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Bude Zima is a Czech folk song that I learned when I served as a missionary for my church in 1996. The words are:

Bude zima, bude mraz!
Kam se, ptaAko, kam schovas?
"Schovam ja se do lesa.
To je moje potAcha."

English:
Cold is coming, there will be frost!
Where, little bird, will you hide?
"I will hide in the forest.
It is my consolation."

When I decided to set it for choir, I looked for something to pair it with. I found an epic poem by Czech poet Karel Hynek Macha and extracted a few lines from it and created a new melody that matched the quality of Bude Zima.

Krasny maj uplynul, pohynul jarni kvAt,
a leto vzplanulo; - pak letne pAesel Aas,
podzim i zima tez i jarno vzeslo zas;
az mnoha leta jiz pAenesl Aasu let.
from Maj by Karel Macha

English:
Beautiful May is passed, withered the bloom of Spring;
The summer fire burns high, wanes, and as soon is gone,
Autumn, and winter after; another Spring comes on,
As time bears off the years on its unresting wing.
translation by Edith Pargeter

The result was an amazing pairing of the winter and the other seasons as the song becomes a tribute to the passing years. Set for SATB choir, oboe, cello, chimes, and woodblock. First performed by the University of Memphis Chamber Choir in April 2005.

Score and parts included in the purchase.

Bude Zima/Krasny Maj

SATB Octavo

This original folk song written in a style similar to Skip to My Lou and
  Bile Them Cabbage Down is a look back at our musical past. In a world of
  disconnectedness, people are looking for ways to connect. This song looks
  back at a time when people came together to sing and tell stories. By
  learning from our past, we can learn how to negotiate the future.
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    This song makes a great concert opener or closer! It is a raucous,
  galloping good time set for SATB choir and piano. The piece is also available
  for chorus and full orchestra. Written for a high school choir, the piece has
  also been performed by the University of Washington Chorale and the Ensign
  Symphony &amp; Chorus in Seattle, WA.

Take Me Back

Consider the Music
text and music by Steve Danielson


Consider the magic
Consider the wonder
Consider the hearts you touch with your sound

Creating the power
Creating the music
Reaching the crying soul, longing to be found.

Open your heart
Lift up your voice
Join with us in unity and song!
Reach out your hand
Lift up your head
Together, our music will be strong!

Sing to the one who's filled with sadness
Sing to the one who's filled with cheer
Like a hug, a kiss, a hand to hold
Give them warmth that they can hear.

Think of the weary
The long journey home
Think of the one who needs you most today

Consider the magic
Consider the music
Give the gift of all you have to say

Open your heart
Lift up your voice
Join with us in unity and song!
Reach out your hand
Lift up your head
Together, our music will be strong!

Open your heart
Lift up your voice
Join with us in unity and song!
Reach out your hand
Lift up your head
Together, you and me, our music will be strong!


Also available for SATB

Consider the Music

SAB Octavo

The hit song from the non-existent musical, Rogue One: A Star Wars Musical. Inspired by the hosts of the podcast, Star Wars Minute, this piece is sung by Saw Gerrera after Jyn Urso has seen the hologram message from her father that awakens her to the cause of the rebels.

Written in the style of a power ballad that can make sense outside of Star Wars setting, this TTB version will be a hit with your men's ensemble whether they are Star Wars fans or not.

Also available as a vocal solo

Save the Dream - TBB

TBB Octavo

Happy Valentine's Day, Magnesium is based on a poem by Jason Schneiderman
  who was commissioned to write the poem for an episode of NPR's RadioLab. The
  poem is an open love letter to the hottest of elements, magnesium. Set in a
  bouncy SATB choral jazz style, this is bound to be an audience pleaser.
  Appropriate for advanced high school, college, or professional ensembles.
  
    
    
    
    This is the third movement of a three-movement choral cycle called
  Elements.

Happy Valentine's Day, Magnesium

Elements is a set a three pieces based on poems commissioned for an
  episode of NPR's show RadioLab. Each poem approaches an element in the
  periodic table from a different direction. "Hydrogen" is directly
  about the element and how it has been around since the beginning and is in
  everything. "I Carried Your Oxygen" is a memory of the poet
  carrying his aunt's oxygen tank through a restaurant. "Happy
  Valenetine's Day, Magnesium" is a love song to...magnesium. Each piece
  is composed in a different style - aleatoric to jazz - and can be performed
  together or separately.

