What will this child become?

I wrote this baptismal introit in 1997 for Paul Bassett, a life‐long chess friend.

The words are based on Luke Chapter 1 Verse 66:

All who heard it were deeply impressed and said, ‘What will this child become?’ For indeed the hand of the Lord was upon him.

This recording was made by Octave, a small choir (10 voices) in which I sang. The solo voice is Lynne Baillie, soprano. The vocal trio is sung by Annette Morrison, Kay Brooke and Liz Taylor, and was recorded on a separate take. The organ accompaniment is synthesized.

Solo soprano or (preferably) child treble

What will this child become?

Choir

What will this child become?

Female vocal trio

What will this child become?

Choir

What will this child become?

For the hand of the Lord, the hand of the Lord is upon him|her.

The musical score is openly licensed via CC BY‑NC‑ND 4.0. Broadly that means you are welcome, free of charge, to download, print and perform the score, and to share it unadapted (as pdf, or as a paper copy), for non‑commercial purposes.