On Green Mountains
SATB Choir unaccompanied
Length: 6:30
Year of Composition: 2009
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Performed by The Orlando Chorale “On Green Mountains” was recorded by Octarium for their 2009 CD release “Modern Masters.” You can purchase the CD on their website here, or download tracks from itunes and other retailers. |
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Notes
On Green Mountains is my second collaboration with Ashley Garofalo (the first was Goodnight, Goodnight.) Her evocative poem “Green Mountains” describes a picturesque autumn day in Vermont, inspired by time we spent in the Green Mountain State in early October 2008. The music was written in early 2009 and the work was premiered in May 2009 by the Orlando Chorale under the direction of Gregory Ruffer.
Both my mother’s and father’s families hail from Vermont, and therefore I spent a good amount of time visiting the area from Connecticut, where I grew up. It has always been a very special place to me, and a source of great inspiration. Vermonters typically refer to those from Connecticut as “flat landers” but I hope that I may be exempt from this title because of all the time I spent there, all the family I have that lives there, and this music, which is dedicated to the Green Mountain State.
Green Mountains by Ashley Garofalo
Green mountains.
Air fresh and fragrant,
colors – a sight to behold.
October’s autumn.
American town:
Covered bridges and gardens,
music on the green,
down the street…
Morning – chilled and grey,
above, the sun shone.
View visible and clear;
imagine it in winter’s white.
Copyright 2009 Ashley Garofalo