Joy in Winter (solo – mezzo, flute & piano))
Joy in Winter (solo)
(mezzo, flute and piano) 9’
This piece came from inspiration gained from a “Lent Group” at our church. Our group was meeting to explore “creative ways” to reflect on Lent. The organiser left plenty of books for us to gain inspiration from. Naturally, I decided to choose music. After reading several of the books, I came upon a passage, by Susan Durber, that appealed.
The setting of part of this poem represents bleak days, for whatever reason and being upheld through them, and brought through them. It represents a feeling of being “lost”, and in finding that God’s love can help us find a way.
There is also a short solo arrangement of the most melodic section at the end for mezzo and piano.
Please see “extended notes” below for the text.
Vocal range: D next to middle C to E an octave up. (Lower part, D next to middle C to D an octave up.) The tessitura mostly sits at the lower end of this in both parts.
NB The sound file here is an electronic sound file, so please note, is wordless, available as a free download for rehearsal purposes.
The flute part is included in the pdf.
Permission for the number of prints required to be made for the three performers.
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The text:
In the short, dark days of winter,
of stark landscapes and bitter winds,
the trees stretch empty branches into grey skies.
Some days the light hardly rises
and the mist hardly clears.
God comes to melt the cold
to let the ice flow again as water.
based on Psalm 147:12-20 Susan Durber
The remaining passages used:
And though I walk in the valley of the shadow of death I shall fear no evil, for Thy rod and staff they comfort me, I fear no ill, for Thou art with me. (based on Psalm 23)
In my winter, in the shortest days, I will lift mine eyes to the hills, from whence cometh my help. My help cometh from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.
(based on Susan Durber’s text and Psalm 121)
In the dark days of winter, you are not alone. That is when I carried you.
(based on Susan Durber’s text, and also a part of the well known piece of prose “Footprints”)
I am not afraid dear Lord, Thou art with me.
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