Choral (SATTB a cappella)
SKU: HL.48024225
Boosey & Hawkes
Contemporary Choral
Series. Composed by
Gareth Treseder. Boosey &
Hawkes Sacred Choral.
Christmas, Christmas
Secular. Octavo. 12
pages. Duration 120
seconds. Bote & Bock
#M060133893. Published by
Bote & Bock
(HL.48024225).
7.25x10.25
inches.
The
Minstrels was
commissioned and
performed by the BBC
Singers in their Winter
Solstice concert at St
Paul's Church,
Knightsbridge, London on
21 December 2016, which
was broadcast live on BBC
Radio 3. This lively
non-religious carol, a
setting of the opening
verses of the William
Wordsworth poem of the
same name, paints vivid
images of jocular
minstrels and their
followers, completed with
cittern effects in the
bass part. The clever
interplay between the
vocal parts and
opportunities for fun
wordplay make this an
exciting and rewarding
sing, and a very engaging
piece for an
audience.