featuring Texts of Pablo Neruda Craig Hella Johnson Choral Series-Cary Ratcliff's charming and refreshing oratorio Ode To Common Things is a setting of poetry by Chilean writer Pablo Neruda who over the course of his life wrote odes to ordinary everydayobjects five of which were chosen for the Ratcliff setting. Starting with the percussive Ode to Things the music sweeps through many moods moving into a deep and emotional Ode to the Bed and the reflectiveOde to the Guitar. The final two movements Ode to Scissors and Ode to Bread complete the connection to everyday life. For SATB divisi chorus soloists with Piano reduction. Orchestra available onrental.
