SPECTRA (NATURE’S ETERNAL SUNRISE)
SATB + orchestra or wind ensemble
NOTE FROM THE COMPOSER
Premiered by the Oklahoma State University Concert Chorale and Wind Ensemble. This work is only available on zrstroope.com
Orchestra: Picc/2 Fl/2 Ob/2 Kl/B. Kl/ 2 Bsn/4 Hn/3 Bb Tpt/2 Tbn/B.Tbn/Tuba Strings/Timp/Perc (cr. cym, bass drum, trgl, marimba, sus cym, snare drum, tam-tam)
Wind Ensemble: Picc/2 Fl/2 Ob/2 Kl. in Bb/Eb Kl/B Kl/2 Bsn/Sop Sax/Alto Sax/, Ten Sax/ BariSax/4 Hn/3 Bb Tpt/2 Tbn/B Tbn/Euph/Tuba/Timp/Perc/Mallets (percussion listed under “orchestra” above)
TEXT (John Muir, “Father” of the National Park System)
“Fountains of life! Eternal sunrise! Radiant white beams of light,
And prisms on the crystal rocks. Mountains and prairies,
The meadows and valleys, Flush of alpenglow, All nature rejoices!
Snow is melting is music, singing stream bankfull of melodies
rising with rhythm of glorious song.”
DURATION
4 minutes, 30 seconds
PUBLISHER
www.zrstroope.com
AVAILABLE INSTRUMENTATION
SATB (orchestra or wind ensemble)