The Snow by Edward Elgar - ONE Chamber Choir

Performed during 7 by ONE - The First Meeting
20 March 2014
O snow, which sinks so light,
Brown earth is hid from sight
O soul, be thou as white as snow,
O snow, which falls so slow,
Dear earth quite warm below;
O heart, so keep thy glow
Beneath the snow.
O snow, in thy soft grave
Sad flow'rs the winter brave;
O heart, so sooth and save,
as does the snow.
The snow must melt, must go,
Fast, fast as water flow.
Not thus, my soul, O sow
Thy gifts to fade like snow.
O snow, thou'rt white no more,
Thy sparkling too, is o'er;
O soul, be as before,
Was bright the snow.
Then as the snow all pure,
O heart be, but endure;
Through all the years full sure,
Not as the snow.

[@cynthiapowell9978]

Love the conducting. Not necessary to beat patterns with this group. Gorgeous pianissimos!

[@an0ana]

Beautiful! Never heard this song with men before. Sang this in choir back in 2003 and it was one of the few songs that I remembered and stuck with me. I get emotional listening to it.

[@richardgerman]

Beautifully sung,well done.Lovely Elgar,he would be pleased.

[@levirobinson6181]

Brings tears to my eyes. Well done.

[@andrewohler3198]

Beautiful! This is like one of the only performances the violins didn't butcher the piece haha. Very well done! Never heard it arranged for 4 voices either. Was awesome.

[@sethteas5195]

Well done! My favourite!

[@saltandlight2379]

Sounds great with the male voices added in

[@BBayMys]

The four-part arrangement was by John Pointer.

[@O-sa-car]

A tad brisk but with a beautiful, warm sound and thoughtful phrasing

[@MyLove-jc5hf]

very nice performance. Thank you! Who arranged it for 4 voices?

[@jamesgreen1305]

John Pointer, available from Novello

[@BBayMys]

Would have been nice to see them, too. The lighting was awful.