Choral Works

**HYMN: “FOOTSTEPS OF ANGELS” (FROM MOUNT AUBURN CEMETERY: SPRING AND AUTUMN SUITES )**

Mary Bichner · 12. Footsteps of Angels [Autumn Suite]

INSTRUMENTS/VOICES: SATB choir, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, and double-viola string orchestra (violin, viola I, viola II, cello, double bass)
‍DESCRIPTION: Musical setting of excerpts from the Henry Wadsworth Longfellow poem “Footsteps of Angels”. The key of Eb was selected to invoke a serene evening in autumn, with green grass and orange leaves nestled beneath a clear evening sky. Commissioned by the Friends of Mount Auburn as part of Mary’s two-year composer residency at Mount Auburn Cemetery.
PREMIERE: November 4th, 2017 at Mount Auburn Cemetery [Cambridge, MA, USA]
PERFORMED BY: Kristo Kondakçi (conductor), Evanangelia Leontis (soprano), Mary Bichner (alto), Mali Sastri (tenor), Seth Grondin (bass [vocals]), Katharina Giegling (concertmaster), Sonia Deng (violin), Abby Swidler (violin), Christopher McClain (viola I principal, viola soloist), Minjung Chun (viola I), Carrol Lee (viola II principal), Foxman James (viola II), Aron Zelkowicz (cello principal), Nash Tomey (contrabass principal), Arielle Burke (flute), Elizabeth England (oboe), David Angelo (clarinet), and Susannah Telsey (bassoon)

**“TO THE SKY” (FROM MOUNT AUBURN CEMETERY: SPRING AND AUTUMN SUITES )**

Mary Bichner · 2. To the Sky [Spring Suite]

INSTRUMENTS/VOICES: SSA choir
DESCRIPTION: Musical setting of the Maria White Lowell poem, “Song”, meant to be sung from the perspective of Mount Auburn Cemetery’s many statues. The key of E Major was selected to represent the colors of the sky at dawn. Commissioned by the Friends of Mount Auburn as part of Mary’s two-year composer residency at Mount Auburn Cemetery.
PREMIERE: June 3rd, 2017 at Mount Auburn Cemetery [Cambridge, MA, USA]
PERFORMED BY: Evangelia Leontis (soprano), Mary Bichner (mezzo-soprano), Mali Sastri (alto)