O Holy Night, O Glorious Light
Heather Niemi Savage
SATB Chorus (some divisi), with piano and obbligato Bb Trumpet.
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SATB Chorus (some divisi), with piano and obbligato Bb Trumpet.
Commissioned by the Greater Tiverton Community Chorus, Tiverton, RI,
directed by Beth Armstrong.
The birth of Jesus Christ is a seeming contradiction in terms. God became
man. The King of Heaven was born into poverty and laid in a manger. Ignored
in the city, his birth was heralded by angels in the countryside. When asked
to write a Christmas piece for the Greater Tiverton Community Chorus, I was
drawn to Thomas C. Roneys poem, O Holy Night because it captures this
dichotomy, both the intimacy of a private birth and the announcement by
angels of a worldwide promise that, through this baby, peace and goodwill are
given to all humankind. I aimed to capture the paradox of the meaning in
Christs birth in this piece: it is new yet quotes old familiar carols; it is
a lullaby, yet an anthem; it is tender, yet exultant. All glory be to God on
high, and peace, goodwill to men.