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Written for the Clarion Chamber Chorale of Omaha, Nebraska, this Gerard Manley Hopkins poem Spring and Fall is full of beautiful, figurative and profound language. It speaks to the human condition in...

The words of Christina Rossetti 's poem Who Has Seen The Wind? are simple, yet spiritually profound. They speak of placing trust in the unknowable, and of appreciating the miracle of our existence: '...

The words of Christina Rossetti 's poem Who Has Seen The Wind? are simple, yet spiritually profound. They speak of placing trust in the unknowable, and of appreciating the miracle of our existence: '...

In this setting, the composer employs warm, lush harmonic language along with a lovely, lyrical treatment of the familiar bedtime poem by Thomas Dekker. It was premiered at the Vancouver Chamber Choir...

In this setting, the composer employs warm, lush harmonic language along with a lovely, lyrical treatment of the familiar bedtime poem by Thomas Dekker. It was premiered at the Vancouver Chamber Choir...

A profoundly beautiful text describes a child in her bed at night, staring out of her high-rise window at a view obscured by a thick haze, her bedroom flooded with sounds from the city. Such a child m...

This favorite Shaker song from the mid-1800s in an invigorating arrangement by Kevin Siegfried is a wonderful concert opener or sacred anthem with themes of love, peace and personal righteousness.

This favorite Shaker song from the mid-1800s in an invigorating arrangement by Kevin Siegfried is a wonderful concert opener or sacred anthem with themes of love, peace and personal righteousness.

Celebrated contemporary poet Charles Anthony Silvestri has written a text that reflects the personal insights and positive and negative aspects of being a teenager. Composer Narverud has set these ins...

Celebrated contemporary poet Charles Anthony Silvestri has written a text that reflects the personal insights and positive and negative aspects of being a teenager. Composer Narverud has set these ins...

This setting of an anonymous 15th century text mixes polyphony with homophonic writing, offering broad contrasts in dynamics and range/tessitura that are appropriate for high school and festival choir...

This setting of an anonymous 15th century text mixes polyphony with homophonic writing, offering broad contrasts in dynamics and range/tessitura that are appropriate for high school and festival choir...

This text is adapted from a heartfelt poem by nineteenth century English poet Christina Rossetti. Teehan's setting is simple and lyrical, with little harmonic twists that lift it from the ordinary, gi...

This text is adapted from a heartfelt poem by nineteenth century English poet Christina Rossetti. Teehan's setting is simple and lyrical, with little harmonic twists that lift it from the ordinary, gi...

Inspired by the astonishing Thomas Tallis setting of the same text and using Tallis's original melody in the final refrain, this work from Swiss composer Ivo Antognini is full of shimmering chords and...

The atmospheric mood of this work set to a text by Robert Herrick is intended to suggest a brief moment between wakefulness and sleep as one drifts off to another realm. Without rushing or overstating...

The atmospheric mood of this work set to a text by Robert Herrick is intended to suggest a brief moment between wakefulness and sleep as one drifts off to another realm. Without rushing or overstating...

Written for the professional choir, The Jameson Singers, this moving text by Phillis Wheatley unfolds in long vocal lines with broad dynamics and liberal use of rubato. This is the convergence of visu...

Written for the professional choir, The Jameson Singers, this moving text by Phillis Wheatley unfolds in long vocal lines with broad dynamics and liberal use of rubato. This is the convergence of visu...

Described as choral counterpoint for church choirs, these two short selections, God Thoughts and Majesty of Mountains, are gems that can be used as responses in worship, or combined, as a lovely anthe...

Described as choral counterpoint for church choirs, these two short selections, God Thoughts and Majesty of Mountains, are gems that can be used as responses in worship, or combined, as a lovely anthe...

This traditional freedom song gained special significance during the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s and maintains its importance still. This setting, arranged for the Yale Glee Club, is strong and...

Salamone Rossi (1570-1630) was a Jewish musician at the court of Duke Vincenzo Gonzaga and a contemporary of Monteverdi, but his musical style foreshadows the chorale style yet to come. This beautiful...

Salamone Rossi (1570-1630) was a Jewish musician at the court of Duke Vincenzo Gonzaga and a contemporary of Monteverdi, but his musical style foreshadows the chorale style yet to come. This beautiful...

Poet and Iraqi war vereran Brian Turner writes moving accounts of the war that are vivid and powerful. Composer Shawn Crouch uses Turner's visceral images of the war but emphasizes the lyrical qualiti...