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- Alec Roth
A Shepherdʼs Carol (Psalm 23) (2021)
- Peters Edition Limited (World)
Commissioned by the parishioners of St Edward the Confessor, Romford, to celebrate and give thanks for the faithful and inspirational service of Jonathan Venner as Director of Music (1974 - 2021) on the occasion of his retirement, September 2021.
Commissioned by the parishioners of St Edward the Confessor, Romford, to celebrate and give thanks for the faithful and inspirational service of Jonathan Venner as Director of Music (1974 - 2021) on the occasion of his retirement, September 2021. First performed by the choir of Romford Parish Church, directed by Jonathan Venner, with Andrew Morrisson (organ), at the Sung Eucharist and Service of Thanksgiving, Church of St Edward the Confessor, Romford, Sunday 26 September 2021.
- [A][T][B]unisonch; chamberorg[kbd]
- ATBunisonch(Opt.Opt.Opt.1)
- 4 min
- George Herbert
- English
Programme Note
A Shepherd’s Carol is a 4-minute work for unison upper voices and chamber organ with optional parts for lower voices (ATB). As a setting of George Herbert’s ‘The 23d Psalme’, it is appropriate for performance at any time of year. Characterized by a dance-like rhythm that gives way occasionally to reflect particular verses from the psalm, this is a delightful and immediately appealing piece.