DECK THE HALL
[2:15] 2/1-2/1-2/1-2/1, 4-3-3-1, timp+3, hp, org, SATB Chorus (opt. audience), strings**
Commissioned by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.
**available 2019: 2-2-2-2. 3-2-2-0, timp +2, keybd, strings - all chorus/audience optional
Suitable for second half opener. Mostly a brass feature with brief participation by chorus (and optionally the audience singing along) on one verse, then an extended instrumental interlude, and a final choral exclamation at the end.
Commissioned by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.
**available 2019: 2-2-2-2. 3-2-2-0, timp +2, keybd, strings - all chorus/audience optional
Suitable for second half opener. Mostly a brass feature with brief participation by chorus (and optionally the audience singing along) on one verse, then an extended instrumental interlude, and a final choral exclamation at the end.
Video presentation of piano-vocal score: