Contenido
- Make we merry
- The Time draws near
- The Christ-Child lay on Mary's Lap
- All this Night hrill Chanticleer
- Moonles Darkness stands between
- Sweet was the Song
- Let others look for Pearl and Gold
- Make we Joy now
Commissioned by Benenden School, Make We Merry is an eight-movement piece which sets texts from the 15th to 19th centuries to a variety of choral textures with a highly characterful accompaniment. A vast array of sentiments is depicted, from quiet expectance and gentle wonder to boisterous jubilation, and the different movements provide a wonderfully paced journey through these moods. The final movement brings back motifs from the opening and grows to a thrillingly climactic ending to this exciting Christmas concert work.
Optional brass and percussion parts (for six of the movements) available on hire.