Category:   COMMUNITY CHOIRS
Composer:   Norman Dello Joio
Arranger:   NA
Publisher:   Hal Leonard
Edition:   HL00007541
Voicing:   SATB
Setting:   Accompanied

Reviewer:   

Rick Kvam
Choral Arts Ensemble, Rochester 1997
R&R Chair Community Choirs

Dello Joio has adapted Christina Rossetti’s poem “Echo” to produce a romantic, deeply felt work that is a joy to sing and hear. There are some sharp dissonances made easier by smooth voice leading, and the piano accompaniment calls for an expressive player.