SATB Chorus with Piano Accompaniment
Commissioned by the Da Camera Singers of Amherst, MA for their 2011 season. A setting of five early poems by Robert Frost.
Contents:
- To the Thawing Wind
- Stars
- Revelation
- Fire and Ice
- Going for Water
| Composed: | 2010 |
| Text: | Robert Frost |
| Duration: | 12:00 |
| Publisher: | Pear Tree Press Music Publishers distributed by Subito Music |
| Catalog Number(s): | PTM 4001 |
Reviews:
“Ronald Perera set “North Country,” five poems by Robert Frost. Their theme was self-concealment and, in the central poem, revelation. The music was perfectly fitted to the poetry, occasionally dissonant and more often delicate and clear, in keeping with the beautiful conclusion of “Going for Water” (the last poem), “We heard, we knew we heard the brook.” The chorus was the Northfield Mount Hermon Singers, whose young voices and disciplined performance were the musical and emotional highlight of the concert.”
Daily Hampshire Gazette 1/23/2014
Score Sample:
Audio Excerpts:
Performed by the Da Camera Singers; Sheila L. Heffernon, conductor; Craig Sanford, piano
5. Going for Water