Nobody Knows What the Wind Is (2019) 3.5’

Walter de la Mare’s evocative, mystical poem “Nobody Knows” is perfect for a choral setting. The text has great emotional and expressive scope, from the moaning of the wind at the beginning, to the mystical, blazing apotheosis at the end. The agile saxophone part adds color and texture to the musical palette. This is the concluding piece of a set of three. #1 is “The Horseman.” #2 is “Will Ever the Wanderer Come?”

SATB and alto saxophone

An evocative, mystical description of the night-time wind.