COMPOSER’S NOTE

The piano in Let Us Love is not here merely to accompany and should be allowed to come to the fore.  A lilting melody – using words adapted by my brother Andrew from John 1:4 – is introduced against which the independent choral parts call for love to pervade all that we do.  A defiant middle section proclaiming that ‘no fear be known to us’ creates cohesion and contrast.  In essence, the piano writing creates the feeling of a dance – singers must be aware of this throughout so that their rhythms reinforce and interact with those of the piano, creating an overall atmosphere of joy and contentment.