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Kelvin Grove
Arranged by Till MacIver Meyn
Voicing: SATB Instrumentation: piano and percussion Catalog number: AMP 1032 Price: $2.10 Kelvin Grove was composed on a commission from the Texas Christian University School of Music (Richard Gipson, director), for the TCU Concert Chorale, as part of the choral cycle ‘Scotia Songs’. The collection uses Scottish folk poetry and tunes, and traces a love story from the perspective of a man who must ultimately leave his beloved Scottish homeland. Kelvin Grove finds the lovers preparing to escape to their favorite getaway; yet in the final verse we realize that he must soon leave both his lover and his home. The love story follows the passion he has for his lost lover, but also his attachment to his cherished homeland.
Let us haste to Kelvin Grove, bonnie lassie, O! Through its mazes let us rove, bonnie lassie, O!
Let us wander by the mill, bonnie lassie, O! To the cove beside the rill, bonnie lassie, O!
O Kelvin banks are fair, bonnie lassie, O! When in summer we are there, bonnie lassie, O!
Though I dare not call thee mine, bonnie lassie, O! As the smile of fortune's thine, bonnie lassie, O!
Let us haste to Kelvin Grove, bonnie lassie, O! Through its mazes let us rove, bonnie lassie, O!
Then farewell to Kelvin Grove, bonnie lassie, O! And adieu to all I love, bonnie lassie, O! Kelvin Grove has also been scored for SATB voices, vibraphone, marimba and 2 percussion. A full score with parts (AMP 1032P) is available from the publisher. To see and listen on YouTube, click here |
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