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This scene from The Hill follows the Mistress, Apprentice, and Youth as they discuss the fate of a group of travelers.

A reflective and quiet setting of a poem by Madison Julius Cawein. Duration: 3:00

A solo art song for mezzo-soprano and piano on a poem by John Boyle O'Reilly. Also included in Cipullo's collection Songs for Mezzo-Soprano. 

O Setting Sun is based on a text adapted from Walt Whitman's much longer poem Song at Sunset. The baritone soloist acts as narrator, singing noble recitatives praising the sun and the hour

The second movement in "A Whitman Triptych," What Is the Grass? is an adaptation of a much longer poem - one of Whitman's deepest and most mysterious. The musical setting follows Whitman's

The third and final movement from Conte's "A Whitman Triptych," Facing West is drawn from the Children of Adam book from Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass. The tone of this movement is rich and

Paul Laurence Dunbar's poem, Sympathy, speaks through poetic metaphor of the suffering of repression. It inspires us to lift up our voices and to speak out in sympathy. Author Maya Angelou used the line, "I

"Richard Wilbur's 'Psalm' is a lyrical reincarnation of Psalm 150 with its summoning of instruments to give praise. When the choir of St. John's Episcopal Church in Williamstown, MA suggested this text to

From a collection of motets, each depicting a scene from Christ's life (birth, baptism, death, and resurrection), this work uses the English translation of the Stabat Mater text and is scored for two part

From a collection of motets, each depicting a scene from Christ's life - birth, baptism, death, and resurrection - this work uses the English translation of the text O filii et filae, and is scored

A collection of four songs for high voice and piano, these 'Wing' songs are inspired by the many characters of birds portrayed in poetry and folksongs. The tiny swallow is a mournful bird, weeping in

Winter Windows is a cycle of songs that each offer a "window" into a different wintry scene. There is, of course, a snow-man, and there are snowflakes and fields piled high in snow drifts, but the

Traditional Songs and Hymns for Christmas from the Repertoire of Kentucky Folksinger Jean Ritchie.

This gentle, lyrical anthem opens with an a cappella soprano solo that blossoms into a hymn-like setting for mixed choirs. Suitable for a baptismal service, either as an immediate response or elsewhere in

Traditional Songs and Hymns for Christmas from the Repertoire of Kentucky Folksinger Jean Ritchie.

Previously included in the collection Winter Windows.

Two texts conveying the spirituality and dedication of women separated in time by seven centuries. The texts are I. Nurture (Mechtild of Magdeburg) and II. The Simple Path (Teresa of