World’s Fair

for 8 part lower voice choir TTTTBBBB
by  Rich Campbell

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“World’s Fair” is a setting of Jenna Goldsmith’s evocative poem, written in four haiku stanzas that correlate not only to the seasons, but also to her ancestors. The score is for 8 voices, and includes finger snaps, hand claps & foot stomps. The work opens joyfully in spring, summer begins as a work song that then slows in the heat, autumn is somber, and finally winter revisits earlier themes, ending wistfully yet joyfully. Hints of jazz and R&B flavor the rhythmic score. Secular. Commissioned by the Constellation Men’s Ensemble. Premiered June, 2025, Chicago.

SKU: RCL-032 Categories: ,
Descriptive Tags:American, Death, Family, Father, Human dignity, Immigrant, Poetry, Romance, Spring, Sweet
Difficulty:Very Advanced
Duration:1-5 Minutes
Instrumentation:A Cappella
Language:English
Sacred or Secular:Secular
Season or Event:Autumn, Spring, Winter
Voicing:TTBB

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