Come Home

If you're looking for a 3-part traditional Irish-sounding ballad to fill out your program, consider "Come Home." We've incorporated the common properties of traditional Irish music into the writing of this new title, but modernized the setting a bit. Penny whistles, acoustic guitars, acoustic bass, drums, and a string section round out the orchestration. With optional second and third parts, the arrangement and story line is suitable for your older choirs. The optional third part is written in a comfortable tenor range for your guys. And if you don't have part 3 singers, the song can stand well as a 2-part. Rehearsal tracks for all three parts have been isolated and are available online.

Lyrically, we leaned toward old English prose for authenticity. The story starts with two verses (mezzo forte), then into the first chorus (forte). After that, you're back to verse three, a bridge of "oohs," then the last verse. Timpani and a cymbal swell lead you into the last big chorus with a decrescendo to end it quietly.