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A Voice Was Heard in Ramah SATB with Baritone solo and piano or orchestral accompaniment |
Written as part of a soon-coming Christmas cantata to be based on Old Testament scripture. One part of the Christmas narrative that is often overlookedbut is a crucial part of itis the "Slaughter of the Innocents" by King Herod. This was foretold in Old Testament prophecy, the text used by this piece. This piece was conceived and written for a special Christmas program: The Villains of Christmas. This piece was premiered by the Vintage Voices of Granville in December, 2012, as part of that program. This piece can be performed with piano only, or with a variety of optional extra percussion and other instruments (instrumental parts available separately). The demo recording here was created as one of the demos being produced for the upcoming cantata. It was rendered using the East West Quantum Leap sound libraries, including the Symphonic Choirs library. |
“Qui cantat laudem non solum cantat, sed et amat eum
quem cantat.
(He who sings praise is not only singing, but also loving Him whom he is singing about/to/for.)
St. Augustine
of Hippo
Corpus Christianorum Latinorum, vol. 39