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I composed this choral piece in 2012 for 15th anniversary of Saint Nicholas choir. I consider it as my major breakthrough in choral composition. Not only this is currently my most popular choral piece but it brought me numerous commissions from other choirs and today my opus of choral music has increased to 30. Although the music here ventures into the world of German Romanticism with extended harmony of 20th century I am proud of it. The middle section with its measure of 10/8 gave our conductor a lot of trouble. :)

I admire the emotional range of this piece, from the brooding minor key sections to very fanciful and uplifting music. This would be very good for an animated feature because I can fairly see the characters on the screen, and this sort of thing always requires quick changes in mood which you convey in a very convincing and naturally musical way. Btw, are you familiar with "The Snowman," an animated Christmas feature that was composed by a British composer, whose name I can't remember?