Selected works / Choral
Give ear, O ye heavens
- Forces
- Double choir, unaccompanied
- Duration
- c. 4′
- Year
- 2011
- Language
- English
- Text
- Deuteronomy 32 (King James Bible)
- Suited to
- General
- Difficulty
- Moderate and singable, for a choir comfortable with double-choir textures
- First performance
- the Royal College of Music Junior Department choir, Temple Church, London, May 2011
- Availability
- Available from the composer
Shortlisted for the main international category of the King James Bible Composition Awards, this piece was written in haste for double choir on the morning of the competition deadline. It sets a passage from Deuteronomy, chosen for its focus on the power of words. It was premiered at the Temple Church in London, and broadcast with the other shortlisted works in a special edition of BBC Radio 3’s The Choir in June 2011.
Performing copies are available directly from Andrew by contacting him at email@andrewcusworth.com. This work is priced at £40 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.
If you are performing this work, do let Andrew know so it can be added to the map.