Frank Robra

Jammin' the Blues is a series of 5 guide books, each with accompanying CD, designed to give musicians of any ability the opportunity to improvise. They are ideal for any musician with a desire to play...

This original composition sets the composer's own text celebrating freedom of expression and the music within each of us. Accompanied by hand-drum and piano, the piece is an exciting and engaging sing...

Accompanied by hand-drum and piano, this piece is an exciting and engaging sing filled with teachable moments and opportunities for musical growth. Also available in a version for CBar, piano, and per...

This carol belongs to the genre of folk variations on Lutheran hymns: the original hymn, with a text mostly by Luther, is Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ. After being translated into Estonian, the text...

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...

Based on The Beatitudes (Matthew 5:3-12), this text retells the words of Jesus to his followers and is filled with life lessons for each of us. The refrain, 'rejoice and be glad, ' is a powerful momen...

Alice is a quirky, light-hearted celebration of the Alice books by Lewis Carroll. The singers' tale of an encounter with the White Rabbit, the Cheshire Cat, and the Hatter is underpinned by a lively a...

Alice is a quirky, light-hearted celebration of the Alice books by Lewis Carroll. The singers' tale of an encounter with the White Rabbit, the Cheshire Cat, and the Hatter, is underpinned by a lively...

Aus der musikalischen Tradition der bolivianischen Ureinwohner stammend, sind die vorliegenden Lieder in Spanisch und Quechua verfasst. Leicht.

Diese wunderschöne Vertonung eines Textes von Ralph Waldo Emerson feiert die universelle Präsenz des Gesangs, den man an Orten der Schönheit, aber auch der Dunkelheit finden kann. Mit einprägsamen Mel...

Taken from the cantata Dona Nobis Pacem, this short movement is scored for SATB choir with a piano reduction of the orchestral parts. Material for the full orchestral version and an accompaniment for...

Dieses weltliche Werk für Oberstimmen vertont einfühlsam das gleichnamige Gedicht von Langston Hughes. Es zeichnet sich durch eine beschwingte melodische Linie, einen wortgewandten Satz und einen wirk...

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

This atmospheric and powerful Advent anthem is composed for SATB choir and organ, with a separate Soprano semi-chorus, and is ideal for institutions with two upper-voice choirs, one of which can (opti...

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'....

This piece, originally for SA choir, has been reworked for a SATB choir, and would suit a funeral or commemoration setting. It begins softly and in unison, until a sudden key change where the mood shi...

Arranged here for unison voices and piano, 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...

Utilizing the standard 3 movement sonata outline, Jackson employs a variety of textures to great effect in this piece. In the first movement alone, the music employs homophonic, unison, canonic and mo...

Sarah Quartel brings a fresh take on a familiar fifteenth-century text in this enchanting carol. The dialogue between Mary and the infant Jesus is woven to a beguiling folk-like melody, in 6/8 metre,...

A short anthem setting the Lord's Prayer in the version of the text from the First Prayer Book, hence the unusual spelling. This was premiered at the Brighton Festival in 2012.

I remember" vertonte einen Text, der über das Wunder der Natur und die Menschen, die unser Leben prägen, nachdenkt. Die mitreißende Melodie erinnert an die Volksliedtradition und wird von einer sanft...

Dieses weltliche Werk für Oberstimmen vertont einfühlsam das gleichnamige Gedicht von Langston Hughes. Eine beschwingte melodische Linie, ein wortgewandter Satz und ein wirkungsvoller Klavierpart verb...