Sarah Quartel

Songbird sets an evocative text describing songbirds that spin tunes of gold. The catchy, colourful melody is first presented by tutti voices, and is then woven through the vocal parts, often to scat...

Sarah Quartel brings a fresh take on a familiar fifteenth-century text in this carol for upper voices. The carol may be sung unaccompanied, though for added sparkle there is an optional part for handb...

Setting words by the composer, One of these days is an affirmatory piece with pop-inspired rhythms and harmonies. The scat syllables and repeating patterns of the lower parts provide a rich cushion fo...

Like the original version for SATB voices, this upper-voice arrangement of Wide Open Spaces reflects on the journeys and adventures to be found in the wide opens spaces within ourselves and in the wor...

Snow Angel is an evocative five-movement work exploring themes of love, rebirth, and beauty. It may be performed with narration and features a haunting cello line. The emotive and pictorial musical la...

This five-movement work celebrates the long Canadian winter, setting texts by the composer, Sara Teasdale, Lucy Maud Montgomery (of 'Anne of Green Gables' fame), and Melville Cane. The music conjures...

Dies ist eine wunderschöne Vertonung eines stimmungsvollen Gedichts von Emily Dickinson, das die Hoffnung als Vogel symbolisiert. Quartel bietet aufsteigende melodische Linien, reiche Harmonien und ei...

This a cappella setting of evocative words by E. Pauline Johnson is immediately appealing, with its playful, swinging syncopations and dancing scat accompaniment. Also available in a version for SSAA...

The Parting Glass is a traditional Scottish song, often sung as a farewell at the end of a get-together. Sarah Quartel's arrangement features close harmonies, idiomatic Scotch snap rhythms, and effect...

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...

This work for upper voices with a text by the composer was inspired by members of the Radcliffe Ladies' Choir and their motto 'friendship through singing'. The lilting vocal lines are subtly underpinn...

Scored for solo low voice and piano, 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,...

Your Echo Around Me celebrates the enduring influence of music educators, whose work resonates in their students' adult lives, as evoked by a memorable lilting melody that passes between the voice par...

Sanctum" ist eine fesselnde Vertonung des Requiem-Textes in vier Sätzen, inspiriert von der Landschaft der kanadischen Westküste. Jeder Satz stellt einen Aspekt von Vancouver Island dar (das Wasser, d...

This a cappella setting of evocative words by E. Pauline Johnson is immediately appealing, with its playful, swinging syncopations and dancing scat accompaniment.

The Parting Glass is a traditional Scottish song, often sung as a farewell at the end of a get-together. Sarah Quartel's arrangement features close harmonies, idiomatic Scotch snap rhythms, and effect...

The Parting Glass is a traditional Scottish song, often sung as a farewell at the end of a get-together. Sarah Quartel's arrangement features close harmonies, idiomatic Scotch snap rhythms, and effect...

This gentle yet joyful Christmas Carol sets a text that evokes imagery of Bethlehem at the time of Christ's birth: a land with olive trees and sheep on the hillside. The delicate and supportive piano...

Diese Vertonung eines Textes von Chief Dan George, die hier in einem Arrangement für Unisono-Stimmen (mit einer optionalen zweiten Stimme) vorliegt, erinnert uns optimistisch daran, dass auch in schwi...

für SATB (mit Unterteilungen) und Klavier. Diese Hymne auf einen Text von Elizabeth Craven ist ein sanfter und meditativer Ausdruck der Dankbarkeit gegenüber Gott für die Freuden und Herausforderungen...

This piece celebrates the power of music to bring hope and joy in times of uncertainty. A flowing, lyrical melody and supportive piano accompaniment allow A Song of Hope to encourage optimism despite...

Density of light is an anthem that sets an evocative hymn by Thomas Troeger. The text is drawn from an Epiphany reading and explores the theme of the triumphing of light over darkness. The organ opens...

Your Echo Around Me feiert den anhaltenden Einfluss von Musikpädagogen, deren Arbeit im Erwachsenenleben ihrer Schüler nachhallt, wie eine einprägsame, beschwingte Melodie, die zwischen den Gesangssti...

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...

für SATB (mit Unterteilungen) und Klavier. Die als "leicht und fließend" bezeichnete Vertonung von Sara Teasdales Gedicht "Peace" von Quartel zeichnet sich durch langsame, getragene Gesangslinien aus,...