Frank Robra

This sparkling celebration of nature is inspired by the snowy winters of the composer's native Canada. It was originally published in a version for SATB, solo cello, and piano as part of the five-move...

The Sarah Quartel Songbook brings together a selection of the composer's best-loved pieces for upper voices, including favourites such as The Birds' Lullaby, I remember, and All the way home. This is...

This uplifting piece sets a text inspired by Julian of Norwich, with additions by the composer. Quartel's intertwining vocal lines are beautifully combined with a soaring violin part and flowing piano...

Refuge sets a powerful Sara Teasdale poem by the same name, which perfectly captures the healing power of singing: 'For with my singing I can make a refuge for my spirit's sake, A house of shining wor...

Down the Silver Road ist eine tröstliche und erhebende Vertonung eines Gedichts von Edith Franklin Wyatt, das die Freude beschreibt, gemeinsam alt zu werden. Es wurde vom Chor des Nazareth College bei...

Setting words by Chief Dan George, this optimistic work reminds us that there is still beauty to be found in times of trouble and that difficult days will not last forever. Quartel's sensitive setting...

Prologue is the first movement from Sarah Quartel's Snow Angel, an evocative five-movement choral work which is a firm favourite with choirs across the world. The musical language is emotive and picto...

Das hier in einem Arrangement für Oberstimmen vorgelegte Werk ist eine wunderschöne Vertonung eines stimmungsvollen Gedichts von Emily Dickinson, das die Symbolisierung der Hoffnung als Vogel untersuc...

She Sang the Stars erforscht anhand von Elias Lönnrots finnischem Epos, dem Kalevala, die Stadien des Frauseins. Die äußeren Sätze des Werks, bei dem alle Texte in englischer Übersetzung vorliegen, fu...

Voice on the Wind sets an inspiring text, written by the composer, about the empowerment of singing. With a catchy melody, imitative scat singing, and a driving hand drum accompaniment, this piece has...

With a text by the composer, this work was originally inspired by members of the Radcliffe Ladies' Choir and their motto 'friendship through singing'. The lilting vocal lines are subtly underpinned by...

Voice on the Wind sets an inspiring text, written by the composer, about the empowerment of singing. With a catchy melody, imitative scat singing, and a driving hand drum accompaniment, this piece has...

I remember sets a text reflecting on the wonder of the natural world and the people who shape our lives. The stirring melody calls to mind the folksong tradition, and is underpinned by a gently flowin...

Commissioned by the Treble Makers Women's Choir to celebrate both their 10th anniversary and the 150th anniversary of Canada, this secular work for upper voices sensitively sets Langston Hughes's poem...

Commissioned by the Treble Makers Women's Choir to celebrate both their 10th anniversary and the 150th anniversary of Canada, this secular work for upper voices sensitively sets Langston Hughes's poem...

This beautiful setting of a text by Ralph Waldo Emerson celebrates the universal presence of song, which can be found in places of beauty but also darkness. With memorable melodies and a flowing suppo...

This atmospheric setting of familiar words from Shakespeare's As You Like It is sprightly and uplifting, with singers being asked by the composer to perform with 'a bit of frost and a knowing smile'....

The Sarah Quartel Songbook brings together a selection of the composer's best-loved pieces for mixed voices, including favourites such as Sing, my Child, Voice on the Wind, and Swept Away. This is an...

Quartel has chosen a powerful combination of texts by Hildegard von Bingen and Mother Teresa for this emotive choral work. The main choir is accompanied by a small ensemble singing the word 'love' wit...

This uplifting and affirmatory piece sets a text by the composer inspired by the reflections of the Northwest Girlchoir on what their choir means to them. A warm unison first verse and chorus is next...

Diese Vertonung von Worten des Häuptlings Dan George, die hier in einem Arrangement für SABar-Stimmen vorliegt, erinnert uns optimistisch daran, dass auch in schwierigen Zeiten Schönheit zu finden ist...

Ein lateinisches Intermedium zu dem Schuldrama 'Clementia Croesi' von Pater Rufinus Widl O. S. B. Sopran solo (2), Alt solo (2), Tenor solo, Bass solo, Gemischter Chor, Klavier - Klavierauszug; Urtext...

Ein lateinisches Intermedium zu dem Schuldrama 'Clementia Croesi' von Pater Rufinus Widl O. S. B. Sopran solo (2), Alt solo (2), Tenor solo, Bass solo, Gemischter Chor, Klavier - Klavierauszug; Urtext...

Berühmte 'Klassik-Ohrwürmer' der Instrumentalmusik sind neu arrangiert für vierstimmigen gemischten Chor im Pop-, Swing-, Rock-, Latin-Stil. Dieser Transfer-Express aus der genialen, 'seriösen' Welt d...