Product Number | 8634* |
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Composer/Arranger | Siegfried, Kevin |
Voicing & Instruments | SATB Chorus (divisi) and Brass Quintet or Organ |
Difficulty | Medium |
Text Language | Latin |
Special Services/Occasions | Christmas-Sacred |
Popular Choral Searches | Multi-Movement Work: up to 15 min |
Liturgical Year | Advent, Christmas, Epiphany |
Catholic Lectionary | Epiphany A, Epiphany of the Lord C |
Duration | 15:00 |
Publisher | E. C. Schirmer Music Company |
Recording Credits | Recorded by The Singers, under the direction of Matthew Culloton, Minneapolis, MN. Recording Engineer: David Trembley, Soundmaster Productions. |
In the tradition of Daniel Pinkham’s Christmas Cantata, Kevin Siegfried’s Vidimus stellam (We Have Seen His Star) is a radiant and uplifting work for SATB Chorus and Brass Quintet or Organ. Using traditional Latin texts drawn from Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany, Vidimus stellam evocatively traces the theme of Light through the Christmas season. In the choral parts, an expressive lyricism predominates, revealing Siegfried’s affinity for chant and early music. A balance between accessibility and challenge is maintained throughout. The brass quintet writing is richly varied and creatively interwoven through the score, at times powerful and majestic, playful and jubilant, atmospheric and coloristic.
Contents:I. O OriensII. Rorate caeliIII. Hodie Christus natus estIV. Surge, illuminareV. Vidimus stellam