East meets West in this evocative and haunting collection of pieces setting poems by contemporary male Arab poets. Each tells a story of a woman they have known, and each is at a different stage of life. An
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Commissioned by the professional choir EXIGENCE and using the famous Maya Angelou text The Caged Bird, here is a concert setting that explores various tonalities and will challenge even the
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Written in response to the gun violence against children, this penultimate movement from "The Unarmed Child" is deeply moving and brings a sense of healing and poignancy in the musical setting.
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This piece is an energetic wild ride through an imaginative and emotionally evocative narrative. The rapid text flies by in a series of metric changes, with images of an apocalyptic world on fire.
With modern dissonance and free tonality, this entire piece drives toward the last line of the Stacy Gnall poem: "big brother, I am catching up to you." One long, rhythmic race, this selection will be a
This is a rich, intricately written work influenced by both American jazz vocal performance and the contrapuntal writing of Monteverdi, creating what the composer calls a "modern American
Winner of the 2020 Genesis Prize from ACDA, this is a piece about facing the fear to breathe, and the courage to be together once more. With text and music knitted together in a soundscape of layers and
Inspired by the open letter penned by the Future of Life Institute warning against the advancement of AI, this innovative work artfully weaves together a spirit of human optimism with a foreboding sense of
This composition was written to bring attention to one of the most significant and challenging issues in our world today, the global refugee crisis. Nine year old Lamiya Safarova lost her home and her
Composed as a tribute to the victims of the global refugee crisis, this piece utilizes modern a cappella harmonies, cluster chords and chant-like melodies to create a gorgeous setting of the Latin text from
A gorgeous a cappella setting of a Latvian folk song for chorus with soloist, power chimes, and tuned water glasses. The choral text is in English while the soloist sings the Latvian text. With dramatic
This is a beautiful, heartfelt setting of Naomi Shihab Nye's poem, Kindness, which nudges us to put ourselves in another's shoes, for it is only then that we will know the "... tender gravity of
In this innovative work, the choir paints the bucolic scene with vocal illustrations: buzzing like bees, singing quasi-overtones, and emulating wind sounds. Otherwise a cappella harmonies are supplemented
This piece is a section from The Games: A Science Fiction Opera by Meredith Monk and Ping Chong. Set on an imaginary planet, The Games takes place in a post-nuclear future where survivors and their
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Got peanut butter? Choirs will love singing this ode to the classic sandwich staple while battling their conductor for the coveted jars. Movement and staging suggestions are provided to make this novelty a
This driving piece has a rhythmic energy with jazz harmonies and interlocking rhythms. With lyrics taken from a letter from Albert Einstein to President Roosevelt about the potential dangers of nuclear
This introspective work deals with the often-overlooked history of American concentration camps for Japanese and Japanese-Americans during World War II. The text is adapted from interviews with two women
This exciting a cappella composition fuses musical styles that are influenced by South African, Hindu, and Eastern European traditions, including drones, call-and-response phrases, repeating compound
The ocean is brought to life with the use of sharp consonants, overtone singing, whispering, and an ocean drum. For choir and youth ensemble, singers create the journey from calm, sparkling waters to waves
Robert Bode's poetry is wed to music that evokes a sense of nostalgia and childlike wonder as singers and audiences alike are taken on a journey back in time. A virtuosic piano part, thought-provoking
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This selection is about a transgender woman's dream in which she feels that no matter her struggles, everything will be okay. With inspirational lyrics, "I will not let fear become my beacon," this piece is