The Bell, a cantata

Opus Number
182
Date
2021
ccDuration
ddabout 10 minutes
ccCommissioned
ddBy First Church Boston honoring 20 years of service by Senior Minister, Stephen Kendrick
ccInstrumentation
ddsoprano solo, SATB chorus, violin, flute, cello, harpsichord, and hand bell
Purchase Score
Premiere

Fall of 2021

Program notes

The work is in 4 sections: I. Recitative and Chorus; II. Recitative 2; III. Aria (soprano); IV. Chorus

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