Season | 2016-2017 |
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Performance Date | December 3, 2016 |
Performance Year | 2016 |
Performance Time | 7:30PM |
Additional Performances | 12/09, 12/10, 12/11 |
Location | Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church; Roseville Lutheran Church; Plymouth Congregational Church |
Performance Title | Welcome Christmas |
Composer | Lee Blaske |
Country | United States |
Year Composed | 2016 |
Timing | 4min |
Performers | VocalEssence Ensemble Singers; Dave Hagedorn, vibraphone |
Notes | William Blake’s poem, A Cradle Song, was written in 1789 and included in his book Songs of Innocence. I attempted to give it a somewhat contemporary treatment in this composition. Knowing that my old friend, Dave Hagedorn, was going to be the vibraphone accompanist for this year’s contest assignment, I wanted to |
Text Translation | Sweet dreams, form a shade O’er my lovely infant’s head! Sweet dreams of pleasant streams, By happy, silent, moony beams! Sweet Sleep, with soft down, Weave thy brows an infant crown! Sweet Sleep, angel mild, Hover o’er my happy child! Sweet smiles, in the night, Hover over my delight! Sweet smiles, mother’s smiles, All the livelong night beguiles. Sweet moans, dovelike sighs, Chase not slumber from thy eyes! Sweet moans, sweeter smiles, All the dovelike moans beguiles. Sleep, sleep, happy child! All creation slept and smiled. Sleep, sleep, happy sleep, While over thee thy mother weep. Sweet babe, in thy face, Holy image I can trace; Sweet babe, once like thee, Thy Maker lay, and wept for me. Wept for me, for thee, for all, When he was an infant small. Thou His image ever see, Heavenly face that smiles on thee! Smiles on thee, on me, on all, Who became an infant small; Infant smiles are His own smiles; Heaven and earth to peace beguiles. William Blake |
Categories | World Premiere VocalEssence Commission Carol Contest Winner |
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