See no stranger

ISBN 10: 0193580136 ISBN 13: 9780193580138

Publisher: Oxford University Press Music, 2025

Synopsis

for SATB (with divisions) and organ or piano
Quartel's poignant setting of a text by Angier Brock invites us to reflect on how we receive the imago dei in others. Gentle and accessible, yet captivating throughout, this piece centres on themes of faithful living, hospitality, and reconciliation, as it builds towards the climactic line 'embolden us to love our foes'. A supportive and flowing accompaniment underpins the choir.

About this title

About the Author

Sarah Quartel is one of Canada's most internationally celebrated and widely performed living choral composers. Her music is programmed globally, and her commissions have premiered in spaces such as Carnegie Hall, Canterbury Cathedral, and the famed Church of the Rock in Helsinki. Raised as a choral singer herself, Sarah is inspired by the life-changing relationships that can occur in group singing. She is known for her fresh, exciting, and chorister-centred approach to music making, writing in a way that connects singer to singer, ensemble to conductor, and performer to audience. Sarah also works as a clinician, visiting composer, and guest conductor at music education and choral events in Canada and abroad.

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford University Press Music
• Publication date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0193580136
• ISBN 13: 9780193580138
• Binding: Sheet music
• Number of pages: 12