A cappella Publisher Desc.  This is the second of Colin Britt's delightful settings in my series of a poem by the American poet Edna St. Vincent Millay (18921950). As with "Afternoon on a Hill" (AMP 0805), we suggest a flexible tempo with plenty of rubato to give the effect of text being declaimed by an accomplished orator. The contrasts of color and tone in this setting can be more dramatic to underline the difference between exuberant outburst and reflective contemplation, while care should always be taken to maintain excellent chordal balance however the voices are divided. Simon Carrington