Harvest Prelude
Patrick Byers
About this work:
Jamaican poet, Sydney Hibbert, reads his poem with an orchestral setting with the Salem Boys Choir. The famines of Africa and genocide frame the poem and score. The Boys Choir sings simply, "if we children of the world sing for each other, then the war and famine will go away". Patrick Byers, conducts
Year composed: 1983
Duration: 00:07:00
Ensemble type: Orchestra:Orchestra with Soloist(s)
Instrumentation: 1 Piccolo, 2 Flute, 2 Oboe, 2 English Horn, 2 Clarinet, 1 Bass Clarinet, 2 Bassoon, 1 Contrabassoon, 4 Horn in F, 2 Trumpet, 2 Trombone, 1 Bass Trombone, 1 Tuba, ,1 Timpani soloist(s), 5 Percussion (General), 24 Violin, 8 Viola, 12 Cello, 8 Double bass, ,1 Harp soloist(s), 35 High Voice, ,1 Narrator soloist(s)
Instrumentation notes: full orchestra, boys choir, narrator