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Gabriel Jackson To the Field of Stars

for SATB, percussion, and cello A work on the subject of pilgrimages to Santiago de Compostela, To the Field of Stars features a variety of texts on the nature of travel and worship. Underpinned by evocative cello and percussion lines, Jackson's strong choral writing offers fragments of spoken lines and unexpected melodic twists, while a refrain recurs in a new musical guise after each movement. The piece reaches its climax in the sixth movement when quiet, freely repeated choral notes ring out against cello and crotales, creating a musical 'field of stars'. Mysterious and beautiful, this piece offers an immensely rewarding challenge for choirs. Percussion and cello parts are available on hire/rental.

CommissionedbytheMelbourneSymphonyOrchestraChorus,theNetherlandsChamberChoirandStJacobsChamberChoir,Stockholm To the Field of Stars Percussion1 Percussion2 Steadyq=c.66 4 4 Handbells INTRADA GABRIELJACKSON p ff ff 3 Tubular bell p ff ff SOPRANO 4 ff for online perusal only 3 3 Pri mus ex a po sto lis, ALTO 4 ff 3 3 Pri mus ex a po sto lis, TENOR 4 ff 3 3 Pri mus ex a po sto lis, BASS 4 ff 3 3 Pri mus ex a po sto lis, Violoncello Steadyq=c.66 4 First performed by the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Chorus with Sharon Draper (violoncello), directed by Jonathan GrievesSmith, at the Sacred Heart Cathedral, Bendigo, on 19 November 2011 © Oxford University Press 2011 Gabriel Jackson has asserted his right under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act, 1988, to be identied as Composer of this Work. OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, MUSIC DEPARTMENT, GREAT CLARENDON STREET, OXFORD OX2 6DP Photocopying this copyright material is ILLEGAL.

2 5 Perc.1 3 3 3 ff Perc.2 ff S. 3 3 Mar tir Ie ro so li mis, Ia co 3 3 A. Mar tir Ie ro so li mis, Ia co T. 3 3 for online perusal only Mar tir Ie ro so li mis, Ia co 3 3 B. Mar tir Ie ro so li mis, Ia co Vc. 9 Perc.1 ff 3 3 Perc.2 ff S. 3 3 bus e gre gi o, Sa cer est mar ti 3 3 A. bus e gre gi o, Sa cer est mar ti 3 3 T. B. bus e gre gi o, Sa cer est mar ti 3 3 bus e gre gi o, Sa cer est mar ti Vc.

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