För sexstämmig kör a cappella

Gabriel says in his preface: "Light is a recurring theme in the collection of poems

During the Nordic Choir Leaders' Convention in Malmö in October

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Stenarna SSAATB + cajon ad lib För sexstämmig kör a cappellaStenarna (The Stones) is a setting of a 1954 poem by the Swedish poet and Nobel prize winner Tomas Transtrmer. Stones are a recurring symbol in Transtrmers poetry, often representing time and transformation. Transtrmers almost minimalistic formal clarity creates a space which seems to fill with an ethereal power, an otherworldly presence. My musical style was an easy companion to the great poet in this work. Canons, simple rhythms, clear lines. A