Na Treble Chorus, SSAA, Soprano Solo, and Piano aE aaCecn ng BNC AsM tema LC asHNa Music by EAT atth ay 0 alae Oa CMe e LYST NGKeN| MUSIC waltonmusic.comAbout the Work The lyrics for Tundra were written by Charles Anthony Silvestri, specifically for this work. | asked him to write a text based on the title, and some photos of a part of my native Norway that is very dear to me; the Hardangervidda mountain plateau. It's pretty close to where my father grew up, a ski resort town called Geilo, in the mountains between Oslo and Bergen This area is quite barren, and intensely beautiful. It is easy to feel that you are treading on sacred land, which Tony so wonderfully expresses in his text: Wide, wom and weathered, Sacred expanse ‘Of green and white and granite grey: ‘Snowy patches strewn, Anchored to the craggy earth, Unmoving: While clouds dance Across the vast, eternal sky. Tundra (2010) was commissioned by and dedicated to the ACDA Women's R&S Commissioning Consortium/Debra Spurgeon, National Chair. Performance Notes | always recommend performing Tundra with the optional string quartet (or string ensemble) parts, but the piece was written with only choir and piano in mind at first, so the strings are more of an extra bonus, if conditions allow for it. The little soprano solos scattered around the piece are meant more as colorings, an obbligato, than a melodic focal point. -Ola Gjeilo To hear a full-length recording of Tundra, please visit the Walton Music website at www-waltonmusic.com. Duration: Approx. 3:30 About the Composer Ola Gjeilo was born in Norway in 1978, and moved to New York in 2001 to study composition at the Juilliard School. He is the composer of over 30 published works, which are performed all around the world. Ola's debut recording as @ pianist-composer, the lyrical crossover album Stone Rose, was released to critical acclaim in 2007 on the 2L label. It's available at amazon.com and iTunes. Presently a full-time composer based in Santa Monica, CA, Ola is also an avid sports and movie fan. For more information, please visit www.clagjeilo.com Walton Choral works by Ola Gjeilo: To Order: WLG131 Gloria SSAA, piano 4-hands HL08501690 WW1396 Sanctus SSAATTBB Choir, a cappella HL08501675 WW1400 — Unicornis Captivatur SATB divisi Choir, a cappella HL08501679 WW1386 Ubi Caritas SATB Choir, a cappella HL08501631 WW1393 Ubi Caritas SSAA Choir, a cappella HL08501677 WW1418 Ubi Caritas: TTBB Choir, a cappella HL08501701 WJMS1093 Prelude SATB divisi Choir, a cappella HL08501649 WW1375 —_Nisi Dominus SATB divisi Choir, a cappella HL08501590 WW1352 Hark! a Herald Voice Is Cailing SATB divisi Choir, a cappella HL08501569 WW1417 Tota Pulchra Es SATB divisi Choir, a cappella HL08501700 WW1431 The Spheres trom Sunrise Mass SATB divisi Choir, a cappella HL08501725 WW1447 Northern Lights SATB a cappella HL08501748, WW1446 Agnus Dei: Phoenix SSAATTBB a cappella HL08501749 WW1459_ Tundra ‘SSAA, Soprano Solo, Piano HL08501766 WW1459A Tundra Full Score, Piano & String Quartet HL08501794 WW1460 The Ground from Sunrise Wass SATB divisi, Piano HL08501774 WW1460A The Ground Full Score, Piano, String Quartet HL08501796 WW1463 Dark Night Of The Sou! SSAATTBB, piano & String Quartet HL08501791 WW1463A Dark Night Of The Soul Full Score, Opt! String Parts contact: info@waltonmusic.com Walton Music Corporation Gunilla Luboff, PublisherConmisine yan dette to 3 the ACDA Women’s R&S Commision Cosertitn, Dera Spurgeon, National Chir TUNDRA For SSAA Chorus, Soprano Solo with Piano icky and Optional String Quartet (or Ensemble) Vines CHARLES A. SILVESTRI OLA GJEILO 1.66 Soprano 1 Soprano 2 Alto 1 Alto 2 Piano Sa ‘ta Sa Copyright © 2011 Walton Music Corp. International Copyright Secured. Made in US.A. All rights reserved. www.waltonmusic.com6 13. soprano Solo mf’uw© — ° =F — @ — eee FE < Sci eisethe crag - gyAn-chored to An-chored ton gS& 37 Soprano Sole ve= o a7 [F] Soprano Sib 15 While clouds. = PR : Ogee P — Oh, PR SSS = ines — eS ee A= cross the53 — (end solo) BEEP CLES CLL tty HALsLEONARD® 0 '84088'54927) 8 5