Wildlife Spotting

Wildlife Spotting
Type
Piece
Composer
Karen Siegel
Composer Nationality
American
Composer Date of Birth
1980
Text
Karen Siegel
Year Composed
2009
Pages
8
Minutes
2:30
Difficulty
5 (Challenging)
Language
English
Voicing
4 part mixed chorus
Divisi
No
Solos
none
Sacred or Secular
Secular
Mood
Humorous
Description

Wildlife Spotting pokes fun at the experience of trying to find a tapir in a Costa Rican forest, while drawing on Japanese mythology about the animal. Premiered by C4: the Choral Composer/Conductor Collective members Julianne Dowell, Erica Lowe, David Rentz, and Christian Smythe, June 2009.

https://soundcloud.com/karensiegel/wildlife-spotting
Audio Credit
Julianne Dowell, Erica Lowe, David Rentz, and Christian Smythe
Group
C4
Performances
C4: 2009 June 4 & 6 (American Voices), Julianne Dowell, Erica Lowe, David Rentz, and Christian Smythe (World Premiere)