Three Bee Songs (2000) 5'
Instrumentation:
SATB Chorus
Text:
Poems by Emily Dickinson
Awards:
Second place, Ars Nova Chorale Composition Competition, 2001
Movements:
1. Bee! I'm Expecting You
2. Burnished Carriage
3. Buccaneers of Buzz
The unassuming bee represents a spectrum of emotions from somber to energized. The final movement features the "buzzing" of the chorus, achieved through hocketed part writing.