Northern Star
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.
| Instrumentation: | A Cappella |
| Language: | English |
| Sacred or Secular: | Secular |
| Voicing: | TTBB |
| Duration: | 1-5 Minutes |
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