Robert S. Cohen | composer
The Field Mouse (2015)
SA/Unison, piano, handbells
Duration: c. 3'
A setting of an adorable poem by Cecil Frances Alexander that tenderly explores the idea of respecting other people’s spaces and possessions.
Winter Time (2019)
SATB, 2 handbells, vocal sounds (also SSAA)
Duration: c. 4'
This beautiful poem by Robert Louis Stevenson employs a myriad number of images to evoke the sights and sounds of winter. To add to the setting, the composer uses vocal and physical sound effects: whistling for wind and crumbled paper for fire.