Elements

In 2015, my daughter graduated from Appling Middle School in Bartlett, TN. During the ceremony, the principal read a poem written by one of the graduating eighth graders, Katelyn Clemmer. I was moved by the poetry and contacted the principal to get in touch with Katelyn to ask permission to set the poem for choir. I then contacted Nick Wammack, the excellent director of the AMS Honors Choir (of which my daughter had been a part and my son would be a part of the following year) to ask if I could write a piece specifically for them. He was delighted to have the opportunity to premiere a new piece and helped give me parameters for his middle school voices.

This was premiered in May 2016 by the Appling Middle School Honor Choir.

Lyrics: Dream a Dream, by Katelyn Clemmer

Dream a dream today
And forget of yesterdays.
Dream a dream you never let go
for God who knows.

Dream a dream that
keeps you alive
For it lies ahead of us
for something that strives.

Dream a dream like you
never did before.
Dream a dream that
opens many doors.

So allow God to turn you
into a dreamer today.
For through this he can use you
In a mighty way.

Dream a dream that will last a lifetime.
The ones that come from above
For God will plant these dreams
In our lives as a way
to show his love.
Dream a dream today.

Dream a Dream

Three-Part Mixed Octavo

Ensemble

This duet from the non-existent Rogue One musical takes place at the end of Act I as Jyn and Galen Erso are reunited right before Galen dies. They sing this duet as a way to say goodbye.

Different Paths

Soprano/Tenor Duet

The hit song from the non-existent musical, Rogue One: A Star Wars Musical. Inspired by the hosts of the podcast, Star Wars Minute, this piece is sung by Saw Gerrera after Jyn Erso has seen the hologram message from her father that awakens her to the cause of the rebels.

Written in the style of a power ballad that can make sense outside of Star Wars setting, this solo version will be a hit with your audience whether they are Star Wars fans or not.

Also available for TBB choir

Save the Dream - Vocal Solo

Baritone Solo

The the second hit single from Rogue One: A Star Wars Musical - the non-existent musical that is sweeping the galaxy. Also available in a lower key by contacting the publisher.

I Want to Know

Soprano, Alto Solo

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Once upon a time, I was challenged to write an arrangement of Pomp and Circumstance in 7/8 and in a minor key. This short little piece was the result of an afternoon of work. I hope you enjoy it!

Pomp and Circumstance in 7/8

Piano Solo

Hydrogen is based on poem by Sara Sala that was commissioned for use on
  an episode of NPR's RadioLab. Her poem reflects the power and capacity of
  hydrogen from the Big Bang to our modern day. Set for SATB chorus, this piece
  would be appropriate for advance high school/college/or professional choirs.
  
    
    
    
    This is movement one of a three-movement work called Elements.

Hydrogen

<p>This Russian song speaks of the love of one's home as one of the most beautiful places on earth. Home brings memories of childhood, love, and family. Perfect for high school concert festivals, or perhaps a community choir concert about home or community. Moscow Nights Music by V. Solovyev-Sedoy Lyrics by M. Matusovsky Arrangement by Steve Danielson Performed in Russian (English Translation by Jerry Silverman, used with permission) Stillness in the grove, not a rustling sound, Softly shines the moon clear and bright. Dear, if you could know how I treasure so This most beautiful Moscow night. Lazily the brook, like a silvery stream, Ripples gently in the moonlight; And song afar fades as in a dream In the spell of this summer night. Dearest, why so sad, why the downcast eyes, And your lovely head bend so low? Oh, it's hard to speak, and yet not to speak Of the longing my heart does know. Promise me, my love, as the dawn appears And the darkness turns into light, That you'll cherish, dear, through the passing years, This most beautiful Moscow night.</p>

Moscow Nights

I wrote this piece with a specific scene in mind. I was picturing the storm with Christ asleep on a boat and his Apostles frantically trying to save their own lives. As the storm reaches a climax, Jesus rises and rebukes the storm, "Peace, be still." One of the most beautiful soprano solos I know comes in the third to last movement of Carl Orff's Carmina Burana, so I quoted that music as the transition to the Peace.

Be Still

Consider the Music
Music and text by Steve Danielson

Consider the magic
Consider the wonder
Consider the hearts you touch with your sound

Creating the power
Creating the music
Reaching the crying soul, longing to be found.

