{"product_id":"stellified-for-soprano-and-chamber-orchestra-score-parts","title":"Stellified for Soprano and Chamber Orchestra (Score \u0026 Parts)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStellified\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSetting of the poem \"Stellified\" by Nicole M. Coonradt\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSoprano + 1.1(ca).1.1 | 2.2.2.0 | timp.2perc | harp | strings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDuration: ca. 7:15\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eComposer’s Note\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI frequently refer to my musical compositions as “appreciations,” which is to say that when I encounter something—a book, a poem, a story, an idea—that I really love, I tend to show my appreciation by responding in music.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNicole Coonradt’s poem “Stellified” (text below) feels like music on the page already, which means my job is mostly getting out of the way. With the gentleness of Jane Yolen’s Owl Moon, the humane attachment of Wendell Berry, or the plain speech of Robert Frost, the poet pulls me into contact with something divine, which is to say an artist is doing her job splendidly and I’m grateful for it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn my “appreciation,” I try to imagine the narrator’s intimate encounter with the Aurora Borealis and her resulting sense of awe and humility. This is a text for a soloist, not a choir, and the orchestra follows suit, attempting to evoke a quiet night, full of silvers and whispers, and a stunning, though silent, heavenly display of color.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI offer this piece in celebration and gratitude for Maestro Jim Holleman as he passes through retirement from one good chapter to the next. —Andrew Maxfield, 2026\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSTELLIFIED\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eBy Nicole M. Coonradt\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAwakened by the Paschal Moon I rose\u003cbr\u003eAnd bundled in a blanket left repose.\u003cbr\u003eAt midnight's chime, I stole into the bright\u003cbr\u003eWhere birch boles glow silver in the moonlight.\u003cbr\u003eGhostly against the shadowy hillside,\u003cbr\u003eTheir branches rustle faintly beside\u003cbr\u003eSusurrations of the neighboring pines,\u003cbr\u003eAnd just below the wandering creek shines.\u003cbr\u003eThen, flames on the horizon! More vibrant\u003cbr\u003eThan precious jewels, the shimmering designs\u003cbr\u003eOf the Northern Lights further humble me:\u003cbr\u003eOne small soul in the Cosmos (this moment\u003cbr\u003eBut a blip in the long sweep of eternity)—\u003cbr\u003eYet stellified into the firmament.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Andrew Maxfield, Composer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42427736358958,"sku":null,"price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0037\/3715\/7678\/files\/Stellified.jpg?v=1781108154","url":"https:\/\/andrewmaxfield.org\/products\/stellified-for-soprano-and-chamber-orchestra-score-parts","provider":"Andrew Maxfield, Composer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}