SAB choir and piano
SKU: LO.15-3865H
Composed by Douglas E.
Wagner. Choral.
Cross-Curricular,
Concert, General. Octavo.
Heritage Music Press
#15/3865H. Published by
Heritage Music Press
(LO.15-3865H).
ISBN
9780787774998.
Insp
ired by the ceasefire
that occured in December
of 1914 during World War
I, this piece lives in
that moment where for a
brief moment, the world
was at peace. Eyewitness
accounts tell us that
carols, such as Franz
Gruber’s
“Stille
Nachtâ€
(“Silent
Nightâ€) were sung
(which is feautured in
this piece), seasonal
greetings in several
languages rang out across
the trenches, and simple
gifts of food and
memorabilia were
exchanged. In that one
brief and beautiful
moment, the human spirit
triumphed. Fighting
ceased, and the world was
at peace. An optional
reading may be read
before the performing
that communicates this
context to your
audience.