From Darkness to Light

A cantata for Baritone and Mezzo-soprano Soloists, SATB Chorus and Organ with optional Trumpet in C 1 and 2, Timpani, Harp, and Strings

By Ruth Watson Henderson

From Darkness to Light by Ruth Watson Henderson (1932-)

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Instrument:

Baritone Voice

Choir

Mezzo-Soprano Voice

Soprano Voice

Voice Solo

Organ Accompaniment

Ensemble:

4-Part

Mixed Choir

SATB

Level:

Advanced

Intermediate

Series:

Women Composers and Arrangers

Publisher:

Roger Dean Publishing

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SATB choir, mezzo-soprano voice, baritone voice, organ - Moderately Advanced
A cantata for Baritone and Mezzo-soprano Soloists, SATB Chorus and Organ with optional Trumpet in C 1 and 2, Timpani, Harp, and Strings. Composed by Ruth Watson Henderson (1932-). Major Work, Sacred. Roger Dean Publishing #45/1129R. Published by Roger Dean Publishing (LO.45-1129R).

Item Number: LO.45-1129R

From the quiet opening timpani notes to the hushed and yearning settings of the final words -- "Darkness sang to the light and the kiss of love was peace" -- this exquisite work by Canadian composer Ruth Watson Henderson employs primarily Impressionistic harmonies and alternates between biblical texts and the poems of Wilfred Watson. Commissioned by the American Guild of Organists for their 2002 National Convention and destined to become a standard in serious choral repertoire, it was reviewed by Timothy Howard of the American Organist as "colorful -- in some places downright ravishing.".

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