PARTITIONS GRATUITES :
- Thomas Winter

((with "In the Bleak Midwinter")). Choir Secular. 3-Part Mixed Choir (SAB). Choral Octavo. Choral Designs. Secular; Winter. 12 pages. Published by Alfred Music

((with "In the Bleak Midwinter")). Choir Secular. Women's Choir. Choral Octavo. Choral Designs. Secular; Winter. 12 pages. Published by Alfred Music

((with "In the Bleak Midwinter")). Choir Secular. 2-Part Choir. Choral Octavo. Choral Designs. Secular; Winter. 12 pages. Published by Alfred Music

((with "In the Bleak Midwinter")). Choir Secular. SATB choir. Choral Octavo. Choral Designs. Secular; Winter. 12 pages. Published by Alfred Music

3-Part Mixed opt. a cappella Choral (3-Part Mixed choir)

SKU: HL.381409

Arranged by Joseph M. Martin. Shawnee Press. Christmas, Concert, Holiday, Winter. Octavo. 8 pages. Duration 132 seconds. Published by Shawnee Press (HL.381409).

ISBN 9781705152928. UPC: 196288019695. 6.75x10.5x0.019 inches.

The Thomas Morley madrigal, Sing We and Chant It, is re-imagined as a delightful winter-themed choral with lyrics reflecting the smiles and trials of wintertime. Performed a cappella or with a very approachable keyboard accompaniment.

SATB, opt. a cappella Choral (SATB) Arranged by Joseph M. Martin. Shawnee Press. Christmas, Concert, Holiday, Winter. Octavo. 8 pages. Duration 132 seconds. Published by Shawnee Press

SKU: GI.G-1118

Composed by James Jordan. GIA ChoralWorks. Music Education. Choral score. GIA Publications #1118. Published by GIA Publications (GI.G-1118).

A year ago, Westminster Williamson Voices joined a consortium called “The Scattered Light Consortium” along with Jo-Michael Scheibe at USC (the USC Thornton Chamber Singers) and Jamie Glasgow (The Glasgow School of Art Choir). I was attracted to the concept not only because of the composers who are dear friends, but because the pieces were set to poems by one of America’s greatest poets, Dana Gioia. When the two works arrived from composer Sarah Rimkus and Thomas LaVoy, I had, as they say, “the wind knocked out of me.” While both poems could be interpreted using a broader life perspective, they spoke to me and the choir in ways that were immediately deep and profound. Both poems provide light and hope to all of us who are living through this change at Westminster into something unknown. And then, shortly after this recording was completed, the pandemic struck and we were in isolation from our music-making family. We were thankful that we were able to complete this recording.   All of the music on the CD reflects our hope for the future as we climb a crooked ladder leading to, hopefully, a brighter new time for our beloved college, and our lives beyond the pandemic. Our desire is to see a glimmer of light behind what seems a very closed door. This CD offers music for personal reflection, with the hope that these sounds can provide for each of us “scattered” new light.   CONTENTS: In the Bleak Midwinter, Steve Pilkington • Kit Smart's Carol, Gerald Custer • Improvisation on Coventry Carol, Sam Scheibe, Christian Koller, Guillermo Passarin, Alex Tomlinson • Solitude, James Whitbourn • The Stars Now Rearrange Themselves, Thomas LaVoy • The Burning Ladder, Sarah Rimkus • Salvation to All That Will Is Nigh, Anthony Maglione • Brightest and Best, Sarah Rimkus • Coventry Carol, John Frederick Hudson • Magnificat, Peter Relph • Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silent, Sam Scheibe.