SSAA choir and piano - Moderately Difficult - Digital Download
SKU: MQ.1.3488-E
Composed by James Granville Eakin. Advanced/Collegiate. Secular, 21st Century, Creation/Nature, Evening. Octavo. 14 pages. Duration 2 minutes, 55 seconds. Galaxy Music Corporation - Digital #1.3488-E. Published by Galaxy Music Corporation - Digital (MQ.1.3488-E).
UPC: 600313134883. English.
In 2002, I was commissioned by the Turtle Creek Chorale to compose a three-movement star-themed piece for their upcoming 'celestial' concert. I immediately knew that I wanted strings and celeste to serve as my 'heavenly' accompaniment; but what text should I choose? After immersing myself in poetry, I whittled it down to three that sang to me: Creator of the Universe, a Plato translation; We Are the Stars, an Algonquin Native-American poem; and (I couldn’t resist) Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star.