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PurchasePerformed By: Northern Voices, Dr. Eric Johnson, conductor
Instrumentation:
SATB chorus, string quintet, string orchestra or piano
SATB chorus, string quintet, string orchestra or piano
Text: "Sonnet" by Elizabeth Bishop
Duration: 5 minutes
Commissioned By:
The South Coast Chorale, Long Beach, CA - Bob Phibbs, conductor.
The South Coast Chorale, Long Beach, CA - Bob Phibbs, conductor.
Premiere:
December 17, 1995 by The South Coast Chorale, Bob Phibbs, conductor, at the Carpenter Performing Arts Center, Long Beach, CA
December 17, 1995 by The South Coast Chorale, Bob Phibbs, conductor, at the Carpenter Performing Arts Center, Long Beach, CA
Available From:
Oxford University Press, distributed by Edition Peters
Oxford University Press, distributed by Edition Peters
Composer's Notes:
I composed Invitation to Music in response to a commission from the South Coast Chorale in Long Beach, California. Bob Phibbs, director of the Chorale, and I had had many conversations about the healing power of music and the extraordinary beauty that listening deeply and thoughtfully brings to one. When I came across Elizabeth Bishop's poem "Sonnet", it immediately resonated with me and I knew it was the poem to set for Bob's chorus. This lovely poem expresses itself simply and profoundly, and somehow captures music's infinite generosity and kindness to all of us -- its humble partakers.
— Libby Larsen
— Libby Larsen
To order the vocal score, please visit Goodmusic Publishing.
To rent the full score and parts, please visit C.F. Peters.
