Now
included in
The Sewanee Composer's Project, MMVI
for Unison Children's Choir
and Tenor,
SATB Soloists (the birds),and piano
With optional obbligato instruments
(violin,flute,cello,clarinet,horn,trombones)
Brother Francis (t),a monk,is working at the abbey at
Christmastide.The children come in and beg a story of the
Christ child ’s birth.After the children reject several of the
well known stories they have heard before,Brother Francis
tells them the story of the Birds of Bethlehem:
When the baby Jesus was born,the birds came from every
shore to offer their gifts to the child.The nightingale,the
bluebird,the cuckoo,the owl,and the stork offer their gifts.
Then the Evil One,in the form of a raven,comes and fore-
tells the Passion and death of Jesus.But the dove appears
lastly and bestows the message of hope and salvation.
Full of familiar carols,this musical lasts 24 minutes,and your
score comes with permission to photocopy and perform.
Download a review copy of the score, print it out and then listen to a streaming file of the musical.
This
streaming file is best listened to with Windows Media Player. If you
don't have it installed, get it here.
It's free!
If you need Adobe Acrobat Reader (to view the score) get it here. It's free!
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