Saint Andrew’s Land

SATB with divisi
4′

Cicely Fox Smith’s Saint Andrew's Land, written in the Scots dialect, is an ode to the constancy of Scotland’s natural beauty through the changing seasons. I selected this beautiful poem for the St Andrews Madrigal Group’s 80th anniversary concert. This strophic setting places the text against a folk-like, meandering melody, employing a harmonic palette inspired by Romantic sensibilities.