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Alice is inspired by the Lewis Carroll story Alice in Wonderland. It is a frolicking journey through the well-known story as seen through the eyes of the talented Sarah Quartel. Scored for

This beautiful setting of an anonymous medieval text follows a brokenhearted lover into the woods. Beautifully sculpted melodic lines and engaging harmonies fluctuate between major and minor keys. Supported

As She Goes sets reflective and inspirational text against the backdrop of a simple and melodic folk song, quoting the Irish love songs My Love's an Arbutus and Wild Mountain

In this fast and energetic piece, Quartel sets her own text celebrating the joy of singing. The melody weaves in and out of the texture, supported by dynamic vocal accompaniment and rhythmically driven by

This is a warm and contemplative a cappella setting of the medieval Latin hymn built around harmonic sequences and an appealing opening phrase. With no divisi of the four parts, it is a good piece for

Inspired by the text of poet E. Pauline Johnson, Sarah Quartel has created an energetic and fun piece for a cappella voices. Melodic elements and counter melodies are shared between the voices in a

A short, upbeat setting of the Latin from Psalms 9, 95, and 97, this selection opens with a triple-meter dance-like section that features optional clapping. This is juxtaposed with a darker, more chromatic

Based on Frances Anne Kemble's poem An Entreaty, this enchanting piece describes the experience of leaving a beloved time and place. Lush harmonic language and lyrical melodies vividly paint these

This is a lively reimagining of the 19th-century American folk hymn that opens with a solo verse then proceeds with a soaring top melody supported by the rhythmic vocal accompaniment of the lower voices,

This contemporary a cappella concert setting of E.E. Cummings' poem is refreshingly different. Short solo lines weave throughout the vocal texture while everyone else sings backing syllables. Originally

Here is a lyric beauty for treble or mixed voices, with lovely legato lines, a gorgeous piano part, and a picturesque text. "In my song there's a race through a wild green meadow, the sunshine so bright in

I Will Be With You sets a reflective text by the composer with a message of enduring solace. Lush harmonies with predominantly homophonic passagework coupled with flowing and cascading lines in

A lilting melodic line, lots of unison and simply harmonized vocals, and an effective piano part combine to create a very beautiful and accessible setting of a Langston Hughes poem. 

With an ever-changing time signature, this setting of the traditional Latin text is gentle but effective. The colorful piano accompaniment combined with the modern harmonic dissonances and clusters in the

This piece introduces folksong to a new generation of singers, in a rollicking, unstuffy way that is popular yet educational and suitable for voices at this stage of development.

Mack Wilberg's a cappella setting of a tune from The Sacred Harp is strong and march-like. Highlights include accented rhythms, percussive vocal lines, tonal shifts, and some divisi, contributing

In this energetic and dramatic piece Chilcott sets both the original unpublished and familiar published version of 'The Mouse's Tale' from Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. With jazz