Dearly Beloved was composed for a family member’s wedding. With nine separate parts, this piece is composed for nine or eighteen performers, though larger groups could perform it as well. Created for A'cappella choir, a piano part is included if needed.
This piece lies in the gray area between Sacred and Secular. The piece opens with the most common phrase in the wedding liturgy. I interspersed this with asides of my own, defining and/or describing the vows, comments from the wedding attendees, and the innermost thoughts of a bride and groom. The piece ends with a celebratory presentation of the marriage couple as the wedding concludes.
- Christina Rusnak 2011
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