The Marshes of Glynn:
Rehearsal Schedule
Rehearsal | Date | Time | Location |
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Choral Rehearsal | Saturday Sept. 3rd | 2 - 4pm | TBA |
Choral Rehearsal | Sunday Sept. 4th | 2 - 4pm | TBA |
Choral/Orch. Rehearsal | Wednesday Sept. 7th | 3 - 5pm | Atlanta Symphony Hall |
Choral/Orch. Rehearsal | Thursday Sept. 8th | 3 - 5pm | Atlanta Symphony Hall |
Choral/Orch. Dress Rehearsal | Friday Sept. 9th | 7 - 10pm | Atlanta Symphony Hall |
Performance | Saturday Sept. 10th | 7 - 9pm | Atlanta Symphony Hall |
Parking provided at rehearsals and performance.
General Information, Poem Text, Score
To give listeners some advance knowledge of Steven Darsey’s oratorio setting of Sidney Lanier’s “The Marshes of Glynn,” we provide audio examples and the musical score via links below. The audio examples derive principally from a live performance and reading by the Chancel Choir of Glenn Memorial UMC and the Meridian Chorale from March 2, 2008, in Glenn Memorial Auditorium, Emory University.
The sound files below connect primarily to acoustic recordings from our 2008 performance with some digital insertions of additional music and orchestration Steven subsequently composed. The score we provide here is for the 9/10/2022 premiere performance, which will vary from the audio provided in minor and occasional major details.
The music we include here represents most, but not all of the 40’ oratorio. If you want to hear the entire work as a whole, go here for a complete recording of the 2008 performance reading with piano and organ accompaniment. These, however, do not include Steven’s subsequent additions and orchestrations.
We post these examples from the whole oratorio as separate segments so that one can go directly to their desired sections. Once that choice is completed, you can click the right arrow to advance to the next, or simply select another section from the directory. It may take a bit to get accustomed to the interface. Score section page numbers are included below.
Performers in the 2008 performance reading: Cynthia Shepherd, soprano; Katherine Murray, mezzo soprano, Timothy Miller, tenor, Stephen Ozcomert, bass-baritone. Todd Skrabanek, pianist; Timothy Albrecht, organist. Steven Darsey, conductor.
All music accessed from this page is © Steven Darsey, 2019.
If you have any questions, please feel free to email Steven Darsey and Kate Murray.
Music Excerpts for Reference
Piece | Info | Page Number |
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Overture | Orchestra | 1 |
Glooms of the Live Oaks | SSAATTBB Chorus | 5 |
Beautiful Glooms | Mezzo Solo, Katherine Murray | 9 |
O Braided Dusks | SATB Chorus | 10 |
O Now Unafraid | Bass, Baritone Solo, Stephen Ozcomert | 15 |
So Affable Live Oak | Soprano Solo, Cynthia Shepherd | 16 |
Sinuous Southward | Soprano-Mezzo Duet, Cynthia Shepherd, Katherine Murray | 17 |
A League | Tenor Solo, Timothy Miller | 18 |
O What is Abroad | Bass, Baritone Solo, Stephen Ozcomert | 19 |
Ye Marshes | Chorus, Orchestra | 20 |
As the Marsh Hen | All Sing with Orchestra | 32 |
How Still the Water Be | Mezzo Solo, Katherine Murray | 38 |
The Forms that Creep | SATB Chorus | 40 |
On the Length | SSAATTBB Chorus (Acoustic conclusion) | 44 |
On the Length | SSAATTBB Chorus (Digital conclusion) | 44 |