Snowforms is a fully graphic score, written originally for children's choir in 1983.
New SATB Version
Through special permission kindly granted from the publisher Arcana Editions, STN Ice will be singing a new performance of the piece for SATB chorus, with sopranos and tenors doubling the upper parts and altos and basses doubling the lower part.
In some parts of our rendition all voices will sing together, while in others we will be mixing or separating voices to create special sonic effects.
SNOWFORMS Exploration & Video Performance
Led by STN ICE conductor Kathryn Whitney, of Snowforms project will take our choristers through a series of exploratory workshop/rehearsals themed around sectionals of the piece, our personal experience of snow, and modes of vocal response.
Our project will result in a virtual choir video in which our STN ICE choristers will contributing audio files with some video elements.
How will it work?
We provide four sets of learning materials to help you learn SNOWFORMS: full-choir and sectional rehearsals, exploratory vocal workshops, reading material, and clear backing tracks to help you learn your part.
At the end of the project, our singers will be recording the piece in sections that correspond to our workshop topics. Singers are welcome to submit recordings for the whole piece or for just one or more sections.
We will also be asking our choristers to submit videos of their own local experience of snow, which will be incorporated into our video.