…OF HEAVENLY JOY
for String Orchestra 

by W. Brent Sawyer
written on Easter Morning, 4/4/21 
approx. length: 5: is 10 minutes

This piece was inspired by and dedicated to the remarkable actor and glorious singer, Ken Page. his talents have been a true inspiration to me.

I wanted to explore writing in a pseudo-pop idiom while still being deeply rooted in a contemporary classical style. 7/8 is a favorite time signature of mine because I naturally gravitate to that pulse for some reason. This piece was originally a String Quartet, but then I immediately expanded it to add a Bass to have a lower bottom range and to add additional divisi so that I could thicken some of the chords.