October 2021. A chance question in an Episcopal musician group on Facebook led to me think about setting the canticles for Evening Prayer to music for unaccompanied choir, with minimal divisi.
I realized quickly that my vocabulary for this setting was going to include generous amounts of closer harmony, and plenty of shimmer with a few moments of abandon.
These “Saint Louis” canticles are the result.
Thank you, David Sinden, for planting the idea!
Here are synthesized realizations of each as well:
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