For SSAATTBB unaccompaniedSetting the well-known text by Joseph Addison The spacious firmament is a mysterious and powerful concert work. Bullard uses a variety of textures throughout the piece from spacious layered chords to extended melismatic passages resulting in a unique and memorable choral work that will be welcomed by larger choirs.

The Spacious Firmament On High (SATB)

A great way to introduce the classical style to smaller ensembles! Hal Hopson has married two wonderful melodies to form an original anthem. Borrowing from the chorus of “The Heavens Are Telling” from Haydn'sCreation and the nineteenth-century hymn tune “Sagina ” Hopson has penned a spirited song of praise for the Creator proclaimed by creation itself. Arranged for two-par…

The Spacious Firmament On High

The Spacious Firmament On High

Diane Bish is a renowned organist and her compositions reflect her keyboard excellence. The choral music by Franz Joseph Haydn (from “Creation”) is firm and fulfilling but it is the organ part that exalts it tofestival status. A real crowd pleaser in worship or concert it is also an august anthem of praise to God.

Setting Joseph Addison's text Jackson explores the use of vivid imagery the poem provides through this dramatic medium. Rather than using the full forces of choir brass and organ throughout the piece proceeds through varied antiphonal groupings accompanying typically imaginative choral writing.