Laudamus Te: SATB Choral Octavo
Words and music by Laura Farnell
Item: 00-PO-0001244
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Here's an exuberant mixed-meter festival work that is bookended by a joyful fanfare and features a lovely legato section in the middle. Laura's highly regarded compositional skill is evident throughout. Combination English/Latin text, appropriate for school or church use. Accompaniment available on PianoTrax 4 CD (00-35870).
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Additional Details
Series:
Alfred Choral Designs
Publisher:
Alfred Music
Page Count:
12
SKU:
00-PO-0001244
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About the Composer: Laura Farnell
Laura Farnell has established herself as a composer whose choral works balance technical sophistication with accessibility, making her pieces valuable additions to festival and concert programs across educational settings. Her compositional approach consistently demonstrates a strong command of voice leading, textural variety, and the specific demands of mixed ensembles.
Why we love this
Farnell's gift for writing idiomatically for choral voices shines here. The architecture of this piece—opening fanfare, introspective legato middle, return to jubilation—gives you a natural arc that holds an audience without requiring elaborate staging or props. Mixed meter keeps singers engaged and prevents the predictability that can bog down festival repertoire.
What to expect
Celebratory energy frames a moment of serene, inward beauty. The writing balances exuberance with genuine musical substance, never asking singers to just make noise. You leave a performance of this feeling lifted but not exhausted.
Who it's for
Choirs preparing for festivals or concert programs who want a work that sounds festive without being simplistic. This octavo suits both school and church contexts, making it ideal for directors juggling diverse performance venues throughout the year.
How to get the most out of it
- Drill the fanfare sections separately with the accompaniment to lock the rhythmic precision. The energy here sets the tone for everything that follows, so clarity in note placement matters as much as dynamic conviction.
- Shape the legato middle with long, supported phrases and minimize vibrato in the soprano and alto lines to create transparency against the accompaniment.
- Mark the meter changes in rehearsal space (write them visibly on a rehearsal chart or on the board). Singers process mixed meter faster when they can see the metric structure for a few rehearsals before removing the visual aid.
- Balance the English and Latin text so listeners understand both. Latin passages often feel exotic or ceremonial to younger singers; remind them the text is meaningful, not just phonetic decoration.
How to use it
Position this as a finale or the opening of a second half when you want to energize the room and reset audience attention. Its moderate length (12 pages) makes it an ideal anchor for a festival submission or a strong closing number in a varied choral concert.
Skills your students will build
- Reading mixed meters while maintaining rhythmic independence
- Balancing volume and clarity across four parts in fanfare writing
- Sustaining lyrical, connected phrasing through ensemble texture
- Managing English-Latin text switching with clear diction