"Gratitude" | H. Zack Ferns | SCORE VIDEO

MSC Presents:
GRATITUDE
for SATB a cappella
Music by: H. Zack Ferns
Text by: L.M. Montgomery
Premiered by Modern Sound Collective in 2024.
My setting of Montgomery’s “Gratitude” aims to reflect the poem’s powerful portrayal of the emotions felt in a close friendship. When writing the piece, I mainly focused on two of the most basic musical building blocks, melody and harmony, to musically support Montgomery’s imagery, while keeping the texture simple and rhythms natural to ensure the text is clearly delivered. This is one of my favourite poems, and it is my sincere hope that my setting only adds to the effect given by Montgomery’s beautiful text.
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