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Christ Child
(1994)
A Christmas carol
Text: GK Chesterton
mixed chorus, organ
duration: 3'
Gemini Publications
First performance December 1996
Queen's Chapel of the Savoy Choir, conductor Philip Berg
Queen's Chapel of the Savoy, London
| This carol for mixed voices and organ is a setting of a poem by G. K. Chesterton. I felt the gentle but intense words suggested a steady, focused response. Each verse opens with a repeated note which subsequently expands harmonically, gradually unfolding in all voices, then slowly retracts to a single note. The first performance of this carol was given in the Queen's Chapel of the Savoy, December 1996, conducted by Philip Berg. |
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