complimentary copy. cover rub marks, scratches, dents, and edge wear. cover and page corner tip wear. no marks on music.

2003 Malecki Music paperback. 82 pages. 10 1/4" x 6 3/4".

This is a dramatic and appealing cantata that celebrates the birth of Christ as seen through the eyes of the elderly patriarch Simon. The work opens with a gentle prelude based on Joseph Dearest, Joseph Mine, performed by organ and harp alone. The narration by Jason Doyle Fairbanks is original but firmly based in scripture reference. The score is filled with well crafted and dynamic arrangements of hymns and carols and concludes with a joyous, sweeping O Holy Night. Other carols include The Snow Lay On The Ground, Coventry Carol, Silent Night, From Heaven Above To Earth I Come. and He Is Born. Simply stunning. Duration approx. 35 minutes.