Description
for upper-voice choir, SATB choir, piano, and optional timpani Setting a newly written text by Charles Bennett, this fifteen-minute choral work takes singers on a journey through five historical events: the invention of printing, the abolition of slavery, the first powered flight, the discovery of penicillin, and the first man in space. In each movement, music and words come together to create a strikingly vivid and personal account of each protagonist's experience, from the printer seeing 'each letter like a person' to the astronaut commenting on the beauty of our planet from space. Chilcott's music is as captivating as ever, with energy in abundance alongside moments of clarity and stillness. This is an ideal concert work for choirs looking to perform with an upper-voice group, or for larger SATB choruses with divisi sopranos and altos. The optional timpani part is printed separately at the back of the score.
About the Author
Bob Chilcott has become one of the world's most widely performed composers and arrangers of choral music. His compositional output reflects his wide taste in music styles and his commitment to writing music that is both singable and communicative. He has been involved in choral music most of his life he was a chorister and then a choral scholar in the choir of King's College, Cambridge, and was a member of the British vocal group The King's Singers for whom he made a number of popular arrangements of well-known songs from all genres. As well as being a full-time composer he is also a highly acclaimed choral conductor. He has been privileged to conduct many choirs all over the world. He is Principal Guest Conductor of The BBC Singers and in 2019 he was appointed Principal Conductor of Birmingham University Singers. His music has been widely recorded by many choirs and groups including The King's Singers, Tenebrae, and The BBC Singers.
Reviews
Five Days is an emotionally stirring piece that demonstrates the composer's ingenuity in choral writing and accompaniment . . . Even though the movements are to be performed together, each one would be just as stunning alone. * Alan Denney, Choral Journal (US), Sept 2016 *
These five striking songs make a fine suite, well within the capabilities of good amateur singers, as long as they have an excellent pianist and percussionist available. * Gwyn Parry-Jones, www.musicweb-international.com, July 2015 *
Book Information
ISBN 9780193390089
Author Bob Chilcott
Page Count 48
Imprint Oxford University Press
Publisher Oxford University Press
Weight(grams) 166g
Dimensions(mm) 278mm * 217mm * 4mm
About the Author
Bob Chilcott has become one of the world's most widely performed composers and arrangers of choral music. His compositional output reflects his wide taste in music styles and his commitment to writing music that is both singable and communicative. He has been involved in choral music most of his life he was a chorister and then a choral scholar in the choir of King's College, Cambridge, and was a member of the British vocal group The King's Singers for whom he made a number of popular arrangements of well-known songs from all genres. As well as being a full-time composer he is also a highly acclaimed choral conductor. He has been privileged to conduct many choirs all over the world. He is Principal Guest Conductor of The BBC Singers and in 2019 he was appointed Principal Conductor of Birmingham University Singers. His music has been widely recorded by many choirs and groups including The King's Singers, Tenebrae, and The BBC Singers.
Reviews
Five Days is an emotionally stirring piece that demonstrates the composer's ingenuity in choral writing and accompaniment . . . Even though the movements are to be performed together, each one would be just as stunning alone. * Alan Denney, Choral Journal (US), Sept 2016 *
These five striking songs make a fine suite, well within the capabilities of good amateur singers, as long as they have an excellent pianist and percussionist available. * Gwyn Parry-Jones, www.musicweb-international.com, July 2015 *
Book Information
ISBN 9780193390089
Author Bob Chilcott
Page Count 48
Imprint Oxford University Press
Publisher Oxford University Press
Weight(grams) 166g
Dimensions(mm) 278mm * 217mm * 4mm
