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Inspired by Quartel’s affection for the long Canadian winter, A Winter Day consists of five movements, each depicting a different time of day. Beginning with the cold darkness before dawn (‘Timid Star’) and concluding with the evening turning to darkness (‘Snow Toward Evening’), each movement tells its own story and evokes the composer’s childhood memories of a land deep in snow. Scored for mixed voices, solo cello, and piano, the work is full of musical and poetic contrasts, conjuring up vivid images of a cold and crisp winter, and of swirling, dancing snowflakes. Also available from Oxford University Press: A Winter Day cello part (ISBN 978-0-19-351780-6) Canadian composer, conductor, and educator Sarah Quartel is known for her fresh and exciting approach to choral music. Her works have been performed throughout North America and featured by groups such as the National Youth Choir of Canada, The Nathaniel Dett Chorale, and the a cappella group Rajaton. She became a conductor with Viva Children’s Choirs in 2011, and continues to work as a guest clinician at various music education and choral events throughout Canada. For more details about Sarah Quartel and her music, please contact Oxford University Press, Music Department. Cover image: © Creative Travel Projects/Shutterstock 1 ISBN 978-0-19-351440-9 9 780193 514409
