Vidimus stellam (We Have Seen His Star) (Organ/Choral Score)
Divisi - Sheet Music

SATB choir (divisi) and brass quintet or organ (Brass Quintet: Trumpets I and II, Horn in F, Trombone, Bass Trombone) - Intermediate

SKU: EC.8634

Composed by Kevin Siegfried. Multi-Movement/Large Choral Work. Epiphany, Christmas, Advent, Sacred, 21st Century. Organ/choral score. E.C. Schirmer Publishing #8634. Published by E.C. Schirmer Publishing (EC.8634).

ISBN 600313486340. UPC: 600313486340. Latin.

In the tradition of Daniel Pinkham’s Christmas Cantata, Kevin Siegfried’s Vidimus stellam (We Have Seen His Star) is a radiant and uplifting work for SATB Chorus and Brass Quintet or Organ. Using traditional Latin texts drawn from Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany, Vidimus stellam evocatively traces the theme of Light through the Christmas season. In the choral parts, an expressive lyricism predominates, revealing Siegfried’s affinity for chant and early music. A balance between accessibility and challenge is maintained throughout. The brass quintet writing is richly varied and creatively interwoven through the score, at times powerful and majestic, playful and jubilant, atmospheric and coloristic.

 

Contents:
I. O Oriens
II. Rorate caeli
III. Hodie Christus natus est
IV. Surge, illuminare
V. Vidimus stellam.