Selected works / Choral
Of a rose synge we
- Also known as
- Of a rose
- Forces
- SSAATTBB, unaccompanied
- Duration
- 5′30″–7′
- Year
- 2013
- Language
- English
- Text
- Anonymous, 15th century
- Suited to
- Advent, Christmas
- Difficulty
- Challenging, but not out of reach of a good amateur choir comfortable with divisi
- Written for
- Concanenda, 2013
- First performance
- Concanenda, the chapel of Trinity College, Cambridge, May 2013
- Availability
- Available from the composer
A setting of a fifteenth-century carol text, written for Concanenda’s Advent carol concert during the composer’s residency with the choir, and first performed by them. Ellie Slorach, founder and conductor of Kantos, later took the piece up, making its first recording on The Silver Stars at Play (2017) and including a filmed performance in Kantos’ YouTube Advent calendar (2020).
Performing copies are available directly from Andrew by contacting him at email@andrewcusworth.com. This work is priced at £40 for a digital copy with permission to print unlimited copies for one named ensemble. Also available at a significant discount as part of a collection of 13 choral works. Prices are subject to change.
If you are performing this work, do let Andrew know so it can be added to the map.
Recordings
- The Silver Stars at Play, Kantos, directed by Ellie Slorach, 2017
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