Winter Solstice
On this
northern morning
Winter wraps and ermine cloak
about the snowy oaks, while
deep inside
the Tree of a Thousand Rings of Amber
Summer lies wound
in coils of dreamy slumber
and warm imaginings,
mint scented, abuzz with honeybees,
of meadows and contented kings.
At Solstice
Darkness leads the dance,
her pace, a slow ballet,
conveying Winter’s grace.
Elizabeth St. John Vilensky
copyright 2013
Solo singers:
1 Soprano solo who begins in the balcony and comes down to the sanctuary
2 Alto solos: the 1st begins in the balcony and comes down to the sanctuary and the second waits by the entrance to the sanctuary and then walks in the sanctuary
1 tenor Solo who begins in the balcony and comes down to the sanctuary
2 Bass solos who wait by the entrance to the sanctuary and then walk into the sanctuary
At the beginning, either the soprano soloist or the first Alto soloist sings from the balcony.
In bar 21, the Soprano soloist, first Alto soloist and the tenor soloist sing from the balcony.
In 59, the first Alto soloist sings from the balcony. Then the soprano soloist, first Alto soloist and tenor soloist should walk down from the balcony and wait by the entrance of the sanctuary. The two bass soloists and the second Alto soloist will be waiting there already.
In 112, all 6 soloists walk down the isle of the church. They should walk as quickly as it takes so that they can join the choir on stage in bar 123.
