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Selecting short excerpts from the poetry of Wordsworth and setting it in a transparent, simple musical style, these three movements offer much to unpack in the music and the lyrics.

Linda Studleys Gedicht hilft uns zu erkennen, dass wir trotz der Frustrationen und Ängste, die sich aus dem Alleinsein und dem Schweigen bzw. der Stimmlosigkeit als Musiker ergeben, immer noch lernen,...

Two of our greatest choral artists, one known for his mastery with words and the other for his exquisite musical compositions, have united to celebrate the powerful properties in music. Healing, unify...

Two of our greatest choral artists, one known for his mastery with words and the other for his exquisite musical compositions, have united to celebrate the powerful properties in music. Healing, unify...

It is said that accepting 'change' is hard to do. Brian Tate addresses this head-on in his typical uplifting fashion. Brian's messages are always positive and helpful, and his music carries the truthf...

It is said that accepting 'change' is hard to do. Brian Tate addresses this head-on in his typical uplifting fashion. Brian's messages are always positive and helpful, and his music carries the truthf...

The poem that Ms. Frye wrote was to honor the passing of a friend's mother, and this piece works well as a memorial anthem. But the text has become popular because it is life-giving and encouraging an...

The poem that Ms. Frye wrote was to honor the passing of a friend's mother, and this piece works well as a memorial anthem. But the text has become popular because it is life-giving and encouraging an...

Yeats is a famous poet whose words have many meanings. This poem is weaved into three sections and Milne follows that by constructing his motet into three verses. His melody is as haunting and thought...

Yeats is a famous poet whose words have many meanings. This poem is weaved into three sections and Milne follows that by constructing his motet into three verses. His melody is as haunting and thought...

Following the success of the treble voice setting released last year is this new voicing. 'Though you bind it to the blowing wind and you buckle it to the moon, the night will slip away like a sorrow...

Following the success of the treble voice setting released last year is this new voicing. 'Though you bind it to the blowing wind and you buckle it to the moon, the night will slip away like a sorrow...

This special 20th anniversary edition has the same notes as the first edition but now, more of the royalties are going to the Foundation for Small Voices. See Jim talk about this special piece on the...

It is a child's poem to see the first star and make a wish that has been set to music. Most importantly, the music does not get in the way. The youthfulness and hope persists. Best of all is a place w...

It is a child's poem to see the first star and make a wish that has been set to music. Most importantly, the music does not get in the way. The youthfulness and hope persists. Best of all is a place w...

Gibbons first wrote the famous setting of his text in 1612. The clever poem shares when a swan's voice is heard and compares it to the state of human character. Burchard not only maintains the poem bu...

Gibbons first wrote the famous setting of his text in 1612. The clever poem shares when a swan's voice is heard and compares it to the state of human character. Burchard not only maintains the poem bu...

The sea is beyond our control. That is the comment that brings this descriptive piece to its end. The music follows the Henry Wadsworth text through both turbulent and serene times. The phrases and ha...

The sea is beyond our control. That is the comment that brings this descriptive piece to its end. The music follows the Henry Wadsworth text through both turbulent and serene times. The phrases and ha...

A dramatic and encouraging text provides the inspiration for the music in this new choral piece. Well-crafted choral lines with occasional counterpoint drive home the uplifting message. The accompanim...

A dramatic and encouraging text provides the inspiration for the music in this new choral piece. Well-crafted choral lines with occasional counterpoint drive home the uplifting message. The accompanim...

This lovely piece for divisi mixed chorus and piano is likely most successful with mature mixed voices. Certainly within the capability of a skilled church choir, many college and university ensembles...

Sherry Blevins is a prolific and capable composer. She is equally skilled at writing meaningful texts and setting them to an appropriate and expressive musical vocabulary. Illumonate the Night, set to...