Open your heart
Lift up your voice
Join with us in unity and song!

Reach out your hand
Lift up your head
Together, our music will be strong!

Sing to the one who's filled with sadness
Sing to the one who's filled with cheer
Like a hug, a kiss, a hand to hold
Give them warmth that they can hear.

Think of the weary
The long journey home
Think of the one who needs you most today

Consider the magic
Consider the music
Give the gift of all you have to say

Open your heart
Lift up your voice
Join with us in unity and song!
Reach out your hand
Lift up your head
Together, our music will be strong!

Open your heart
Lift up your voice
Join with us in unity and song!
Reach out your hand
Lift up your head
Together, you and me, our music will be strong!


Also available for SAB.

About the Song:
The Croppy Boy takes place during the Irish uprising of 1798. The rebels, inspired by the French Revolutionaries, cropped their hair short, thus earning the nickname "croppies."The bulk of the fighting happened in Wexford Town. In this song, a young rebel is captured and taken before Lord Cornwallis (Cornwall in the song), commander of the British forces. He is sentenced and sent to Duncannon, a government prison on the Wexford side of the Waterford Harbor, to await his sad fate. The green he wears is a symbol of Irish nationalism and for refusing to denounce the "green," he is charged with treason, a capital crime.

About this Arrangement i
This is a popular Irish folk song which can be found in many sources and with varying tunes. This arrangement is a conglomeration of five of these variations. Each was written in triple meter and with a similar rhythmic impetus so combining them creates a seamless setting.

For further study, the melodies can be found in the following sources:

Verse 1 and 3, A Heritage of Songs by Carrie Grover, Norwood Editions, 1973
Verse 2, The Voice of the People, Ed. by Michael Mulcahy and Marie Fitzgibbon, O'Brien Press, 1982
Verse 4, Old Irish Folk Music and Songs: A Collection of 842 Irish Airs and Songs Hitherto Unpublished, by P.W. Joyce, Hodges, Figgs, and Co., Ltd., 1909
Verse 5. Cecil Sharp's Collection of English Folk Songs, Ed. by Maud Karpeles, Oxford University Press, 1974
Verse 6 and 7, Folk Songs of England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales, Ed. by William Cole, Doubleday &amp; Co., 1961

Using a comparison of the lyrics of all the versions (12 possible verses), a new set of lyrics was created melding elements from all five variations.

The Croppy Boy

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Your choir will quiver in their shoes at this rich setting of Lewis Carroll's poem "Jabberwocky" from Alice Through the Looking Glass and What She Saw There. Set for SATBB a cappella choir with word painting galore. Suitable for concerts or festivals for high school, college, or community choirs.

The Jabberwock

SATBB Octavo

"I carried your oxygen" is a poem by David McLoghlin that was
  commissioned for an episode of NPR's RadioLab. This poem recalls an episode
  of his feelings while carrying his aunt's oxygen tank through a busy
  restaurant. Set in a relaxed SATB chorus with Tenor or Baritone soloist, this
  piece would be appropriate for high school, college, community, or
  professional ensembles. 
    
    
    
    This is the second movement in a three- movement work called Elements.

I carried your oxygen

This unique setting of Angels We Have Heard on High will both entertain and challenge your Tenors and Basses with unexpected harmonies and key shifts. Excellent for high school, college, or community ensembles.

Angels We Have Heard on High (TTBB)

TTBB Octavo

Lyrics by L.M. Montgomery
from "Emily Climbs"

I've always considered myself somewhat of an optimist. This song speaks to my optimistic nature in the midst of COVID-19 scares, worries, and disheartening news. "The Seller of Dreams" is offering you any vision or invention you can dream. Dreams may not always end up as we expect, but that doesn't mean we shouldn't still dream.

This was one of those moments where I was struck by a text and knew I had to set it to music. It took me the better part of a day to write this one (hooray for quarantine!) and then I premiered it on YouTube that evening. It's a composed with a lively lilt set to lift the heart and soul.

Lyrics:

I've a pocket full of dreams to sell.
What d'ye lack? What d'ye lack?
A dream of success-
a dream of adventure-
a dream of the sea-
a dream of the woodland-
any kind of a dream you want at reasonable prices,
including one or two unique little nightmares.
What will you give me for a dream?

The Seller of Dreams

Medium High Solo

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