Ales Andryszak

This lyrical setting of a poem by Sara Teasdale was commissioned as a gift for a consortium of seven high school choirs in Illinois. It begins with a reflective and contemplative tone that shifts dram...

An assuring text from master poet Sara Teasdale, its central theme is that one can take refuge in singing. Ever sensitive to the text, Walker crafts word painting throughout with shimmering accompanim...

The opening lines, 'Listen, I love you. Do not turn your face / Nor touch me. ', reflect the somber feelings encompassing Sara Teasdale's poem. Paired voices initially express contrapuntal melodic lin...

Stephen Chatman's setting of Sara Teasdale's whimsical poem pertaining to a brown-thrush, April, love and kisses, emulates the meaning, strict rhythm, rhyme and strophic structure of the text. The sof...

Sara Teasdale's poem, Oh day of fire and sun, suggests a loud, fast musical setting. The syncopated homo-phonic choral texture, with high tessituras, exudes drama and excitement: it balances the expan...

Sara Teasdale's poem, The Mystery, depicts deep lasting love - 'Your eyes drink of me' and 'We have long been lovers'. It also raises a question - 'Can I ever know you / Or you know me?' Stephen Chatm...

The opening line of Sara Teasdale ™s poem, After Love, -There is no magic any more, establishes the theme of vanishing love. Stephen Chatman ™s setting of the poignant text, in the dark key of D flat...

This piece is a fast, joyous outburst. The initial lines, 'I am wild, I will sing to the trees' set the jubilant tone. The perpetual motion of the syllabic step-wise vocal lines is punctuated by stacc...

The opening lines, 'Listen, I love you. Do not turn your face / Nor touch me. ', reflect the somber feelings encompassing Sara Teasdale's poem. Paired voices initially express contrapuntal melodic lin...

Stephen Chatman's setting of Sara Teasdale's whimsical poem pertaining to a brown-thrush, April, love and kisses, emulates the meaning, strict rhythm, rhyme and strophic structure of the text. The sof...

Sara Teasdale's poem, Oh day of fire and sun, suggests a loud, fast musical setting. The syncopated homo-phonic choral texture, with high tessituras, exudes drama and excitement: it balances the expan...

Sara Teasdale's poem, The Mystery, depicts deep lasting love - 'Your eyes drink of me' and 'We have long been lovers'. It also raises a question - 'Can I ever know you / Or you know me?' Stephen Chatm...

The opening line of Sara Teasdale's poem, After Love, 'There is no magic any more, ' establishes the theme of vanishing love. Stephen Chatman's setting of the poignant text, in the key of E flat major...

This piece is a fast, joyous outburst. The initial lines, 'I am wild, I will sing to the trees' set the jubilant tone. The perpetual motion of the syllabic step-wise vocal lines is punctuated by stacc...

Besetzung: SSAA, pno. Auftragskomposition des VOCO Singapore Ladies Choir , Dirigent Darius Lim, die am 22. September 2018 in den Arts House Chambers (Old Parliament) uraufgeführt wurde. Eine schöne...

Besetzung: SSAATTBB, wassergestimmte Gläser Winter Stars wurde im Dezember 2021 in Dallas Texas uraufgeführt. Aufgeführt von antiamo Sonoma, Dirigentin Carol Menke St. Seraphim of Sarov Orthodox Chur...

Besetzung: S solo; SSAATTBB Neues Werk von Eriks Esenvalds für gemischten Chor. Äußerst empfehlenswert.

Besetzung: SAB, Sopran solo/kleine Gruppe & Klavier ad lib. Gestaltet, um das Werk einem breiteren Spektrum von Chören zugänglich zu machen, ist diese neue Version von Only in Sleep für Sopran solo o...

A gorgeous and etherial poem by Sara Teasdale has been set here by composer Dominick DiOrio. Rhythmic passages allow for joyful abandon and vocal fervor, while sustained sections offer contrast. Exper...

Two Eyes is a traditional childrens melody that teaches about the face. The melody covers a wide range and includes some large intervals. These are challenges which can be overcome, thanks to the larg...

Edvard Grieg was on a hiking trip during the summer of 1891 when he first met Gjendine Slalien. She sang a beautiful lullaby that Grieg wrote down and later arranged for piano. To this day, Gjendines...

Kaleidoscope will save you time! Do you spend hours arranging music for odd assortments of instruments? Kaleidoscope is specially arranged to suit almost any instrumental combination and these varied...

Dubula ist ein traditionelles südafrikanisches Volkslied des Xhosa-Volkes. Es enthält die treibenden Rhythmen, die parallelen harmonischen Bewegungen und die Ausgelassenheit, die für einen Großteil de...

Ein Shanty ist ein von Seeleuten gesungenes Arbeitslied. Der gleichmäßige Takt und der starke Puls des Liedes halfen den Seeleuten, zusammenzuarbeiten und ihre Anstrengungen zu koordinieren. Früher mu...

A bumpy camel ride to exotic places challenges young instrumentalists with new tonalities and accidentals. Extra percussion parts make for a very rhythmic journey.