SATB + Brass or Strings or Orchestra

NOTE FROM THE COMPOSER

This work is a celebration of America’s musical roots, arranged in a “medley” format. I set the work with a secular version (American Rhapsody) or a version for Advent (American Christmas). Both options are in the same score (with alternative texts and a few alternative carols). One will find such well-known folk songs as “Zion’s Walls,” “Lord of the Dance, “I Wonder as I Wander,” “Long Time Ago,” “Star Carol,” and many others. It is fast-paced, has solo options, and contains songs with which the audience will be immediately identify.

SATB + Brass version: Brass Quintet (hn, 2 trumpets in C, trombone, tuba), Timpani (also plays glock, sus cym, and optional chimes, Harp, and Organ

SATB + String version: Harp, Organ, Timpani (also plays glock, sus cym, and optional chimes), and Strings (Violin 1 & 2, Viola, and Cello)

SATB + Orchestra version: 2222-2221 timp, perc (1), harp, strings. (2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets in Bb, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, 2 C trumpets, 2 trombones, tuba)