Secular Choral Concert Music

A whirling circle dance, the exuberance of youth, kaleidoscopic images of rural life and love - all are captured in Alexander Blok's poem and artfully set to music. Filled with dramatic dynamic contrasts

A tenderly expressive evening prayer for peace and forgiveness, based on a poem by Nicholas Ogarev, shows Tchaikovsky at his Romantic best! The composer wrote three settings of this text, this being the

In his opus 55, Reinhold Gliere creates two quintessentially Romantic part songs featuring dreamy Romantic poetry and evocative chromatic harmonies stirred by great surges of musical emotion. This, the

As the title suggests, Two Watercolors - Spring and On a Clear Morning - are two musical paintings employing lovely nature poetry by Ivan Bunin, the first Russian writer to win

In his opus 55, Reinhold Gliere creates two quintessentially Romantic part songs featuring dreamy Romantic poetry and evocative chromatic harmonies stirred by great surges of musical emotion. This, the

This is No. 2  from Gretchaninoff's cycle of children's songs entitled The Honeybee, opus 66. The simple, artistic, and energetic writing for children's voices is supported by an equally

This is the title song from Gretchaninoff's cycle of children's songs entitled The Honeybee, opus 66. A lively piano accompaniment that darts and dances, much like a bee, works below vocal lines

This is No. 3  from Gretchaninoff's cycle of children's songs entitled The Honeybee, opus 66. The simple yet energetic writing for children's voices is well supported by an interesting and

A delightfully playful setting from Gretchaninoff's song cycle The Honeybee, opus 66, based on Russian folk songs for children. A creative English translation by Nancy McKibben makes this piece