Visions

SATB choir English Horn (or soprano sax), cello and percussion or piano
by  Steven Paxton

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Steven Paxton’s VISIONS for SATB choir is a moving setting of the poem by Wisconsin poet Charlotte A. Cote: “You catch sometimes a glimpse of forever — a lake… .” It was commissioned by Paul Rusterholz and the La Crosse Chamber Chorale in celebration of the 1998 Wisconsin Sesquicentennial. Two versions are available, one with piano accompaniment, and the other with English horn (or soprano saxophone), cello, and percussion.

SKU: SPN-021 Categories: ,
Descriptive Tags:American, Earth Week, Forest, Fruitful Earth, Nature, River, Stream, trees, Water
Difficulty:Advanced Student, Advanced
Duration:1-5 Minutes, 5-10 Minutes
Language:English
Sacred or Secular:Secular
Season or Event:Autumn, Concert, Thanksgiving
Voicing:SATB
Instrumentation:Cello, Cor anglais, optional piano, Percussion

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