I Go Among Trees - II. March in New England (May Sarton) by Robert Paterson Composer published on 2022-01-16T23:44:48Z I Go Among Trees Music by Robert Paterson https://www.robertpaterson.com/ Duration: ca. 15' Instrumentation: SATB choir (with divisis, SSAATTBB) and marimba (5-octaves) For More Information: https://robertpaterson.com/i-go-among-trees Buy Sheet Music: https://billholabmusic.com/store/index.php?keyword=i%20go%20among&main_page=advanced_search_result&search_in_description=1 MOVEMENTS I. I Go Among Trees (Wendell Berry) II. March in New England (May Sarton) III. The Kestrel (John Frederick Freeman) Commissioned by the New Amsterdam Singers, Clara Longstreth, Music Director, in honor of the chorus’ 50th Anniversary and the 65th Birthday of Barbara Zucker-Pinchoff. NEW AMSTERDAM SINGERS Clara Longstreth, Music Director & Conductor https://www.nasingers.org/ Guest Artist: Makoto Nakura, Marimba http://makotonakura.com/ Audio Engineer: Dongsok Shin Recorded at Broadway Presbyterian Church, New York, NY, USA, December 12, 2021 II. March in New England by May Sarton Here in New England where the ice still grips And pussy willows have not put on fur, The masts are earthbound of the sleeping ships, And only clammers on the beaches stir. All seems exhausted by its own withholding, Its own withstanding. There is no unfolding. Even the new moon promises no better Than a thin joke about much colder weather. This harsh world locks itself up in the season. It is clearly not the time and not the place To ask for summer love, for more than reason, To hope to lift the cloud from any face. Look at the trees, how even they determine To hold their leaves back under the tough skin. “Keep snug” is their advice, and they endure, For frost is on the way again for sure. Yet in New England before spring I’ve seen The sea unfold as sumptuous as silk, Have watched the cold world tilt back into green, And watched the waves spill out like foaming milk— Till the eye, starved for color and for light, Wept at such majesty beside such blight, Would rush to break trees open, and to bring To this locked world torrents of English spring! March in New England by May Sarton, from Collected poems: 1930-1993. © W.W. Norton & Company, 1993. Reprinted with permission from Lippincott Massie McQuilkin. Genre Classical Comment by Kluane Takhini I get an aural image of the wind (choral group) blowing through the trees (marimba). The super-human marimba playing of Nakura has no equal. And it takes a master composer / marimbist such as Robert to understand and uniquely compose such an outstanding score for a bunch of wooden bars! What a lovely poem by May Sarton that is bewitchingly performed by the choir. Bravo! Bravo! 2022-05-28T14:50:46Z Comment by StyleAnge delicat. joli 💫💫 2022-01-23T21:01:48Z Comment by Tobias Beiler Amazing classical track, Robert. Liked and repostet it. I do piano and duo music. Perhaps you want have a look too :-) Musical greetings Tobias 2022-01-20T13:27:48Z Comment by 🏆𝕺𝖓𝖑𝖎𝖔𝖓🏆 Eso suena bien está muy duro Fenomenal 2022-01-18T20:12:15Z Comment by Loue Ghazi Music what a piece of amazing music and Compose great work 2022-01-18T19:01:54Z Comment by Ladat Great continuation... Beautiful and magic 2022-01-18T11:09:44Z Comment by Adam Richard Tucker Composer There is something almost hymnlike about this one. Despite the simplicity of its instrumentation it feels very rich. it must be quite a difficult piece to perform. I sang in a choir once where a harp was the only accompaniment and it was difficult to perform in terms of hearing the harp for pitching and tempo 2022-01-18T07:22:56Z Comment by TGSS/Langsämmer /Jünger/ Laxá/The Dark Messiahs The percussion does give this a woodland feel. Great choirs again! 2022-01-18T05:22:08Z Comment by Transcending The Matrix very relaxing and peaceful to listen too. you have a great talent 2022-01-17T22:43:40Z Comment by Sabine Alexander Beautiful and very emotional the glorious combination of marimba and choir. Such unique and awesome piece, Robert. Great work, !! 2022-01-17T20:42:43Z Comment by Igor Iofe Beautiful combination of marimba and choir!! 2022-01-17T11:16:53Z