This composition was commissioned by the Vancouver Chamber Choir and is dedicated to Satoshi Hattori and Pana Musica of Kyoto in grateful memory of our collaboration during the Choir's tour of Japan in the autumn of 2009.
Like Barley Bending SATB and Youth Choir a cappella "Like Barley Bending," Sara Teasdale & "Life," Kato Teruaki, Age 10 (trans. Haruna Kimura)
Kathleen Allan
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Alto
Tenor
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Copyright © Kathleen Allan 2011
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hard
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(2+3+2)
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