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Listen to a RealAudio (G2) stream of a performance of this work (solo voice version) by Holly Outwin-Tepe, soprano and Catharine Dornin, piano.
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Listen to a RealAudio (G2) stream of a performance of this work (SATB chorus version) by the Sonoma Valley High School Madrigals, Barbara McElroy, conductor.
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As a Branch in May was composed in 1983 as a wedding gift for Evan Williams and Greig Shearer. The lyrics express the abiding strength of love over the changing seasons of the year, over the passage of a lifetime.
The original version of this song was scored for Soprano and Organ. Subsequent versions include SATB Chorus and Piano [ECS #4888], Medium Voice and Guitar [ECS #4309], Solo Voice (or Children's Choir) and Piano [available from the composer] and a duet for two Treble Voices and Piano [available from the composer].
Notes by the composer