Video Information

• Choir: Matthew Curtis - Choral Tracks
• Piece: Stella
• Composer:  David Rain
• Voices:  SATB
• Genres: A cappella, Classical, Contemporary
• "Stella" is dedicated to my friend Kristina, who introduced me to this remarkable French poem by Victor Hugo written while in exile on the Isle of Jersey.
  
  It is a complex layered poem exploring a multitude of interactions with the morning ...  more"Stella" is dedicated to my friend Kristina, who introduced me to this remarkable French poem by Victor Hugo written while in exile on the Isle of Jersey.
  
  It is a complex layered poem exploring a multitude of interactions with the morning star - in naturalistic, religious, spiritual and seemingly political terms.
  
  Sincere thanks to Matthew Curtis (choraltracks.com) for recording "Stella."
  
  To purchase the sheet music for this song, please contact: info@leadingnote.com.
  
  I would like to acknowledge the a cappella choir that I sing in, The Stairwell Carollers, and our director Pierre Massie, for their musical inspiration these past 26 years.
  
  I would also like to thank my friends in our "Ad hoc Chorale" for testing out this piece in one of our informal workshops and offering valuable comments.
  
  And with deepest appreciation to my brother Adam Rain and my friend Geneviève Lajoie for their invaluable support throughout my composing journey.  less