McDowall, Cecilia - Music of the Stars

Three-movement work exploring the power of music to console and uplift in challenging times
• Texts by Kenyan poet Brian Odongo, American astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, and American writer and civil rights activist James Weldon Johnson
• Keyboard reduction in the vocal score
• Instrumental accompaniment for strings and percussion available on hire/rental

for SATB and piano or strings and percussion The three-movement Music of the Stars offers an enlightening commentary on music's power to console and uplift in challenging times. Characterful string writing accompanies engaging vocal lines, with McDowall artfully employing percussion to sprinkle celestial sparkle throughout the score.