ROBERTSIROTA
ACallfortheBattletoCease forOrchestra,PianoSolo,andChoir
CommissionedbyConcertArtistsofBaltimore commemoratingits30thAnniversary
INSTRUMENTATION
2flutes,doublingpiccolo 2oboes
2clarinetsinA
2hornsinF 2trumpetsinC timpani
pianosolo choir(satb) violins1 violins2 violas cellos contrabasses
ScoreinC
Duration:ca15minutes ACallfortheBattletoCease
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Rejoiceinthegiftofourdifferences! Andseeintheeyesofeachother Thesparkofrevelation,thejoyofGod'screation! Ogiftoflife!Owonder!
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