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Andrew Earle Simpson
Wayfaring Stranger (2006)
| Instrumentation |
SATB chorus with sop solo; 2vn, va, vc, db, pno, perc (tri, sus cym, tt, bd). Also available for chorus and piano |
| Duration |
4:30 |
| Movements |
1 |
| Premiere |
4/5/06, The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC |
| Performers |
The Catholic University of America Chorus and Festival Players; Leo Nestor, cond |
| Commissioned by |
Benjamin T. Rome School of Music, The Catholic University of America (one of ten settings of American folk songs: "New Old American Songs") |
| Recording |
Premiere concert recording |
| Publication |
Composer |
| Performance History |
- World Premiere, 4/5/06, Catholic University of America Chorus and Chamber Players, CUA, Washington, DC
- Performance, 5/19/07, The Reston Chorale, Schlesinger Auditorium, NOVA, Arlington, VA
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| mp3 sample |
Complete piece: click here. |
Program Notes
This beautiful, melancholy, and otherworldly Appalachian folk melody has long been a favorite of mine. Several years ago, I set this tune in a piece entitled Mountain Sunday, for two violins and voice; the present setting, scored for chorus with soprano solo, strings, piano, and percussion, allows the melody to be heard to full advantage. The title of the song (which is not necessarily a hymn or church tune) reflects the traditional Christian view of the believer’s time on earth as a journey through a foreign country, a pilgrimage on the way to his true home, heaven.
--Andrew Earle Simpson
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