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SILENT NIGHT SSAATB, unaccompanied WW1893 arr. Jēkabsone SILENT NIGHT SSAATB Arranged by Laura Jēkabsone About the Work Franz Xaver Gruber’s Silent Night was included in the repertoire of a cappella group Latvian Voices at the end of 2018, celebrating the 100th anniversary of the song. The idea to work on this piece’s arrangement arose already at the end of 2017, returning home from the Latvian Voices concert tour. In complete silence, I realized that the first bars of this song was playing in my head, again and again, so I sat down at the piano and started to write it down. Arranging this popular Christmas melody, I deviate from the song’s classical sound, dressing it in close harmony chords. -Laura Jēkabsone Silent Night Silent night, holy night! Silent night, holy night! All is calm, all is bright Son of God, love’s pure light, round yon virgin mother and child! radiant, beams from thy holy face Holy infant, so tender and mild, with the dawn of redeeming grace, sleep in heavenly peace, Jesus, Lord, at thy birth, sleep in heavenly peace. Jesus, Lord, at thy birth! Silent night, holy night! Shepherds quake at the sight: glories stream from heaven afar, heav’nly hosts sing, “Alleluia! Christ the Savior is born, Christ the Savior is born!” About the Arranger Laura Jēkabsone (1985) is a Latvian composer, singer, conductor, vocal coach, and artistic director and singer in the vocal group Latvian Voices. Laura graduated from Jāzeps Mediņš Riga Music High School and continued her studies at Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music, where in 2009 she received her Bachelor’s degree in Music Education. In addition, Laura has attended master classes in conducting with Rafael Immos (Switzerland); in a cappella singing with The King’s Singers, The Hilliard Ensemble (UK), Kim Nazarian (New York Voices, USA), Katarina Henryson (The Real Group, Sweden); and in composition with Oscar Bianchi (Switzerland), Raphaël Cendo (France), and Vladimir Tarnopolsky (Russia). Laura won an arranging competition organized by vocal group Amarcord (Germany) in 2011, was nominated for the Contemporary A Cappella Award for best folk/world song (2014), and was a finalist in the International Jean Sibelius Composition Competition (2015). She has been a part of the Universal Music Germany project Zeit der Wunder, and has led master classes in Germany, France, Great Britain, USA, China, Japan, India, and Australia. Since autumn 2020, Laura has lead an a cappella music arranging workshop. Laura is the assistant conductor and vocal coach of the youth choir Maska. The choir, led by Jānis Ozols, regularly performs Laura’s compositions in competitions and concerts and has released Laura’s first author CD, Ziema (2015). The vocal group Latvian Voices holds a very special place in Laura’s life. The group, founded by her and six other girls in 2009, has earned victories in various international competitions and created the Latvian Voices a cappella festival in 2017. Musicians in Latvia and abroad perform Laura’s music. Among the performers are the Latvian State Choir (Latvia), Riga Cathedral Girls Choir Tiara, a cappella groups The Real Group (Sweden), Sjaella, Amarcord (Germany), Mägi Ensemble (USA), Cantabile Voices (Taiwan), Incantare Coro Femenino (Argentina), Raffles Chorale (Singapore), Landarbaso Abesbatza (Spain), among others. Duration: Approx. 3:15 3 for Latvian Voices 2018 Silent Night SSAATB Traditional Carol arr. LAURA JĒKABSONE (b. 1985) Dreamily, in tempo ( = 92) q p Soprano 1 b b 3 j œ & b b b 4 œ. œ œ œ ‰Œ Œ œ. œ œ Œ . 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