PERFORMANCE NOTES EDUCATION THROUGH ARTISTRY Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue was Conductor's Choice presents an artistically commissioned Jeunesse by La Northumberland distinguished repertoire of selected choral music Girls' Choir, Marie Anderson and Dierdre Morrell, for high school, college, and community choirs. co-directors. As the title implies, these two Bridging the goals of choral music education with movements are entirely instrumental in character the standards of professional performance, and demand of the singers an exactness in pitch Conductor's Choice features an international and rhythm that is uncompromising. The Fantasy roster of young composers and arrangers dedicated unfolds slowly with the vocal lines often dividing to musical craft and authenticity. into complex four-, five-, or even six-note chords. The Fugue, on the other hand, remains in three In the spirit of the Choral Music Experience parts throughout and is unrelenting in its energetic concept, Conductor's Choice seeks to present a drive towards the ending. well-balanced program of contemporary composition that celebrates musicai diversity and encourages musical enjoyment. From the traditional to the experimental, Conductor's ABOUT THE COMPOSER Choice is a choral music series committed to the dynamic relationships between the composer, conductor, choir Since the fall of 1987, John Burge (b. 1961) and their audiences_ has been teaching in the School of Music at Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario where he currently holds the position of Associate A complete and comprehensive choral per_ Professor. He studied composition at the formance curriculum for beginning choirs can be University of Toronto (B.Mus. and M.Mus.) found in the music rextbook WE WILL SING! published by Boosey & Hawkes (TXB-81). with John Beckwith, Walter Buczynski and John Hawkins and at the University of British Columbia (D.M.A.) with Stephen Charman. He has written music for a wide variety of mediums, including many choral pieces. His choral works have been performed by the Elmer Iseler Singers, Vancouver's Cantata Singers, the Phoenix Chamber Choir, the BBC Singers and numerous other choirs. He has received commissions from both the Canada Council and the Ontario Arts Council. Recent orchestral premieres include Concerto for Piano and Orchestra, Symphony No. I and That we may not Lose loss, for solo soprano, choir and orchestra. PERFORMANCE TIME ca. 8 min. CHROMATIC FANTASY AND FUGIJE for Three-Part Treble Voices (div.), a cappella Music by John Burge I. Fantasy Expressively slow (J = ca.54) p poco accel Soprano I --'-z ah .n>--- Soprano II oh pp Alto €> €} _e- _€> -==-l'=-- /'--=--/------/- NL a tempo ryp ah,- ah ah cresc f- Fn -'---' ah- ah f ah- ah- ri.t. a tempo ah- ah- ah c resc. :- nW --=--.-------/ ah- C TC,SC f O Copyright 1999 by Boosey & Hawkes, Inc. Copynght fot all countrics. A11 rights reserved. ocTBT r 25 Engraved & Printed in U.S.A p - ryp-p ah p p - ryp- \-/ -t=-#-/ Y-V ah- 4e 4o 3n- --n">l accel a tempo dolce 4- P - ah. dolce ah ah dolce uiY accel. cresc. ah- ah- ah- ah ah- ah- dim. nw espr. cresc f IL Fugue Fast but clean ! = ca.108) P -ryP- P ba, ba, ba, ba, da, da, da, da, ba, ba, ba, ba, da, da, da, da, g da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da, - - da.- da. da. da, da, da, p ? -ryp - ba, ba, ba, ba, da, da, da, da, ba, ba, ba, da. da. da. da ttyp=..-=- ba, da, da, da, da, ba, da,-ryP da, da, da, da, ba, -da, da, da, da, da, ba, ryp- p ,tw-=-- p ,tlp - da, da, da, da, da, da, da, ocTB7t25 nf dim. da, da, da, da, da, da, da, o cresc. da, ;, ;", ou, au, da, da, ;", ;^, au, iu, da, da, da, da, au, iu, da, da, da, da, p ba, ba. ba. ba. da. da. da. ba, ba, ba da, da, ? da. da, da, da, da, da, da, pum, pum, pum, pum, pum, pum, pum, ?1 ryp -----.- ryp ryp ba, da, da, da, da, ba, da, da, da, da, da, ba, da, da, da, da, da, ba, nW?r da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da, pum, pum, pum, pum, pum, pum, 24 da,-It da, da, da, da, da, da, da, p i*_l_J da, ----__-:da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da, =---/ pum (mm) ocTB7125 6 27 da, p -l da, da, da, da, da, ba, ba, ba, ba, da, da, ba, ba, ba, ba, da, da, ba, da, da, p ba, da, da, ba, da, da, ba, da, ^f .: da, da, da, da, da, ba' ba, ba, ba, mf da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da, - molto - ba, ba, I- molto da, da, p ocrB7l25.