Selected works / Choral
Cynhaeaf
- Forces
- SA (upper voices), unaccompanied
- Duration
- c. 2′ in total, three verses
- Year
- 2019
- Language
- Welsh
- Text
- ‘O Arglwydd Dduw’r cynhaeaf mawr’, three verses, by Gruffudd Jones (1683–1761)
- Suited to
- Harvest, General
- Difficulty
- Easy
- First performance
- Côr Dinas, conducted by the composer, the Harvest Festival of Capel y Boro, London, 2019
- Availability
- Available from the composer
A new hymn tune written for a text by Griffith Jones, Llanddowror (1683–1761), an educational reformer who helped Wales to become one of the most literate nations in Europe in his lifetime. Set for women’s voices for the Harvest Festival of Borough Chapel in 2019, where it was performed by Côr Dinas, with Andrew as their conductor.
Performing copies are available directly from Andrew by contacting him at email@andrewcusworth.com. This work is priced at £20 for a digital copy with permission to print unlimited copies for one named ensemble. Also available at a significant discount as part of a collection of 13 choral works. Prices are subject to change.
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