Elgar Christmas Greeting set for clarinet choir

Edward Elgar, well known for his Pomp and Circumstance pieces and The Enigma Variations, composed this Christmas Greeting in 1909 for 2 voices, 2 violins, and piano. The lyrics were written by his wife, Caroline. The phrase, "friends in storm or calm." sets the tone of the piece. This setting is for Bb clarinet 1 - 3, alto clarinet, and bass clarinet.

The sounds you hear are from the new Spitfire BBC Symphony Orchestra plugin. I used Finale to complete the arrangement and exported that to a MIDI file. Then I used Reaper DAW to finalize the audio. This is my first try at using this set up (going through MIDI and a DAW), so there are certainly ways to improve the results, but overall I am very happy with it.

Видео Elgar Christmas Greeting set for clarinet choir канала John Gibson