Summer Is Gone

This 1862 work displays superb control of Coleridge-Taylor's text setting, accents, and dynamics, creating vocal lines as natural as speech. In complementary harmony with Rosetti's text, voice exchanges and falling chromatic figures create an unavoidable sense of decay and sorrow. His harmonic rhythm makes a latent sense of time stretching and constricting. An excellent choice for festival or competition work and a fun challenge for an accomplished chamber or larger choir.