Romanza Beth Weber

Romanza Beth WeberThis is an arrangement of the beautiful romanza, Una furtiva lagrima (A furtive tear), from Act 2, Scene 3 of the Italian opera L'elisir d'amore by Gaetano Donizetti. It is sung by Nemorino when it appears that the love potion he bought to win the heart of his dream lady, Adina, is working. This arrangement, for string orchestra, tries to capture the poignancy and heartfelt expressivity of Donizettis gorgeous melody.

this arrangement by Jason Krug of a well-known spiritual builds in power and emotion with each successive verse

It works at a number of tempos

which may be used during performance at the director’s discretion

Ultimately

"A Festive March" could work very well as a processional or recessional for graduation or other formal ceremonies

building to a full ensemble climax before retreating to the opening mood

Beautiful brief motifs unfold in a lovely way in this uniquely expressive work

fast material

Conceived as an American response to the 4th movement of Gustav Holst's "St

This piece sounds harder than it is and is suitable for all ages

Darren Mitchell

This beautiful and emotional version uses lush modern harmonies and moving inner voices to ask the sentimental question