"In the Bleak Midwinter" [Richard Burchard]

"In the Bleak Midwinter" [Richard Burchard]

First line of lyrics: In the bleak midwinter

Burchard, Richard; music (American, born 1960)

Rossetti, Christina Georgina; text (English, 1830-1894)

2013? [composition]; 2016 [copyright]

Los Angeles: Gentry Publications

genre: choral music|Christmas music|sacred music|song

solo: soprano

chorus: SATB voices with divisi

instrumentation: a cappella|piano (for rehearsal only)

initial sharps/flats: five flats

initial time signature: 3/4

origin: United States

male composer

English

Rossetti poem(s): "A Christmas Carol" ("In the bleak mid-winter")

Notes about the text: In the setting, the third stanza of the poem is omitted.

Tempo markings: half note = ca. 62

Performance instructions: "For S.A.T.B. Voices (div.) and Two Solos or small Groups, unaccompanied" "Misterioso"

Performance history: 15 Dec. 2013, "World Premier: The Louisville Vocal Project at St. James Catholic Church, Louisville, KY," while Burchard was composer-in-residence for the choir ("In the bleak midwinter") (Louisville Vocal Project)
3 Dec. 2017, performed by The L.A. Choral Lab, Michael Alfera, director, Christoph Bull,​ organ, at the First Congregational Church of Los Angeles in the choir's holiday concert called "Christmas Lights." ("Christmas Lights"). "In the Bleak Midwinter (Richard Burchard)." YouTube, uploaded 7 Sep. 2018, https://youtu.be/xeGPYBMdW74.

Recordings: Burchard, Richard. “IN THE BLEAK MIDWINTER for SATB Divisi Voices and Two Solos or Small Groups, a Cappella.” SoundCloud, uploaded 18 Aug. 2016, soundcloud.com/richardburchard-1/in-the-bleak-midwinter-for-satb-divisi-voices-and-two-solos-or-small-groups-a-calleppa. Accessed 9 March 2021.

Format 1: musical score

11 pages; performance time ca. 5 minutes and 30 seconds

Other data reference(s): "In the Bleak Midwinter." Richard Burchard, https://www.richardburchard.com/works/in-the-bleak-midwinter. Accessed 15 Sep. 2021.
Louisville Vocal Project. "Louisville Vocal Project Holiday Concerts." Event on Sunday, December 15, 2013 at 12:00 PM UNK, Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/events/369268816552984/.
"Christmas Lights." The L.A. Choral Lab, http://www.lachorallab.org/christmas-lights-12317.html. Accessed 15 Sep. 2021.

Cataloguer: Genevieve Benson and Roxanne Lafleur, University of Ottawa

This score is copyright protected. A score can be consulted here: "In the Bleak Mid-Winter." J.W. Pepper, https://www.jwpepper.com/In-the-Bleak-Midwinter/10597460.item#/submit. Accessed 5 March 2021.

Record: CRM-christmascarolinthebleak-burchard

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