This movement is about the birth of Christianity itself. It attempts to capture the energy, vitality, and explosive growth of the first century Christian church. The movement takes the form of an argument. At first the upper and lower strings are at odds. In the middle section the two sides come to terms. In the end all sides work together with a fervent, unbounded joy.
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From Nativity Scenes, Suite for String Orchestra, by composer Brett Lensley Allen. Optional scriptural narration. Oxford University Press, 2002. ISBN 0-19-386557-2.
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