"Carol of the Bells" By Peter Wilhousky Arranged By Andrew Ballent NPS 7/8 Winter Band Concert скачать в хорошем качестве

"Carol of the Bells" By Peter Wilhousky Arranged By Andrew Ballent NPS 7/8 Winter Band Concert

Under the direction of Ms. Sarah Seymour. Our second year ensemble dedicates this performance to the People of Ukraine, Northcott Prairie School's performance of "Ukrainian Carol of the Bells By Peter Wilhousky Arranged By Andrew Ballent is a traditional fixture of the holidays. " Although “Carol of the Bells” has become a popular tune during the holidays, the original lyrics had nothing to do with Christmas. The song with a haunting four-note melody was originally a Ukranian folk song written as a “winter well-wishing song,” said Anthony Potoczniak, a Rice University anthropology graduate student who is studying the song’s history. Written in 1916 by Ukrainian composer Mykola Leontovich and titled “Shchedryk,” the song tells the tale of a swallow flying into a household to proclaim the plentiful year that the family will have. The song’s title is derived from the Ukrainian word “shchedryj,” which means “bountiful.” “The swallow is a herald of spring coming,” Potoczniak said, referring to its possible pre-Christian origins. The original lyrics describe the swallow calling out to the master of the home and telling him about all the wealth that he will possess — healthy livestock, money and a beautiful wife. For a Christmas concert, a choir director by the name of Oleksander Koshyts commissioned Leontovich to write a song based on Ukrainian folk melodies. Using the four notes and original folk lyrics of a well-wishing song he found in an anthology of Ukrainian folk melodies, Leontovich created a completely new work for choir – “Shchedryk.” As we perform this piece for you tonight we send our thoughts and well wishes to all those in Ukraine, may you be safe and warm this holiday season and may your trials come to an end sooner than later. and all those new to Canada from Ukraine, welcome and Merry Christmas! We are glad you are here with us.