The profound text by Wendell Berry offers some possibilities for choirs wishing to add a bit of staging to their performances. The composer, reflecting on the text, uses ascending intervals of the fifth, sixth, and fourth as motives …Read More
The profound text by Wendell Berry offers some possibilities for choirs wishing to add a bit of staging to their performances. The composer, reflecting on the text, uses ascending intervals of the fifth, sixth, and fourth as motives symbolic of a circle. At the conclusion the sopranos, having been together throughout, divide into two parts, echoing each other to add to the drama of the ending. This is a cleverly constructed composition that will delight singers as they bring it to life.