For chamber or large choir. Winner of the 2009 Opus 7 Vocal Ensemble Student Choral Composition Award. Written for and originally performed by members of the Central Washington University Chamber Choir. This through-composed work incorporates several compositional devices including imitation, transposition, melodic inversion, transformation, and rhythmic augmentation. Most of the rhythms are fairly simple throughout the piece, bringing out the harmonic components, as well as creating a smooth texture throughout. There is one section that is particularly rhythmic, utilizing triplets against duplets and other polyrhythmic devices, which provides a balanced contrast with the other sections. The textures in this piece range from two or more parts singing a true unison to eight-part chords with open voicings. Both extremes present a challenge to the ensemble, especially the opening unison, as the tenors and altos are singing at such different places in their respective ranges.
Composer, Arranger, Conductor
