English Girls

1971

Details

Category

Choral

Men's

Composed

1971

instrumentation

TBB, piano

duration

9 min

commissioned by

University of North Dakota for the Varsity Bards, Roger Wilhelm, director

premiered

1971

premiered by

The Schubertians, University of California, Santa Barbara, Carl Zytowski , conductor

Publisher

Boosey & Hawkes

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1. Jenny Kissed Me
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2. Julia’s Voice
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3. To Celia
Schubertians
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Upon arriving in England for a year’s residence Mechem wrote these pieces for his three daughters, choosing British poets.

  1. Jenny Kissed Me (Jennifer)
  2. Julia’s Voice (Katie; for her quiet, thoughtful personality)
  3. To Celia (Elizabeth’s middle name is Celia)

Press

"Its outer movements — “Jenny Kissed Me” and “To Celia”— are energetic and playful and full of fun. These two movements surround a beautiful, dream-like movement, “Julia's Voice.” As a set, your men's choir will have the opportunity to showcase emotions not always available to them in their everyday life."
MusicBookShelf, Australia
"An impressive contribution to the literature…. very attractive, somewhat demanding but very well written and rewarding for the singers. No. 1 is a bright piece with stimulating metric shifts; No. 2 is atmospheric, impressionistic; No. 3 is an urgent, scherzo-like setting of the Ben Jonson text."
QUODLIBET: Journal of the Intercollegiate Musical Council
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Preface to the Opera