In Flaxen Fields: SATB Choral Octavo
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In Flaxen Fields: SATB Choral Octavo

By Sherry Blevins

Item: 35-DS01636620
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Publisher: Hal Leonard
Page Count: 15
SKU: 35-DS01636620

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About the Composer: Sherry Blevins

Sherry Blevins

Sherry Blevins has established herself as a prolific composer and educator whose works appear regularly in catalogs from Alfred Music, Hinshaw, Fred Bock, and others since 2018. Her compositions have been performed at prestigious venues and festivals across North America, from Carnegie Hall to the Piedmont Invitational Choral Festival, and she has collaborated with ensembles ranging from all-state choirs to professional opera companies.

Blevins brings both technical sophistication and accessibility to her writing. As a clinician, adjudicator, and former ACDA Southern Region President, she understands what singers need from a score. Her recent collaborative commissioning projects with middle and high school choirs in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools demonstrate her commitment to creating meaningful musical experiences that serve the text and energize the performers.

Why we love this

Blevins writes with a composer's ear for singable lines and a teacher's understanding of what choirs need to succeed. The piece balances musical substance with accessibility, offering thoughtful harmonic support without drowning out the text or overcomplicating the score for your singers.

What to expect

In Flaxen Fields evokes pastoral imagery with warmth and lyrical grace. The writing sits comfortably in the voice, allowing singers to focus on storytelling rather than technical survival, while the harmonies provide enough color and movement to keep the musical landscape engaging throughout.

Who it's for

SATB choirs working at the concert or festival level who want repertoire that engages singers musically without requiring advanced ensemble experience. This works well for directors seeking pieces that feel fresh and contemporary while remaining immediately learnable.

How to get the most out of it

  • Shape the phrases according to the natural breath points in the text rather than the barlines; let the language guide your phrasing instead of rigid measure boundaries.
  • Balance the inner voices carefully during rehearsal so the sopranos and altos can project the melody without strain.
  • Explore the emotional arc of the text in early rehearsals before fixating on notes; this will inform your interpretation of the harmonic language.

How to use it

This pairs naturally with other contemporary secular choral works on a concert program, or it can anchor a set of character pieces exploring nature and landscape. Consider programming it in spring festivals or outdoor concert settings where the text and musical imagery can resonate with the performance space.

Skills your students will build

  • Lyrical phrasing and sustained legit singing in middle range
  • Balance and blend in SATB voicing without sacrificing individual line clarity
  • Text interpretation and emotional communication in contemporary harmonic language
  • Sight-reading of accessible but non-trivial harmonic progressions

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