Aaron Boyd

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This is a light-hearted song by Andrew Bowman that tells the story of one who finds a new outlook on life in the simplest of circumstances.  The piano accompaniment embodies the spirited wood-thrush in the opening measures with its twirled notes, leading to the singers mimicking those same notes in their opening entrance.  Young, female singers will enjoy the beautiful yet simple harmonies over the flowing accompaniment pattern throughout the song.  This song features a couple impactful tempo changes that further propel the meaning of the music.  "Wood Song" is the sixth poem in Sara Teasdale's "Interlude: Songs Out of Sorrow."

Wood Song

SA Octavo

"Save Me, O God" is a serene depiction of the words from "Psalm 54" by Andrew Bowman.  The staggered and layered vocal lines in the first half of the song reflect the plea for deliverance from suffering.  As the tension builds to the line the Lord is the one who sustains me, a quicker tempo and louder dynamics prepares the audience for the adoration of God with the line, I will praise your name.  The flowing vocal lines, dynamic changes, and contrasting sections will create a worshipful experience for any church choir.

Save Me, O God

SATB Octavo

"How Like A Winter" by Andrew Bowman brings out the longing in the beautiful Shakespeare text.  The narrator's grief from separation of their loved one is realized through flowing melodies in both the piano and vocal parts. The pain and longing are juxtaposed with the beauty found in the narrator's desire for summer's pleasures through switches between major and minor keys. The vocal parts are accessible for younger voices while providing a balance of unison singing and chordal harmonies."How Like A Winter" is sure to be a favorite among audiences during Winter and Holiday concerts.

How Like A Winter

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"We Never Know" is a light and playful song by Andrew Bowman that highlights the struggle that people face when challenged to be their best.  The independent piano part provides a solid and stable background for the fluid vocal lines above.  In a simple A-B-A form, We Never Know brings the audience on a journey of self-reflection to find out how strong we can be.

We Never Know

Three-Part Mixed Octavo

This empowering song by Andrew Bowman is the seventh and final piece in the poetry set by Sara Teasdale entitled "Interlude: Songs Out of Sorrow."  Refuge finishes the story told throughout the cycle with the poet reflecting on their misfortunes in life, only to realize that through music, there is freedom for the soul.  After the introductory measures, the slow sixteenth note patterns in the accompaniment help move the vocal lines to the crux of the piece: If I can sing, I still am free.  From here, a tempo and dynamic change signals the  joyful revelation of the poet through the final measures.  It is in this last section where singers are challenged by independent vocal lines, woven together through call-and-response patterns until meeting together again at the end.  Refuge is a perfect song for teaching dynamic contrast and vocal independence in young singers.

Refuge

Lessons by Andrew Bowman is a playful and whimsical setting of Sara Teasdale's third poem in "Interlude: Songs Out of Sorrow."  This song features a key change for each verse, as well as multiple meter changes throughout.  The sixteenth note drive in the piano helps propel the melodic line through each verse as the singers tell the story of a person contemplating life's many lessons that they must learn over time.  With a good mix of unison singing and three-part harmony, Lessons should present singers with a fun and energetic experience.

Lessons

This brisk and energetic song by Andrew Bowman tells of the struggle over control of oneself from greater powers.  From the opening line, I would not have a god come in to shield me suddenly from sin..., the choir is thrusted into a vigorous declaration that is echoed by the sixteenth note rhythms in the accompaniment.  A quick shift to and from compound meter, along with great dynamic contrast, provides the singers and audience with emotional diversity.  "Mastery" is the second poem in a series of seven from Sara Teasdale's "Interlude: Songs Out of Sorrow."

Mastery

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