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A moment of calm, the OrganArtMedia Steinmeyer
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Sir Charles Villiers Stanford's The Blue Bird, composed in 1910, is one of his most celebrated part-songs, written for unaccompanied choir. Set to a poem by Mary Elizabeth Coleridge, it captures a serene, ethereal beauty, evoking the peaceful flight of a bird over a still lake. The delicate, floating soprano line mimics the soaring bird, while the lower voices provide a calm, sustaining backdrop that mirrors the stillness of nature. I think this organ arrangement by John Scott Whiteley brings this to life in a wonderful way.

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Sir Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924) was a renowned Irish composer, conductor, and teacher, born in Dublin in 1852. He was a pivotal figure in the British music scene of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Stanford studied at the University of Cambridge and the Leipzig Conservatory, and he later became a professor of music at both the Royal College of Music and the University of Cambridge. His prolific output includes symphonies, operas, chamber music, and choral works, significantly shaping the musical landscape of his time. Among his notable students were Ralph Vaughan Williams and Gustav Holst, who continued to influence British music well into the 20th century.