Winter Suite (2023)

Karen Beaumont (b. 1965) — Winter Suite (2023) for organ

0:00 | 1. “And Winter’s dregs made desolate the weakening eye of day...” — Thomas Hardy (1840–1928)

2:12 | 2. “...night is darkening round me, the wild winds coldly blow...” — Emily Brontë (1818–1848)

4:27 | 3. “...the bright snow whispered, crunching beneath our feet...” — Sara Teasdale (1884–1933)

6:19 | 4. “..The cold earth slept below; above the cold sky shone...” — Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792–1822)

American organist and composer Karen Beaumont (b. 1965) received her degree in Music History from the University of Wisconsin and studied organ with Gerre Hancock, John Behnke, Jeffrey Peterson, and Carol Haakenson. Beaumont has performed as a recitalist in numerous venues throughout the USA and the UK. From 1988 to 2011 she provided the organ and choral music for St. James Episcopal Church in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Her album of classic French noëls was released on the Pro Organo label in 2020. Her musical compositions have been published by Lorenz, Leupold Editions, Fagus-Music, and SMP Press.

Published by SMP Press

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