The Spring of Life (Le printemps de la vie)
by Frank Ferko
A Cappella - Sheet Music

SSATBB choir unaccompanied - Intermediate

SKU: EC.7716

Composed by Frank Ferko. Advanced/Collegiate. Secular, 21st century. Octavo. E.C. Schirmer Publishing #7716. Published by E.C. Schirmer Publishing (EC.7716).

ISBN 600313477164. UPC: 600313477164. English. Text: Kenneth Rexroth.

Commissioned by the Bay Choral Guild, "The Spring of Life" is based on three texts taken from The Love Poems of Marichiko by Kenneth Rexroth. Composed for unaccompanied 6-part chorus (SSATBB), each of the settings presents a different aspect of spring. The Full Moon of Spring speaks of the serene crystalline light of spring evenings with a colorful harmonic palette. This Spring describes the sunrise over the ocean, first in simple musical textures. These textures later develop into a very broad harmonic expanse delineated with rhythmic layering of the choral voices. Spring Is Early begins and ends with a short, joyful fugue. The middle section is a love poem in which the speaker compares the beloved to the rich evening aromas of blossoming flowers.

"The Spring of Life" was first performed by the Bay Choral Guild, conducted by Sanford Dole, in a series of three concerts on March 18, 19, and 20, 2011. Total performance time: approximately 5 minutes.