Arguably the most beautiful song ever sung. Ederlezi is a festival celebrating the coming of spring, & therefore also surviving the winter. Trad. Romany in origin This is the final number of our ’Romany Journey’ suite. A suite of seven Gypsy songs arranged for choir, childrens choir, soloists & full symphony orchestra with rhythm section. The suite was premièred at the Colston Hall, Bristol, UK, July 6th 2013. Here’s the youtube footage. I suggest that watching it explains better than a thousand words from me! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtM-C5n_YcQ&list=PLyCbOs7sB3AoCTHjuZgfkF57zIdu-H92O&index=7 It is, of course, possible to adapt for smaller forces, something I may do myself in due course. As well as individual instrument parts we have produced ’section scores’ for flute 4tet, oboe/clarinets 4tet, saxes/bassoon 5tet, combined woodwind, brass 8tet, rhythm section & string 4tet (no Viola). Also kids choir & choral score. N.B. These ’section scores’ are not ’stand alone’ scores, ie they are not complete without other parts but they are designed to make sectional rehearsal easier & more enjoyable. In general I think it’s fair to say that the suite is a great crowd pleaser & performers love it too. The choral parts are in strange languages of course, but have been designed to minimise that burden. Our un-auditioned choir performed the entire suite from memory without much difficulty. The flamboyance & dramatic nature of Romany music means that it succeeds in connecting with people even when played quite roughly. When performed well it’s beauty becomes exquisite.