Snow Globe Snow

There's a magical moment when you're sitting and watching the snow fall slowly, sometimes swirling, but oh, so gently that all is peaceful, far from the cares and stresses of the world, and you feel like you're just in a snow globe. That's the sort of moment that the song, "Snow Globe Snow" hopes to capture. It speaks of a snow globe's beauty both from the outside and what it would be like on the inside.

The suggestion to do a song about snow globes came from our dear friend and colleague Candy Schill. You'll note that the piece is dedicated to her. You can read more about Candy and her beautiful life on the inside front cover of this issue.

"Snow Globe Snow" is a 3-part mixed arrangement that has two treble parts and a part in the bass clef. It sounds lovely with the 3-part harmony, but we did arrange it to work as a unison piece as well. And, of course, it would be a good challenge for your singers to sing it a cappella. (Plus, it's stunning that way.) As we often do, we have several web extras included for this song. There is a track of it being performed in unison, and one where it is sung a cappella. There's also a track that has full orchestra plus parts 2 and 3 so that your unison choir can sing along with the other parts. And finally, we have created isolated rehearsal tracks for parts 2 and 3.

The song begins with a soloist (optional, of course) and features a soloist toward the end (also optional). You could use the same person, or, as we did on the recording, use two different soloists in each spot. There is a playable piano accompaniment that would work very well in a performance. Our recorded accompaniment has a full orchestra featuring flugelhorns and an exquisite solo violin. It truly does set the mood of the song.

"Snow Globe Snow" would be a perfect addition to any holiday or winter performance, but it could really be used any time of the year as a wonderful choral highlight.