Newborn Snow (2003) Three-part Treble (SSA) and Piano 5 minutes
Published by Lorenz (Roger Dean Division)

Here is a review from the Fall 2005 edition of Choral Newsletter: "This is a stunning piece of music and is perfect for a winter concert. The opening unison on a sensitive text by the composer is chillingly beautiful. The harmonic writing is fresh and accessible. The piano accompaniment imitates the snow falling. The music on the text 'the path shines bright amid the night' is sumptuous in tone, alternating between unison and beautiful harmony. The quiet ending on changing meters reflects the vocal beauty of a fresh snow storm."

You may click below to listen to a lovely performance of this music. But please note that this performance does not utilize the current text; the composer originally used Robert Frost's "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" as a text, but was not given permission to publish in that form. Here are the new words, written by the composer:

I stood alone beneath the glow,
From moon and stars the light did flow.
Around me gently soft and white,
Fell quiet flakes of newborn snow.

The cold grew gray, the woods drew dark,
I lost my way without a mark.
No path was seen, no road was found,
O frozen heart, where sings the lark?

A child I was though years have passed.
A child I'm still and hope to last:
The path shines bright amid the night,
To one whose eyes are childlike cast.

I stand alone beneath the glow,
From moon and stars the light does flow.
Around me gently soft and white,
Fall quiet flakes of newborn snow.

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