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It Was My Father’s Custom (text: anonymous)
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for SATB choir, percussion, harp, and strings; 4' (2011)
(commissioned by the Madison Youth Choirs and the Madison Symphony Orchestra)


performed by the Sheboygan Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, dir. Kevin McMahon:

composer’s note: There are many kinds of Christmas carols; “It Was My Father’s Custom” falls squarely into the “party song” category. It’s about throwing caution to the wind, lighting the “massive yule log,” and celebrating with abandon. The choir sings a catchy, folk-music inspired tune three times, beginning in a muted way but each time gaining energy, singing faster and faster, until finally arriving at a joyful coda and huge ringing high notes. The whole thing is an ecstatic celebration of the Christmas season that refuses to be reined in.

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