Saw You Never, In The Twilight (from Season Of Wonders): Choral Instrumental Pak
By Joseph M. Martin
Item: 35-PK00294305
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Description
Uses: Epiphany, Christmas, Concert
Scripture: Matthew 2:1-2, Matthew 2:9, Isaiah 60:1-3, Revelation 22:16
This classic Epiphany poem is dressed in exquisite new music, bringing the warmth of the Christmas star and the journey of the seekers to life. A lonely melody in minor tells the story with restraint while touching harmonies bring a mysterious quality to the piece.
Ending with a final moment of commitment to bring our gifts to the King, this is essential for post-Christmas observances.
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Publisher:
Hal Leonard
SKU:
35-PK00294305
More about this title
About the Composer: Joseph M. Martin
Joseph M. Martin studied piano performance at Furman University and earned his master's degree from the University of Texas at Austin, where he later taught in the Piano Pedagogy Department. A accomplished solo recitalist and symphonic performer, he won the Nina Plant Wideman Competition and has appeared with orchestras across the United States and Mexico, including a nationally broadcast recital from Mexico City.
Martin's catalog spans from Carnegie Hall to hundreds of churches across North America, revealing a composer equally at home in concert halls and worship spaces. He continues to balance performance with an expanding body of compositions and arrangements that blend accessibility with musical substance. He lives in Austin, Texas with his wife Sue and their children Jonathan and Aubrey.
Why we love this
Martin's gift for restraint shapes this piece into something genuinely moving rather than overwrought. The minor melody carries the weight of the Magi's journey without sentiment, while the harmonies around it create genuine mystery. Post-Christmas programming often feels obligatory, but this anthem gives choirs real musical substance to sink into during Epiphany observances.
What to expect
The opening unfolds like a quiet vigil, minor and tentative, as though the singers themselves are searching across desert nights. Gradually, touching harmonies gather around that central melody, and the piece deepens into something mysterious and reverent. The final commitment arrives not with fanfare but with the quiet conviction of those who have seen the light and chosen to follow.
Who it's for
Choirs preparing for Epiphany services or post-Christmas concerts will find a piece that honors the liturgical season with musical sophistication. This works equally well for church choirs seeking substance and school choirs performing sacred repertoire, provided singers have basic sight-reading skills and experience with minor tonalities.
How to get the most out of it
- Protect the loneliness of that opening melody; resist the urge to brighten the minor tonality. Let it breathe as the foundation for everything that follows.
- Balance the choir's entrance carefully against any instrumental accompaniment so the text remains clear throughout the mysterious harmonic passages.
- Shape the final moment of commitment with gradual dynamic growth, allowing singers to feel the spiritual shift from reflection to action without jerking the tempo.
How to use it
Place this as a moment of introspection and transition in an Epiphany service or January concert, perhaps following more exuberant Christmas anthems. It also serves well as an altar call piece or as the centerpiece of a post-holiday concert that acknowledges the deeper spiritual significance of the season rather than simply extending Christmas festivities.
Skills your students will build
- Reading and sustaining minor tonality with emotional restraint
- Blending complex harmonies (touching chords with dissonant intervals)
- Interpreting scripture through musical mood and character
- Managing dynamic control during harmonic transitions
- Singing with textual clarity within rich harmonic textures