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Noel!
for unison and two-part choirs, narrator(s) and chamber ensemble a Christmas choral celebration for young singers
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About
Commissioned note
Written for the Junior School, Diocesan School for Girls, Auckland, at the request of Dierdre McOnie
Contents note
- Overture
- Isaiah's Words
- The Angel's Visit
- Magnificat
- The Journey to Bethlehem
- A Stable Lamp
- Follow the Star
- Kings from the East
- Nunc Dimittis
- Christmas Bells
- Finale
Text note
Text by students of the Junior School, Diocesan School for Girls (compiled and edited by Dierdre McOnie); from A Stable Lamp by Richard Wilbur; and from Christmas Bells by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Performance history
07 Mar 1999: Performed by the students of the Junior School of Diocesan School for Girls (Auckland), and conducted by Bronwyn Harrison at Helen Young Studio, Radio New Zealand, Auckland
Performed by Opus (Epsom Girls' Grammar School) cond. David Hamilton
Performed by Opus (Epsom Girls' Grammar School) cond. David Hamilton in 1999