MM-50-8755 My Faith My Hope - Gyneth Walker and Organ My Faith My Hope Gyneth Walker
bout the ork George Herbert s poem he Call has inspired many musical settings most notably from ithin the Five Mystical ongs by Ralph Vaughan Williams. his ne choral version ith added lyrics by the composer approaches the text as both a personal expression of faith ( my Faith my Hope ) and a general statement ( uch a Way as gives us breath / uch a ruth as ends all strife ). Each verse of the Herbert poem is punctuated by the phrase My Faith my Hope my trength my Light. he very tender verse of Come my Joy my Love my Heart is set in a loer gentler key ith seet dissonance. he music then rises to the original tonality for a final triumphant statement hich combines all of the invocations: Come my Way my ruth my Heart my Life my Faith my trength my Light! Gyneth Walker bout the composer Widely performed throughout the country the music of merican composer Gyneth Walker is beloved by performers and audiences alike for its energy beauty reverence drama and humor. Dr. Gyneth Walker (b. 1947) is a graduate of ron University and the Hartt chool of Music. he holds.. M.M. and D.M.. degrees in Music Composition. former faculty member of the Oberlin College Conservatory she resigned from academic employment in 1982 in order to pursue a career as a full-time composer. For nearly 30 years she lived on a dairy farm in raintree Vermont. he no divides her time beteen her childhood hometon of Ne Canaan Connecticut and the musical communities of arasota Florida and Randolph Vermont. Gyneth Walker has been a proud resident of Vermont for many years. he is the recipient of the Year 2000 Lifetime chievement ard from the Vermont rts Council as ell as the 2008 thenaeum ard for chievement in the rts and Humanities from the t. Johnsbury (V) thenaeum. In 2012 she as elected as a Fello of the Vermont cademy of rts and ciences. Walker s catalog includes over 300 commissioned orks for orchestra chamber ensembles chorus and solo voice. special interest has been dramatic orks that combine music ith readings acting and movement. he music of Gyneth Walker is published by E. C. chirmer (choral and vocal music) and Lauren Keiser Music (orchestral and instrumental music).
Commissioned by the Fairmount Presbyterian Church of Cleveland Heights Ohio; premiered on October 232016 Robert Moncrief Music Director My Faith My Hope and Organ 3 George Herbert alt. Gyneth Walker oprano lto Moderate tempo q= 108 4 pgently as a personal expression of faith My Faith my Hope my trength my enor ass 4 pgently as a personal expression of faith My Faith my Hope my trength my Moderate tempo q= 108 trings 4 Organ 4 πbarely audible J 4 5 Foundations F boldly Note setting and format by Gyneth Walker Music Productions. ext: George Herbert 1593 1633 and ritten in 1633; alt. Gyneth Walker (PD). Music: Gyneth Walker (CP) b. 1947 nely composed and copyright 2017 irnamood ith this publication. MM-50-8755 Copyright 2017 irnamood Publications (CP) division of Morningtar Music Publishers Inc. t. Louis MO ll rights reserved. Printed in U... 1.800.647.2117.MorningtarMusic.com Reproducing this publication in any form is prohibited by la ithout the permission of the publisher. he various music licensing agencies do not give permission to copy this music.
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