Ride the Wind! (2002)

... Commissioned by Keynote Arts Associates for the Children in Harmony Choral Festival, May 23-26, 2002 ~ Barbara Tagg, Artistic Director ...

Berkey, Jackson (born in 1942) [ USA ]

Text by Berkey, Jackson (born in 1942) [USA]
Edition
Published by SDG Press [USA] , 2002
Ref. : SDG 02-303  (24 p.)
 
Description
Text in: English
Epoque: 21st century  (2001-2010)
Genre-Style-Form: Secular ; Patriotic song
Type of Choir: SSAA  (4 women voices )
Instruments: Triangle (1) ; Tambourine (1) ; Glockenspiel (1) ; Woodblock (1) ; Trap set (1) ; Piano (1) ; Bass (1)
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5): 2
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E): B
Tonality: major
Duration: 5.0 min.
Comment(s): Ride the Wind is intentionally positive, up-tempo in feeling. But rather than have the work exist solely in a one dimension emotional context, it is my desire to couch that somewhat innocent emotional response with a degree of poignancy which I create thr