Gregory Spears (b. 1977)
The Tower and the Garden
mixed choir (SATB), 2 violins, viola, cello
138.00 €
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Details
- For
- mixed choir (SATB), 2 violins, viola, cello
- Product Type
- Single parts Strings (1/1/1/1)
- Author / Composer
- Gregory Spears
- Product number
- 688435
- Difficulty Level
- 4
- Languages
- english
Description
Commissioned by Cantori New York, The Crossing, Notre Dame Vocale, and Volti with funding provided by The Ann Stookey Fund for New Music
The Tower and the Garden is a setting of three poems for choir and string quartet. The texts juxtapose the dangers of technological hubris (the tower) and the need for a place of refuge (the garden) in a world threatened by war and ecological disaster. Each text suggest ways in which Catholic thought and imagery might challenge the status quo.
The first t...