Torchbearers

火炬手》通過三位元當代女學生的視角講述了 17 世紀從英格蘭東海岸來到新英格蘭生活的女性的故事。在清教徒信仰的支撐下，她們離開了熟悉的一切，跟隨丈夫來到一片'黑暗'的土地，在那裡，她們看到自己將信仰之光帶給生活在那裡的人們"

作曲家: Marsh, Lin
樂器: Piano, Children's Voices
出版社: Faber Music
曲目: History, History; Where Are The Women?; How Will It Be?; Only Took A Penny; And The Ship Sets Sail; A New Tomorrow; Praise Ye The Lord; Always On The Outside; One, Two, Three; Lullaby; Spinning Song; Instrumental: The Napi Myth; What Have I Done?; Rebecca; I Remember; Witch Hunt; Kyama; Punishment; Kyama (Reprise)
原文簡介:
Told through the eyes of three present-day school girls, Torchbearers is the story of the women who undertook the perilous voyage from the east coast of England to live in New England in the seventeenth century. Sustained only by their Puritan beliefs, they left all that was familiar to follow their husbands to a ‘dark’ land, where they saw themselves bringing the light of their faith to the people who lived there. Jane Landon tries to reconcile herself to fulfil what the new community of women expects of her, despite doubts raised by her questioning spirit. She learns to respect the Native American Indian ways through befriending her slave who she names Rebecca. But when Jane’s baby dies the community’s prejudice, stirred up by her possessive servant Martha, prompts a witch hunt with terrifying consequences. Torchbearers, written by Lin Marsh and Wendy Cook is a full length musical written specifically for girls' voices.