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These two gorgeous Romantic art songs can now reach a wider audience with these choral settings. These arrangements stay true to the character of the original work, and include Grieg's original piano accompaniments. These pieces stand alone or work wonderfully as a set, as the two German texts juxtapose the highs and lows of love and loss. 
As a bonus, your singers will be that much closer to having another art song under their belt they can use for juries, solo and ensemble, or future auditions.
The choir in the recording is the Portland State University Thorn Choir under the direction of Simon Nissen in 2021-2022.

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Three-Part Treble Octavo

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This stunning setting of a less-familiar Sara Teasdale text is an excellent closer or centerpiece for your set. Opening with an evocative piano feature followed by a unison chant-like melody, the texture slowly builds to lush chords with surprising but smooth harmonic shifts. The middle section features an accessible aleatoric soundscape that morphs into a powerful rhythmic and rousing final section in compound meter.
Written for Lower Columbia College's community choir, this piece would fit into any program that touches on themes of nature, light, poetry, or self reliance. It is an excellent opportunity to feature your collaborative pianist.

Day's Ending

SSATB Octavo

Written as an annual winter concert closer for alumni to sing with the choral union, this song emphasizes the sense of belonging that we find in community. Your audience will leave humming the catchy chorus that blends elements of folk, pop, and traditional choral music. This piece pairs a rhythmic and energetic piano accompaniment with a sincere and heartfelt message about the importance of sharing our light with others in their dark times, so that together we can see a brand new day. A great secular piece that will be just as much fun to rehearse as it is to perform.

Winter Song

SATB Octavo

A heartfelt and folksy gem for tenor/bass choirs, Train Song rolls in with syncopated energy and a touch of Americana soul. With a driving piano part, optional soloist, and two brief a cappella sections, this piece captures the spirit of leaving, longing, and coming home again.

The accessible harmonies and pop-influenced rhythms make it ideal for developing choirs, while the poetic text opens up space for meaningful conversations about identity, change, and resilience. Perfect for concert themes about journeys, growing up, or self-discovery. Easily transposable to fit your ensemble's range. Your singersand your audiencewill leave humming this one.

Train Song

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This ethereal and haunting piece taps into the desperation of Poe's timeless poem. Tension slowly builds through a thickening texture and dissonance, until the piano accompaniment transports us to a "surf-tormented shore." The music then builds to the climactic moment where the narrator cries out their desire to hold on to even a fleeting moment in time. We are then left with the final question sung in a simple fugue: is all that we see or seem but a dream within a dream?
This piece has been performed successfully by advanced high school choirs, festival choirs, and collegiate ensembles, and is sure to be a highlight of your program.

A Dream Within a Dream

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Day's Ending

Winter Song

Train Song

A Dream Within a Dream