A rhythmic and relevant best-seller about the true "work of Christmas"
Commissioned by Vox Femina of Los Angeles / Iris Levine [SSAA version]
Commissioned by Vancouver Men's Chorus / Willi Zwozdesky [TTBB version]
Named one of Creator Magazine's "Honored 10" Anthems
Poet/Lyricist: Howard Thurman
"With delicacy and sincerity, the singers turned silence into stillness with Elizabeth Alexander's contemplative and hopeful "When the Song of the Angels Is Stilled," set to Howard Thurman's poignant text." - The Wednesday Journal (Chicago, IL)
A rhythmically vital setting of Howard Thurman's poem about the true "work of Christmas," this piece lends a powerful relevance to Christmas which extends far beyond Epiphany. When the Song of the Angels is Stilled is a seasonal favorite at both sacred and secular events, as well as a call for social justice in our time.