Flanders Fields, by Paul A. Aitken - Score & Sound

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Flanders Fields
Words by John McCrae, music by Paul A. Aitken
Item: 00-46917
Voicing: SSSAAA, a cappella
Series: Lawson-Gould
Also available: SSAATTBB, a cappella; TTTBBBB, a cappella
One hundred years after the end of World War I and the poet’s death, John McCrae’s “In Flanders Fields” remains one of the most memorable poems about war ever penned. This distinguished setting of the John McCrae text was originally published for mixed choirs soon after being named the first winner of the ACDA Brock Memorial composition contest. Aitken’s more recent voicings for women’s and men’s choirs are just as inspiring as the original.
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[@shaunaXX]

My choir preformed this at a choral festival and got highly commended for “going out of our way” and doing a really difficult piece but apparently we didn’t have enough soprano 1s and didn’t win. Not upset tho cuz it was pretty close and the choirs that won were stunning

[@juliekruszelnicki2265]

Homeschooling for the first time this year and we were reading the poem yesterday. 10 yr old son was to go line by line and we broke down the meaning than re read it with the emotion he thought John McCrea had that night he wrote it. He did not too bad. Then I dug out an old recording we did of the (SSAATTBB) in a stairwell at in highschool. He sat very still listening, leaning on me, when over he took a moment and said, "I think that's more like how he felt the day he wrote that poem". Our 8yr old said it made her feel "happy and sad at the same time". This will always be the Flanders Fields I sing in my head each year to remember.

[@karlchwe9644]

The pitch and blend are perfect, and each line is crystal clear. I do wish they'd pushed the dynamics more and really sat in the fermatas to increase the drama, even at the cost of some of the other elements. As it is, it slips by like a catamaran.

[@MackenzieRaeDowning]

Wow!! This is incredible…the overtones in this recording are amazing!!😍😍😍

[@cedriclewis651]

wow this is such a tough decision, I can't decide wether or not to do this with mixed, men's, or women's choir. They are all so gorgeous !!

[@MackenzieRaeDowning]

Cedric Lewis I know! I really love the women’s chorus with it.

[@cedriclewis651]

Mackenzie Bowen me too!! I had my lgpe set list made around the mixed doing it but I'm about to make some major changes because this is the way to go. It's just so...I can't even describe it.

[@pockaslya.v5379]

Our choir is doing this piece for festival. It's so much fun.

[@EcoLogicality]

We are the dead.