Then I Understood
by Anthony Ritchie, for choir and orchestra, Opus 75
Then I Understood
Eight settings of poems by child poet Laura Ranger, capturing the clarity of a child's vision of the world. The music retains the youthful energy of Laura's words through vivid sound images. Written for professional performers.
- YEAR: 1996
- DURATION: 23'00
- TEXTS: Laura Ranger
- COMMISSIONED BY: Orpheus Choir
- INSTRUMENTATION: song cycle for choir and orchestra: large SATB choir (dividing into main and chamber choirs) and 2222/2200/1 perc. strings
- LEVEL: 3 | Professional and semi-professional musicians