When the Song of the Angels Is Stilled (SSAA)
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Women's Chorus (SSAA choir, a cappella) - Moderate
SKU: SF.SEA-062-04
Composed by Elizabeth Alexander. Collegiate Repertoire, Community Chorus, High School Chorus, Concert Music. Church-Seasonal-Christmas, Church Choir-Seasonal-Epiphany, Angels, Sacred (Worship & Praise), Choral. Octavo. With Text language: English. Duration 3 minutes. Published by Seafarer Press (SF.SEA-062-04).Poem by Howard Thurman, "When the Song of the Angels Is Stilled".
A rhythmically vital setting of Howard Thurman's magnificent poem about the true "work of Christmas." Informed by South African part-writing and the rhythmic impulse of African-American spirituals, this piece lends a powerful relevance to Christmas which extends far beyond Epiphany.
Commissioned by SSAA arrangement: Vox Femina of Los Angeles; Iris Levine, artistic director (Los Angeles, CA). Named: One of Creator Magazine's "Honored 10" Anthems (SATB version)