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Oboe, horn, cello and harp - Advanced SKU: SF.SEA-080-02 Composed by Elizabeth Alexander. Collegiate Repertoire, Community Chorus, Concert Music. Community, Darkness & Light. Set of parts. With Text language: English. Duration 12 minutes. Published by Seafarer Press (SF.SEA-080-02). Text by Edna St. Vincent Millay.This atmospheric and evocative work creates a world of dazzling light, utter darkness, desolate solitude and joyful delight. Sounds of wind and falling tears are woven throughout, with haunting whispers and vocal effects. The piece opens and closes with tender repetitions of the phrase "shelter this candle," Edna St. Vincent Millay's reminder to protect the glimmers of hope during darker times. Commissioned by VOICES Chorale; Lyn Ransom, music director (Pennington, NJ) Commissioned in celebration of the 20th Anniversary of VOICES ChoraleComposer's Note: "Millay's dark but candlelit cavern is nothing less than our own beautiful but imperfect world, where our losses and hardships may leave us overwhelmed by grief or despair. During times like these, leaving the cave is not an option. But sheltering our communal candle is."The chamber ensemble plays a major role in this piece, with a significant introduction and dramatic interludes.