Cailino publications. www.cailino.com.

‘Bernard Sexton takes the exquisite pairing of Christina Rosetti’s text and Gustav Holst’s iconic tune and reimagines the work for 2-part choir, piano and optional woodwind solo. The result is stunning! The piano accompaniment has a graceful and soothing character and deftly supports the choral lines throughout. Both vocal parts present the tune during the first verse, with the last two verses featuring a harmony line in the lower part, which compliments the tune wonderfully. Where a woodwind instrument in C is available to the ensemble there is scope for even more timbre, melodic interest and harmonic colour.
A special and evocative piece suitable for all Christmas services and concerts.’