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

  • Lyrics by
    Annie Van Keymeulen (b. 1952)
  • Language
    Dutch. 7, Fairy Ring & 8. Winter are also available in English.

PREMIÈRE

  • 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

Audio

  • 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