By:

• Ray Twomey

Duration:

25' 00"

Instrumentation:

3 male voices (Tenor, Baritone and Bass Baritone), soprano, narrator, SATB Choir, guitar, flute, clarinet and strings

Contents:

Opera in one act

Samples

	Recording (912k)	0:00-0:58	© Ray Twomey
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Availability

• This work has a score and 3 recordings

Programme Note

The Three Shepherds was composed for and premiered by the students of Mana College, Porirua, New Zealand, in 1962. The work is intended for amateur performance as a Christmas pageant. The final chorus “Gloria in excelsis Deo” was created specifically for singers who had never sung in four-part harmony before. With libretto by Arthur J. Cready.

Text Note:

Libretto by John Cready

Commissioned:

Composed for Mana College

Difficulty:

Beginner