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A touch of Christmas : for treble choir & symphony orchestra
by Sally Greenaway (2010, this version: 2014)
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Performance by Woden Valley Youth Choir, Alpha Gregory from the CD Selected works by AMC represented artists |
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CD
Selected works by AMC represented artists : vol. 22
Version: This product features the Treble Choir with piano version of this work
Library shelf no. CD 2335 [Available for loan]
Score
A touch of Christmas : for treble choir & symphony orchestra / music by Sally Greenaway ; lyrics by Tanya Kiermaier & Sally Greenaway.
Library shelf no. 782.7528/GRE 1 [Available for loan]
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Work Overview
A joyful Australian Christmas Carol with lyrics that portray Christmas in Australia. No mention of snow and no particular religious references. It's about celebrating what Christmas means to many Australian children and Australian families - from the City to the Bush.
Work Details
Year: 2010, this version: 2014
Instrumentation: SSAA choir, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets in Bb, 2 bassoons, 4 horns in F, 3 trumpets in C, 2 trombones, bass trombone, tuba, timpani, suspended cymbal, glockenspiel, harp, strings.
Duration: 5 min.
Difficulty: Advanced — Horns and trumpet 1 upper register playing. Vocal range is a ā gāā, mostly in 2-part harmony, with 2 short section in 3- and 4-part harmony.
Commission note: Commissioned by Canberra Symphony Orchestra.
First performance: by Woden Valley Youth Choir, Canberra Symphony Orchestra — 6 Dec 14. A CSO Christmas, Llewellyn Hall, Canberra.
Subjects
- In the form/style of: Carols
- In the form/style of: Christmas Music
Performances of this work
4 Dec 18: Woden Valley Youth Choir Christmas Concert Wesley Music Centre, Forrest, ACT
13 Dec 17: Canberra Carols by Candlelight, ACT. Featuring Woden Valley Youth Choir.
14 Dec 16: Canberra Carols By Candlelight, ACT. Featuring Woden Valley Youth Choir.
6 Dec 2014: at Canberra Symphony Orchestra (Llewellyn Hall ANU School of Music). Featuring Woden Valley Youth Choir, Timothy Sexton, Canberra Symphony Orchestra.
6 Dec 14: A CSO Christmas, Llewellyn Hall, Canberra.. Featuring Woden Valley Youth Choir, Canberra Symphony Orchestra.
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