This tender setting of the e.e. cummings poem is one of Heitzeg’s most performed Christmas pieces.

Recording

December Stillness includes a wide range of choral works, including Herbert Howells: Long, Long Ago. Kryzsztof Penderecki: Izhe xeruvimy (Song of Cherubim). Alf Houkom: The Rune of Hospitality. Trond Kverno: Corpus Christi Carol. Arvo Part: Magnificat. Sergei Rachmaninoff: Khvalitye imya Gospodnye (Praise the Name of the Lord). Marjorie Hess: The Oxen. Igor Stravinsky: Ave Maria. Javier Busto: Ave Maria. Francis Poulenc: Quem vidistis pastores dicite. Stephen Paulus: Evensong. Steven Heitzeg: little tree.

Featured musicians

• Dale Warland Singers
  Dale Warland, conductor
• Kathy Kienzle, harp

Audio Sample

little tree

Purchase

• American Choral Catalog ACC 121 (1995)