If there was ever a piece that describes a text in song, this is it. Sara Teasdale's descriptive words about the clouds become sound in this exquisite composition. Accompanied by piano and celesta, a
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This arrangement for SSAA chorus is from the original set Due West for SATB chorus, which was commissioned by the Vancouver Chamber Choir in 1997. The simple, charming text by Tara Wohlberg is in a
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A thrillingly fresh take on the beloved spiritual, this arrangement features a sparkling piano accompaniment, recurring use of 7/8 meter, and unexpected harmonies. Accessible for any advanced high school,
This expressive work for divisi choir is composed of smooth lines and beautiful part-writing accompanying the traditional Latin text. The composer takes singers on a journey through the fullness of color
Written for the 2018 Advanced Women's Choir Consortium Commission Partners, this beautifully crafted work for six-part treble voices with a few solo passages uses the traditional Latin text set to original
A deeply imaginative text from John Philip Newell is brought to life in this reverent work. The text is a prayer that asks that the wonders of creation fill our lives and move us to live with gratitude,
The beauty of love and peace that can be found in the wondrous mystery of Christ's birth is the focus of this text. The bright light from the star and angels shining down on the manger is
Using "Ode" by Arthur O'Shaughnessy, Kevin Memley has composed a piece that celebrates music in dramatic fashion. Beginning eloquently as a concert piece, it evolves into epic proportions that could
Mary Ellen Solt's Rain Down is an example of concrete poetry with its gradually changing repetitive patterns which inspired the form of the music. The piece is constructed with a continuous
This piece demonstrates impressive range and variety. Clustered harmonies, independent vocal lines, ostinatos, lyrical solos, and vocally produced sound effects are all showcased in this artistic setting
Whether at the advanced high school, college/university, community, or professional level, this piece will engage the hearts and minds of singers who take up the challenge. Commissioned by the American
Inspired by the Robert Hayden text, the beauty and simplicity of this poem and the message it carries are conveyed within this new setting.
American Triptych presents aspects of spiritual experience as expressed by three North American poets: Americans E. E. Cummings and W. S. Merwin, and Canadian Bliss Carman. The third movement, Mariner's
Written as an homage, Robert Bode's text reminds us that, although the future is uncertain, each of our paths is built upon the myriad experiences we have known and all the people who have affected us. This
Paulo, an incarcerated youth in the Free Minds Book Club & Writing workshop, shares, through his poetry, his experience being in the courtroom to hear his sentencing. The composer sets the text
Using the theme of Longfellow's poem Snow-flakes, the poetic structure is reflected in the musical phrase structure, with the resolution withheld until the end of each stanza. The
Paul Laurence Dunbar's poem, Sympathy, speaks through poetic metaphor of the suffering of repression. It inspires us to lift up our voices and to speak out in sympathy. Author Maya Angelou used the line, "I
The second movement in "A Whitman Triptych," What Is the Grass? is an adaptation of a much longer poem - one of Whitman's deepest and most mysterious. The musical setting follows Whitman's
O Setting Sun is based on a text adapted from Walt Whitman's much longer poem Song at Sunset. The baritone soloist acts as narrator, singing noble recitatives praising the sun and the hour
This dreamy and lyrical setting of Adam Christensen's poem is lent poignancy from a tender cello part. The text imagines harps warming the winter night as a modally inflected melody hearkens to an earlier
Set to Keats' poetry, this work was composed within an English musical aesthetic, appropriate for a text by an English poet. Much of the music, especially the double choir sections, was inspired by the
Setting Elizabeth Allen's haiku, this dynamic choral work pulsates with rousing rhythms and intricate ostinati, echoing the call to stand up for justice. Part of the song cycle Voices Without