Northern Star
for a cappella TTBB choir
A stunning piece for a cappella voices. ‘Norther Star’ was a finalist in the Australian Boys Choir Choral Composing Competition (2014), and subsequently recorded and released on their Album ‘Dreams and Desires’ (2015). It has since been performed across the world in the UK, USA and Australia.
SKU: LJP-CM101
Categories: Choral Music, Lower Voices
Instrumentation: Choral
| Instrumentation: | A Cappella |
| Language: | English |
| Sacred or Secular: | Secular |
| Voicing: | TTBB |
| Duration: | 1-5 Minutes |
$2.25
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