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Saunder Choi

Saunder Choi is a Los Angeles-based Filipino composer and choral artist whose works have been performed internationally by various groups including Conspirare, the Philippine Madrigal Singers, Santa Fe Desert Chorale, Los Angeles Master Chorale, Pacific Chorale, World Youth Choir, Brightwork New Music, People Inside Electronics, and many others. As an arranger and orchestrator, Saunder has...

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Star-crossed

Name: Star-crossed
SKU: SC-014
Availability: InStock

Saunder Choi

“Star-crossed depicts two lovers as elements of nature intersecting but never uniting, echoing the theme of star-crossed romance.”

Choral

treble choir

piano

Difficulty: 5

Duration: 5-10 min.

SC-014

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SSAA div. with piano

Embark on a poetic journey with ‘Star-crossed,’ a captivating work filled with musical word painting, that transports you to a world where love and nature intertwine in poignant harmony.

Composer’s Notes

I first encountered Star-crossed in a literature class while completing my Communications degree at De La Salle University-Manila. Ronald Baytan is a literature professor and had just released a book on LGBT poetry called The Queen Sings the Blues. Star-crossed is one of the works in the book that I found to be most inspired, with lyrical text that lends itself to music perfectly.

The poem likens two lovers to elements of nature that cross paths but never end up together, much like star-crossed lovers.

The work received its world premiere in Japan with Ko Matsushita and his choir Brilliant Harmony. It received its American premiere with Martin Benvenuto and the Peninsula Women’s Chorus.

-Saunder Choi