Standard Vocal Repertoire

Developing singers will cherish this charming collection of solo songs designed especially for them. Each selection allows young voice students the opportunity to develop creativity, musicality, and

"American Death Ballads was composed especially for tenor Brian Thorsett and premiered by him at the San Francisco Conservatory, November 1, 2015, with pianist John Churchwell, and at the National

Inspired by the great classical song cycles that use poetry about nature, Sara Teasdale's text provides descriptive poetry that Esenvalds sets beautifully and expressively. The phrases are short, which

Richard Nickson wrote the texts for these three songs by Larry Allan Smith for tenor or soprano soloist and piano. These modern pieces resemble the songs of Benjamin Britten in their use of the voice,