Gail Randall (b. 1955)
Composer; Flautist; Pianist; Singer; Teacher
Works published by MoV
The Call (soprano solo, SATB)
The Call (soprano solo, SATB)
Composed for solo soprano and SATB, The Call is a setting of the text by George Herbert, one of his many sacred English poems classified under the heading of ‘The Church.’ George Herbert is extremely economical in his writing and I have tried to complement this by a restrained use of harmony and by creating interplay between soloist and choir to express the sense of the poet’s adoration and petition. In the first line of each of his three stanzas he announces three attributes of the divine inspired by Biblical passages and in the third stanza ‘Love’ has the final word, hence my repetition in the closing bars. My inclusion of the title words in the first and third verses was to emphasize the poet’s call to the Almighty as well as to add balance and structure to the music. (Gail Randall)
The Call (soprano solo, SATB)
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(August 2025)
Gail Randall (b. 1955)
Born in Coventry, Gail Randall studied flute, piano and singing at Trinity College of Music, London and is a Graduate and Fellow of the College. After a career in education and performing as a flautist, retirement provided more time to further interests of church work and music composition.
A self-taught composer, her music has been broadcast on BBC Radio 3 and 4 and sung by choirs in the UK, USA and Canada. She is a Licensed Reader (Lay Minister) in the Church of England in the Diocese of Manchester. An accomplished campanologist, she has rung over two thousand peals in the UK, USA and Europe.
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Find out more about George Herbert’s life and works at: https://georgeherbertsociety.org/