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Voicing: SSAA and Keyboard
By Robert Dennis
Written for the New York Women's Chorus and the composer's dear friend John Morgan, Robert Dennis' Bow and Bend for SSAA choir with keyboard is a collection of six songs colored by Shaker beliefs of personal revelation, equality between the sexes, celibacy and dedication to work. The first and last movements ("Grant, O Lord") are based on a Shaker hymn tune, and the rest of the music is original, reflecting the Shaker spirit of simplicity.