The Language of the Stars

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The Language of The Stars is a celebration of the beauty and majesty of our night sky — a song sung to the stars themselves. The text, excerpted from a poem of the same name by Martha Lavinia Hoffman, speaks of a longing to understand the mysteries of our vast and remarkable universe while still being tethered to the earth.

Score video - SATB & pno (note: recording is with orchestra)

Performance - SATB, pno & oboe

Performance - SATB & chamber orchestra

This work was commissioned and premiered by Arcady Ensemble, conducted by Elise Naccarato, at "Arcady's 20th Anniversary Concert" on October 26, 2019 in Brantford, Ontario.

Duration

4'30"

Year of composition

2019

Voicing(s)/ensemble

This score comes in 3 versions:

• SATB + piano (opt. youth/children's choir)
• SATB + string quartet & piano (opt. youth/children's choir)
• SATB + orchestra (opt. youth/children's choir) 2222.2200 piano, timp, perc, strings

Licensing

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