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This beautiful setting of an anonymous medieval text follows a brokenhearted lover into the woods. Beautifully sculpted melodic lines and engaging harmonies fluctuate between major and minor keys. Supported

This work was inspired by the Radcliffe Ladies' Choir and their motto, "Friendship through singing." The lilting vocal lines are underpinned by a delicate piano part, and the opening performance direction

With a text by the composer, this is a beautiful piece about optimism, companionship, and the belief that "all will be well." Todd's gentle melodies are supported by a delicate, pulsing piano accompaniment

As She Goes sets reflective and inspirational text against the backdrop of a simple and melodic folk song, quoting the Irish love songs My Love's an Arbutus and Wild Mountain

Beginning with the lyric, "Guzzle, guzzle, guzzle, munch, munch, gobble, gobble, chomp, pass the salt and pepper...," you can immediately see the possibilities for a delightful, tongue-in-cheek fugue!

Lyric melodies and rising sequences reflect the uplifting message of this text by Victor Hugo. While mostly set in English, a passage from the original French text is set to the same lyric melody before

This expressive celebration of friendship sets a text by Delphine Chalmers, inspired by words from French Renaissance essayist Michel de Montaigne. Sweeping melodic lines and sensitive harmonies engage the

Part of a set of four Welsh psalms, this third movement stands alone, written to honor and celebrate King Charles III. Grahame Davies' text is presented primarily in English with the Welsh lyrics in italics

The simple message "Can you see, feel, hear me, the sun too?" describes the wonder of a world seen through the eyes of a deaf child, expressed through singing and sign language. A guide with pictures is

This uplifting and affirmatory piece sets a text by the composer inspired by the reflections of the Northwest Girlchoir on what their choir means to them. A gradual building of choral texture creates an

Setting a text by Elizabeth Barrett Browning, this thoughtful and evocative piece compares a dying relationship with the changing of the seasons from summer to winter. McGlade skillfully reflects this

Robert Frost's well-known poem The Road Not Taken is given an emotional and uplifting setting. A twinkling piano accompaniment supports the voices, and the optional violin duet floats above,

Originally published in the collection Sun, Moon, Sea, and Stars, this piece sets a poem by Sara Teasdale that likens a heart seeking its love to a swallow's cry. Chydenius's rich harmonies,

This is an uplifting and expressive setting of a fun descriptive text by Christie Dickason that characterizes the sky in an imaginative way. The compelling melodies are underpinned by a dynamic piano part,

This upbeat work sets a text by Malaysian singer Bihzhu celebrating the collective excitement of exploring the unknown. The supportive piano accompaniment brings a hint of the Malaysian soundscape in its

With a text by American writer and civil rights activist James Weldon Johnson, this compelling musical setting speaks to the way the power of song can help to overcome dark times. The powerful text is

Now even your youngest singers can enjoy singing the music of John Rutter! "Give me wings and I'll soar like an eagle; Bear me up, till I float in the blue; Give me mountains to climb, give me poems to

This warm and heartfelt setting of words by the composer celebrates human personal growth, comparing this to the change of season from winter to spring. A rocking piano part underpins the eminently singable

An uplifting and optimistic setting of an original text by the composer that explores the power of the natural world to fill the heart with song. The evocative melody complements the theme of the text,