SKU: LO.30-3095L

UPC: 000308137927.

This product is the set of printed parts only for Witness, and it includes parts for 2 Flutes, Oboe, 2 Clarinets, Bassoon, (substitute Bass Clarinet), 2 Horns (substitute 2 Alto Saxophones), 3 Trumpets, 2 Trombones (substitute 2 Tenor Saxophones/Baritone TC), Tuba, 2 Percussion, Timpani, Harp, Piano, 2 Violins, Viola, Cello, Bass, and Keyboard String Reduction.

SKU: HL.14027993

ISBN 9788759811832. English.

Premiered at the festival 'Magma Berlin 2002' by the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by David Robertson, 29th November 2002.

3 Flutes, 1st and 2nd also Alto Flutes in G, 3rd also Piccolo
3 Oboes, 3rd also Cor Anglais in F
3 Clarinets in Bb, 3rd also Bass Clarinet in Bb
3 Bassoons, 3rd also Contra Bassoon

4 Horn in F
3 Trumpets in Bb
3 Trombones
1 Tuba

Timpani

4 Percussion, four players
Player 1 - Vibraphone, Glockenspiel, Water Chime, Bell Tree, Japanese Wood Blocks, Cymbal (Suspended), TamTam (Medium)
Player 2 - Triangle, Tubular Bells, Crotales, Marimba, Chinese Cymbal
Player 3 - TamTam (Large), Java Gong(Large, very low), Bell Lyra (Handheld), Sizzle Cymbal
Player 4 - Bass Drum, Glockenspiel, Xylophone

1 Harp

1 Piano, also Celesta

Strings - 16/14/12/10/8

All transposing instruments are notated in their relevant transpositions.
Any accidental apply only to the note that it immediately precedes, except tied notes.
Naturals appear occasionally 'for safety'.

'LISTENING EARTH' is a symphonic drama, a one- movement composition in four parts based on the work by two writers, Joseph Addison (1672-1719) and W.H.Auden (1907-1973). Joseph Addison is not particularly well known; he was English, a classical scholar, essayist, poet and politician, but one of his hymns was used by Benjamin Britten. in his setting of a Thomas Tallis canon.
The hymn is singularly beautiful and being a composer always inspired by extramusical stimuli such as poems, nature, paintings, I was immediately convinced when I carne across the Addison hymn, that here was exactly what I wanted to use as my major source of inspiration for this piece, commissioned by and written for The Berlin Philharmonic.
I don't refer to the hymn in its entirety, but have chosen the following 3 excerpts, all acting as mottos for the first three sections of the piece, thus turning the piece into a straightforward tonepoem in the classical.

SKU: LO.30-3209L

UPC: 000308141030.

This stunning and tender pairing of the beloved folk melody with Isaac Watts's immortal text starts quietly and, with transparent vocal lines, gradually builds through a reflective chorale-like statement of the stanza to a soaring finish. (From the cantata The Easter Story, SATB--55/1172L) The instrumental ensemble includes a score and CD with printable parts for 2 Flutes, Oboe, 2 Clarinets, Bassoon (sub Bass Clarinet), 2 Horns (sub 2 Alto Saxes), 3 Trumpets, 2 Trombones (sub 2 Tenor Saxes), Tuba, 2 Percussion, Timpani, Harp, Piano, 2 Violins, Viola, Cello, Bass, and Keyboard String Reduction.

SKU: LO.30-2655L

UPC: 000308126716.

This dramatic, personal response to Christ's sacrificial gift of life and love opens with graceful, unison choral writing and builds in texture and emotion throughout. Whether performed with keyboard alone or with the optional orchestration, an accompaniment filled with lush harmonies helps to convey the believer's awe and praise for the risen Savior. The orchestra includes a Conductor's Score and parts for 2 Flutes, Oboe, 2 Clarinets, Bassoon (sub Bass Clarinet), 3 Trumpets, 2 Horns (sub 2 Alto Saxes), 2 Trombones (sub 2 Tenor Saxes), Tuba, Percussion, Harp, Piano, 2 Violins, Viola, Cello, and Bass (string reduction included).

SKU: LO.30-2645L

UPC: 000308126587.

A powerful choral prayer, this reverent original anthem by Mary McDonald calls upon God to purify our hearts; cleanse and make us new. Full of soaring vocals and breathtaking harmonies, along with an optional orchestration by Michael Lawrence, this piece is a masterful call to God's people to gather in His house in penitence and devotion. The orchestra includes a Conductor's Score and parts for 2 Flutes, Oboe, 2 Clarinets, Bassoon (sub Bass Clarinet), 3 Trumpets, 2 Horns (sub 2 Alto Saxes), 2 Trombones (sub 2 Tenor Saxes), Tuba, Percussion, Harp, Piano, 2 Violins, Viola, Cello, and Bass (string reduction included).