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NORTH SHORE
for Chorus and Chamber Orchestra

I. Journal I (Charles Lanman/J. Elliot Cabot)
II. North Shore
III. Journal II (J. Elliot Dabot)
IV. Song of the Driftwood
V. Journal III (Charles Lanman)
VI. To Sail All Summer
VII. Journal IV (Frederick Marryat)
VIII. Trees
IX. Voyageurs
X. Rise

Instrumentation: 2-0-2-1; 2-2-1-0; timp; 2 perc; hp; pflcel; soli: mezzo sop, bar; mixed chorus; str 1-0-0-1-1
Text: Michael Dennis Browne
Duration: 32 minutes

                   "...an engaging piece...The combination of text, music and subject matter creates an
evocative portrayal of the North Shore [northern Minnesota region around Lake Superior],
                     so much so that if you have ever been touched or awed by its sense of history and
                                                timelessness then you have already heard the soul of this piece."
                                                                                               Patrick Boulay, Minnesota Daily


         "The music's textures are transparent, the colors have a cool clarity, and the musical
material has freshness and feeling which both complement and intensify the imagery of
                                                                                         Browne's ecstatic poetry.... "
                                                                                   John H. Harvey, Sf. Paul Dispatch

Publisher: Paulus Publications

Recordings: Promotional recording available

Commissioned by an individual artist grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board

World Premiere: Bach Society of Minnesota, October 16, 1977 Conductor: David LaBerge