Heaven-Haven
An a cappella setting for mixed chorus of a poem by Gerard Manley Hopkins.
Duration: 2' 45"
Difficulty: 4/5 (Difficulty Rating Overview)
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Heaven-Haven
A nun takes the veil
Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844-1889)
I HAVE desired to go
Where springs not fail,
To fields where flies no sharp and sided hail
And a few lilies blow.
And I have asked to be
Where no storms come,
Where the green swell is in the havens dumb,
And out of the swing of the sea.
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Heaven-Haven was commissioned by Peter and Amanda Gross for their wedding. It was premiered on 8 June 2013 at St. Matthew’s Anglican Catholic Church in Newport Beach, CA by it’s resident choir, directed by J. David Simmons.
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Order one score per singer plus one for the conductor. Scores are delivered as PDF files. Purchase of choral scores includes permission to make the number of copies ordered.
Pricing:
Choral Score - $1.80