To The Stars! (Vocal Parts)

o the Stars!" 是奈傑爾-赫斯與貝德福德郡幾所學校的孩子們獨特合作的成果。這部作品隨後在皇家阿爾伯特音樂廳的一場音樂會上演出，展示了貝德福德郡音樂服務處的工作。兒童合唱團與交響管樂隊的非同尋常的組合令人激動，《致星空！》為樂隊和合唱團帶來了無與倫比的表演體驗，同時在技術上也具有很高的要求和挑戰性。在一段振奮人心的開場白之後，我們聽到了火箭 "起飛 "的倒計時聲，然後我們突然飛向了星球，在那裡我們遇到了長著藍色眼睛和粉色耳朵的外星人！在與黑洞短暫而可怕的交戰之後，我們前往一個'充滿奇跡的世界'，當我們離開太陽系時，樂曲在'和我們一起飛--飛向星空！'的壯觀呼喊聲中結束"

作曲家: Hess, Nigel
樂器: Wind Band, Voice
出版社: Faber Music
原文簡介:
To the Stars! is the fruit of a unique collaboration between Nigel Hess and the children of several Bedfordshire schools who were asked to contribute ideas for a libretto based on the themes of space travel and exploration. The work was then performed during a concert at the Royal Albert Hall showcasing the work of Bedfordshire County Music Services. The unusual combination of children’s choir and symphonic wind band is wonderfully exciting, and To the Stars! provides an incomparable performing experience for both band and choir, and is also technically demanding and challenging. After a rousing introduction, we hear a countdown to our rocket’s ‘blast off’, and suddenly we are heading out to the planets where we meet aliens with blue eyes and pink ears! After a brief but terrifying skirmish with a black hole we head off to a ‘world of many wonders’, and as we leave our solar system behind, the piece finishes with a spectacular shout of ‘Fly with us - to the stars!’.