Song of the Prairies
Instrumentation SATB soloists, semi-choir of high voices, full chorus and orchestra. |
Other Information Poem by William Cullen Bryant Commissioned by the Shrewsbury School Sixth Singing Weekend and first performed in the Alington Hall of Shrewsbury School in April 1989 by soloists, Jacqueline Parker (soprano), Sally Burchell (mezzo soprano), Elfred James (tenor), Darron Moore (bass), Cantamus Girls´ Choir (director Pamela Cook), a massed chorus from all over Britain and Birmingham Conservatoire Symphony Orchestra under the direction of John Rutter.
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