Beginning with a single-lien chant, the music moves through echoing counterpoint into ever more anxious, short phrases before opening into a gentle waltz that urges us to "see all this light". The poet

Kevin Starr was a history professor at USC, and for many years served as the State Historian for California. In his memory Nick Strimple was commissioned to write a brief choral recitative using words from

Exploring a variety of vocal and compositional techniques, this original work offers a significant challenge for singers. The text inspires us to persevere beyond the challenges presented by daily life

Translated as "Dance of Death," the French text from poet Henri Cazalis sparkles and spins with the movement of skeletons dancing in the graveyard in this formidable display of rhythmic and technical vocal

The De Profundis text includes excerpts from the Psalms that amount to a call to God to hear our prayers and be merciful. This setting is captivating and distinctively original. The rhythmic playfulness

This a cappella setting of the traditional Latin text for "Grant us peace" features soprano and alto soloists for the entirety of the piece. The SSA texture blossoms into a double treble choir in the second

"Farewell is among my earliest works for choir, written in high school and dedicated to my high school choral director, George Weigle. The text of Kahlil Gibran expresses the gratitude so many feel on

An energetic original choral work with a Filipino text, this showpiece for advanced divisi choirs shares a wise message: listen to the truth; accept and follow it. A translation and pronunciation guide is

This atmospheric piece celebrates the presence of those who illuminate our lives. Rich in color and deeply heartfelt, this work traverses through several different choral textures punctuated by subtle

Eric Tuan offers treble choirs a sumptuous, melancholy song of lost love based on Poem XX from Veinte poemas de amor y una cancin desesperada by Pablo Neruda.

Ode to Music was commissioned by the Harvard Glee Club, Andrew Clark, Director of Choral Activities. As the title suggests, the music and words by the composer are an ode to music. This composition

A 5 movement work.  "Singers to Come brings together four poets: a Romantic, a Victorian, and two contemporary Americans whose subject is passionate singing. The familiar origins of song in

A set of three songs, which may be performed individually or as a set, The Song We Sing sets three poems by Robert Bode for mixed choir and piano four hands. Compelling and incredibly unique,

Ferko was inspired to write Song of the Sky Loom for his dear friend, Don Roberts', 75th birthday. Written using English translations of Tewa texts, this work explores the American Southwest