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Gorgeous sacred piece in Middle English for SSAA and Bb clarinet! Perfect for Holy Week, Easter, Good Friday, Maundy Thursday, environmental, nature, mystical, contemplative concerts!
Julians Hazelnut (2022) by Adrienne Inglis (ASCAP)
SSA treble chorus and B flat clarinet
Text: The Shewings of Julian of Norwich, Part 1 Lines 148-154 by Julian of Norwich (about 1343 - after 1416)
Commissioned by Inversion Ensemble for Da Capos Origins concert
Duration 3:50 minutes
Difficulty 4 (Auditioned Chorus)
Language Middle English (with Original Pronunciation from David Crystal)
Original Pronunciation
http://originalpronunciation.com/GBR/Home
The perusal score video will be included on this YouTube playlist soon.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLY9Jh0jT7VQvcM78yozLNYpIXeWzJjMPs
Performances:
21 Jan 2023 at 7 PM Inversion Ensemble and clarinetist Brendan Fairleigh (world premiere) in Austin, Texas
Commissioned by Inversion Ensemble for Da Capos January 2023 Origins concert, Julians Hazelnut (2022) by Adrienne Inglis sets text by Julian of Norwich for treble voices and B flat clarinet. Born in about 1343 in Norwich, England, Julian survived the Black Plague as a girl of six. She became an anchoress at St. Julians Church in Norwich where she lived in prayerful seclusion. In 1373, she became very sick at age 30. Near the point of death, a curate showed her a crucifix for comfort. She then experienced a series of intense visions of Christ and recovered from her illness to write eloquently about her shewings. The beautiful Medieval English text for this piece is from The Shewings of Julian of Norwich, Part I lines 148-154 in which Julian reflects on the vision she experienced about a hazelnut in the palm of her hand. She comes to understand that God loves even a small, ordinary thing like a hazelnut, such that it will not disintegrate but last forever because of Gods love for it. In Julians vision, the hazelnut symbolizes all that is made all of Creation that God made and loves forever. The music combines Medieval sounds and counterpoint with lush, modern harmonies, woven together with the smooth color and elegant lines of the clarinet. Singers use Original Pronunciation to capture the lyricism of Julians words. May this piece inspire the same awe and amazement at Gods beloved Creation that Julian felt centuries ago.
http://adrienneinglis.com
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