Prayers and Meditations
Prayer-like and contemplative but with moments of heightened emotion, this original piece will bring out the musicality of your group. The quiet, opening motif gently transitions into the primary theme at measure 10. The primary theme is filled with lush, complex harmonies and is supported by a steady, eighth-note pulse. A new and dramatic musical idea occurs at measure 19, which then resolves back into variations of the primary theme at measure 28. The opening motif appears again at measure 37, and once again returns to the primary theme. A final reprise of the opening motif is the perfect ending for this extremely expressive piece that was written in memory of a beloved bell ringer.