We did this with chamber choir and a professional string quartet. Very simple. Very serene. I just love this piece. I agree about the percussion though. Not a huge fan. I also think the orchestra covers up a lot of the text and the singing....
I first sang this piece in a chamber group in the early 80's. Its even more moving snging it than listening to it. I thought it had gone out of print for a while. Glad to see it has made a big comeback. For those who don't know it - check out Corigliano's "At the Earth's Round Corners" - similar music but a simpler setting.
i luv this song! i sang this song w/ my chamber choir a year ago and we had a professional orchestra play for us! good performance, although i dont really like the added drums in the orchestra.
I'm singing this with my choir right now. quite an excellent piece. We're doing it with piano, however, not full orchestra (because we're touring and can't take an orchestra with us). I like the sound with the orchestra but there's something nice about the simplicity of the piano that really is great.
awesome! i'm singing this in choir now. Can't wait till concert time. I love the part when the men sing "time let me hail and climb" awesome performance!
To set Dylan Thomas is a fool's errand.
Jazzdog40 1 month ago
ok but i like the smaller ensemble that does it. i did it at the unitarian church in austin,tx the highlight.to date /of my choral career
gyts2914 4 months ago
There's far more music in Thomas' reading of the poem.
Jazzdog40 4 months ago
Yeah, Karyl at the helm ! ! !
MrLooraloo 8 months ago
We did this with chamber choir and a professional string quartet. Very simple. Very serene. I just love this piece. I agree about the percussion though. Not a huge fan. I also think the orchestra covers up a lot of the text and the singing....
llcooljay1887 2 years ago
I first sang this piece in a chamber group in the early 80's. Its even more moving snging it than listening to it. I thought it had gone out of print for a while. Glad to see it has made a big comeback. For those who don't know it - check out Corigliano's "At the Earth's Round Corners" - similar music but a simpler setting.
oldpluto 2 years ago
OMG!!! I absolutely love this! I did this in Concert Chorale at the Moores School of Music in 2003!!
karla1908 2 years ago
Check out Dylan Thomas poem FERN HILL made into a song just search for FERN HILL VONSTRUMMER. Really cool!
WUNDERKING33 2 years ago
This made me poop my pants it's so awesome.
phishmonger 2 years ago
i luv this song! i sang this song w/ my chamber choir a year ago and we had a professional orchestra play for us! good performance, although i dont really like the added drums in the orchestra.
bimmerboy87 3 years ago
I'm singing this in choir now too, also with piano accompaniment. Great piece.
JackieMab 3 years ago
I'm singing this with my choir right now. quite an excellent piece. We're doing it with piano, however, not full orchestra (because we're touring and can't take an orchestra with us). I like the sound with the orchestra but there's something nice about the simplicity of the piano that really is great.
superheroman04 3 years ago
awesome! i'm singing this in choir now. Can't wait till concert time. I love the part when the men sing "time let me hail and climb" awesome performance!
musiquedude235 4 years ago
I love this song
Slamtown1 4 years ago 2