Annual Rings
(Jaarringen)
A prequel to Benjamin Britten’s A Ceremony of Carols.
YEAR OF COMPOSITION
2012
INSTRUMENTATION
Female choir, soloists and harp
DURATION
36'
commissioned by
Aquarius
Lyrics
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Lyrics by
Annie Van Keymeulen (b. 1952) -
Language
Dutch. 7, Fairy Ring & 8. Winter are also available in English.
PREMIÈRE
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Date
14 December 2012 -
Place
Cultuurkapel Altena, Kontich (Belgium) -
Choir
Aquarius -
Instrumentals
Jutta Troch (harp) -
Narrator
Lieve M.H. Jansen -
Conductor
Marc Michael De Smet
Award
Fairy Ring received a special mention from the Jury of the European Award for Choral Composers 2015
SCORE
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Publication
Fairy Ring is published by Schott Music. - other parts upon request
Audio
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CD Recording
1-3 July 2013, Chapel of the Presentation of Our Lady, Sint-Niklaas (Belgium), by Aquarius and March Michael De Smet (conductor), In Flanders’ Fields vol.82 ‘In Joyful Dismay’ -
SoundCloud
Background © Pauwel Heyvaert