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How Long We Wait

Ferko, Frank

SKU
8188*
E. C. Schirmer Music Company
Grouped product items
Product Name Qty
How Long We Wait - 8188
$3.40
How Long We Wait (Downloadable) - file_8188-E *Downloadable choral octavo minimum order quantity is 6.
$3.40
How Long We Wait (Downloadable Accompaniment Tracks 1-50 singers) - file_8188-CTE
$49.99
More Information
SKU8188*
Composer/ArrangerFerko, Frank
Text AuthorMerton, Thomas
Voicing & InstrumentsSATB/SATB divisi, Oboe
DifficultyModerately Difficult
Text LanguageEnglish
Liturgical YearAdvent
PublisherE. C. Schirmer Music Company
This work was composed for a large choral ensemble of approximately 90 voices with the capability of dividing into two choirs. The division that actually does occur in this piece is an “internal” division rather than an “external” one. Therefore, it is not necessary for the singers to be physically divided into two separate groups with a space between them, but rather, the singers may remain in their usual arrangement in the chorus and sing the double chorus section with the effect of an internal, reflective type of sound rather than the more commonly used antiphonal sound with a spatial effect created by physical separation of the two choruses. Based on a poem by Thomas Merton, the text speaks of the anticipation of events yet to be fulfilled. In more specific terms, the poem is an Advent poem which heralds of the birth of Jesus through the use of texts from biblical arables and from other Gospel narratives combined with images of everyday experiences, such as church bells, birds, water, and the fields and trees that were familiar to Merton’s Trappist community. Oboe part included in score.
The "Downloadable Accompaniment Tracks 1-50 singers" bundle contains a part dominant track for each voice part, a balanced voices track, and an accompaniment track if the work is not a cappella (the accompaniment is also included with the part dominant and balanced voices track). Part dominant tracks are the perfect place to start as the highlighted part is dominant with the other parts in the background for reference. The balanced voices track give a full choir balanced volume mix to allow musicians to hear a piece of music as a full performance. The accompaniment track offers the perfect way to practice singing independently and they can even be used in full choir rehearsals or even school performances. Each bundle is licensed to be used by up to 50 users. Please adjust the quantity accordingly if you have more than 50 users.