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E.E. Cummings' thoughtful and provoking text is beautifully set in this original piece for a cappella mixed voices and violin obbligato. The opening is charmingly hypnotic, preparing the listener's ear to

This earthly and complex Yeats poem is greatly enhanced with by the choral writing, which adds dynamic fervor and enhances the emotions in the text with unapologetic flair. This is the piece to include in

Using the sonnet that was written by Emma Lazarus to raise money for the Statue of Liberty as the text, this composition with fairly free tonailty and close harmonies offers the mature ensemble an

A sense of wonder and mystery pervades this touching, beautiful work. Full of rich, lush chords and delicate motives, it is a deeply reverent setting of the traditional Latin text.

This colorful and dramatic piece shares the plight of the dragonfly using onomatopoetic sounds to accompany the story.

Emily Dickinson's text captures the 19th-century train on the tracks in America, rolling and hooting along the way. The compositional writing is as interesting as the text, catching our imaginations and

With a romantic poem by Pablo Neruda, Brad Ellingboe has given us a musical interpretation that is evocative and pensive. Mr. Ellingboe provides his own translation, which is eloquent and accurate, to say

A text celebrating our planet is set to elegant music in a narrative style, culminating in a beautiful ode to the earth and a call to protect nature's sacred spaces. Ethereal harmonies, a lyrical solo, and

This original work by a young composer exhibits musical maturity well beyond his years. Sanctus is rich in warm harmonies and beautifully flowing musical lines. An outstanding choice for better a

Full of sonorous harmonies and flowing lines, this superb setting of Psalm 43 unfolds as though you are watching a flower blossom before your eyes. It is absolutely stunning. Highly recommended!

Sanford Dole, one of Chanticleer's original members, is a San Fransisco composer creating sounds that are fresh and stimulating. This 3-movement work, accompanied by strings and harp, is bold and

Composer and conductor, Ron Kean, went back to the roots of Spirituals, back to Africa, to create a setting of this much loved Spiritual in a style that is remarkably different.  Part of the larger

The traditional Te Deum takes on a fresh perspective in this three-movement work; the full title means "praise to God for music." The first movement pays homage to our Baroque ancestry in its Handelian