Church Music

“A Christmas Interlude for Strings”

(A holiday piece for any size string orchestra)

DESCRIPTION:  A rich string arrangement of “In the Bleak Midwinter” (Holst melody) and “Quem Pastores” — The first piece flows into the second, but “In the Bleak Midwinter” can be performed by itself.

AUDIENCE:  This piece is equally suitable in a concert or church setting (and makes a lovely offertory).

SOUND CLIP (excerpt)  (Note: This is not a professional recording.)

SCORING:  Strings of at least 3, 3, 2, 2, 1, but the more the better

DURATION:
♦  5:00 (for the complete piece)
♦  3:00 (for “In the Bleak Midwinter” alone)

DIFFICULTY:  3/5

PRICE:  Contact me for a price quote, mentioning how large your string ensemble is.