Winter Stars

SKU: HL.1137677

UPC: 196288113706. 6.75x10.5x0.019 inches.

This beautiful, well-crafted selection for developing choirs uses the melody of the traditional English carol “The First Noel” combined with new words ideal for singing throughout the winter season.

SKU: CF.CM9523

ISBN 9781491150559. UPC: 680160908059. 6.875 x 10.5 inches.

Sparkling with joy and dancing with delight, Jimmy Baas' original setting of the Sara Teasdale poem, Winter Stars, is lovely. Advanced treble choirs will enjoy singing the highly rhythmic vocal lines supported by an exciting piano accompaniment.

SKU: CF.YAS211F

ISBN 9781491160718. UPC: 680160919314.

This grade 2 original work was inspired by the tender poem of the same name by Sara Teasdale. Gentle phrases capture the wistful hope the poet felt as she contemplated the steadfast stars that burn steadily as long ago even as the world changed below. The lyrical melody provides developing players opportunities to work on tone, slurs, and expressive playing with one easy key change from D major to G major. A shift from major to minor tonality reflects the bittersweet stanzas that lament the loss of youthful dreams amidst the turmoil of life, even while admiring the faithful beauty of the celestial constellations. The dreamy piece evokes images of shimmering stars in the cold December night, with shadows shaken on the snow, offering a tranquil winter concert selection.
This grade 2 original work was inspired by the tender poem of the same name by Sara Teasdale. Gentle phrases capture the wistful hope the poet felt as she contemplated the steadfast stars that “burn steadily as long ago” even as the world changed below. The lyrical melody provides developing players opportunities to work on tone, slurs, and expressive playing with one easy key change from D major to G major. A shift from major to minor tonality reflects the bittersweet stanzas that lament the loss of youthful dreams amidst the turmoil of life, even while admiring the “faithful beauty” of the celestial constellations. The dreamy piece evokes images of shimmering stars in the cold December night, with “shadows shaken on the snow,” offering a tranquil winter concert selection.

About Carl Fischer Young String Orchestra Series

This series of Grade 2/Grade 2.5 pieces is designed for second and third year ensembles. The pieces in this series are characterized by:
--Occasionally extending to third position
--Keys carefully considered for appropriate difficulty
--Addition of separate 2nd violin and viola parts
--Viola T.C. part included
--Increase in independence of parts over beginning levels

SKU: LO.99-3792H

UPC: 000308148459.

The night wears on, the air is chilled. Alone I walk this road, as higher yet I go on the well-worn path. The soft moon rises, the stars give light, shining on the midnight sky on Winter Mountain. Vivid lyrics, rich winter imagery, and heartfelt emotion compliment with subtle nuance the message of discovering peace, beauty, and contentment in our ever-changing world. An unforgettable musical experience!

SKU: LO.15-3402H

ISBN 9780787753405.

Amy Bernon's original text and tune compellingly personify Winter as we imagine her wandering through a deep sky of onyx ... frozen stars falling from her hands. Evocative and unique, this piece views the season from an intriguing perspective and brings a touch of mystery to a winter performance.

SKU: GI.G-1118

A year ago, Westminster Williamson Voices joined a consortium called “The Scattered Light Consortium” along with Jo-Michael Scheibe at USC (the USC Thornton Chamber Singers) and Jamie Glasgow (The Glasgow School of Art Choir). I was attracted to the concept not only because of the composers who are dear friends, but because the pieces were set to poems by one of America’s greatest poets, Dana Gioia. When the two works arrived from composer Sarah Rimkus and Thomas LaVoy, I had, as they say, “the wind knocked out of me.” While both poems could be interpreted using a broader life perspective, they spoke to me and the choir in ways that were immediately deep and profound. Both poems provide light and hope to all of us who are living through this change at Westminster into something unknown. And then, shortly after this recording was completed, the pandemic struck and we were in isolation from our music-making family. We were thankful that we were able to complete this recording.   All of the music on the CD reflects our hope for the future as we climb a crooked ladder leading to, hopefully, a brighter new time for our beloved college, and our lives beyond the pandemic. Our desire is to see a glimmer of light behind what seems a very closed door. This CD offers music for personal reflection, with the hope that these sounds can provide for each of us “scattered” new light.   CONTENTS: In the Bleak Midwinter, Steve Pilkington • Kit Smart's Carol, Gerald Custer • Improvisation on Coventry Carol, Sam Scheibe, Christian Koller, Guillermo Passarin, Alex Tomlinson • Solitude, James Whitbourn • The Stars Now Rearrange Themselves, Thomas LaVoy • The Burning Ladder, Sarah Rimkus • Salvation to All That Will Is Nigh, Anthony Maglione • Brightest and Best, Sarah Rimkus • Coventry Carol, John Frederick Hudson • Magnificat, Peter Relph • Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silent, Sam Scheibe.

SKU: SU.80300294

The William ButlerYeats poem, When you are old and grey, speaks of the memory, in old age, of love and its loss. The rich double-chorus texture recalls the polychoral motet, and the piece’s ending, an extended treatment of the word stars, brings the cycle to a wistful close. SSAA/SSAA, a cappella Published by: Treble Clef Music Minimum order quantity: 8 copies.