Under the Harvest Moon

Gregory Hutter's setting of Carl Sandburg's bucolic poem symbolizing love, loss, and remembrance, is appropriately tonal, harmonically rich, featuring closely-spaced harmonies. The two stanzas representing the end of summer followed by the coloristic beauty and reflection of autumn are set in the tonalities of F major and F minor, respectively. This setting is suitable for high school, college, community, church, and professional choruses.