Sarah Quartel – ‘Ripple Effect’ from Music for Choir and Cello | Score Video

Follow along to the score of Sarah Quartel’s Ripple Effect, a beautiful piece for SATB choir and solo cello which features in OUP’s Music for Choir and Cello anthology. Buy Music for Choir and Cello from the OUP website: https://global.oup.com/academic/produ... Buy Ripple Effect (leaflet) from the OUP website: https://global.oup.com/academic/produ... Watch more videos from Oxford Music: https://oxford.ly/4beWFVY About the Music Quartel has chosen a powerful combination of texts by Hildegard von Bingen and Mother Teresa for this emotive choral work. The main choir is accompanied by a small ensemble singing the word 'love' with rippling ostinati that reflect the title of the work. The solo cello line contributes lyrical melodic lines, moving into triplet rhythms and broken chords as the piece progresses to its emotive climax. About the Composer Sarah Quartel is a Canadian composer and educator known for her fresh and exciting approach to choral music. She celebrates the musical potential of all learners by providing singers access to engaging repertoire and transformative musical experiences. Deeply inspired by the life-changing relationships that can occur while making choral music, Sarah writes in a way that connects singer to singer, ensemble to conductor, and performer to audience. More music by Sarah Quartel: https://global.oup.com/academic/categ... Music: Ripple Effect by Sarah Quartel, performed by The Oxford Choir © Oxford University Press