Jesse Ayers :: … and they gathered on Mount Carmel


 

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Ayers, Jesse
1951-0000
(b Knoxville TN, 26 May 1951). American
… and they gathered on Mount Carmel <2006>
6-20 offstage women's voices (opt)
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A "surround sound" work that requires unusual seating of the brass sections; the chorus and the whistling tubes are to be behind the audience. An extra 4-8 players are required for the whistling tubes.
The solo euphonium in the 2nd mvt may be replaced by a solo horn.
A reduced orchestra version uses standard brass (4 3 3 1) and tmp+3, along with woodwind and strings as indicated. A version for wind band is also available.
The movements may be performed separately.
I. The Incantations of the Prophets of Baal
II. The Prayer of Elijah
III. The Fire of the Living God



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Contents—I. The Incantations of the Prophets of Baal; II. The Prayer of Elijah; III. The Fire of the Living God