Z. Randall Stroope

Settings of four poems by Garcilaso de la Vega: 1. En Tanto Que De Rosa y Asucena (While Colors of the Rose and Lily); 2. Se Para Refrenar Este Deseo Loco (As If to Refrain from This Crazy Desire); 3....

This work is set to a stunning love poem, which translates to 'You are the Love of my Soul'. It was written in the early 1500s by Spanish author Garcilaso de la Vega. It may be performed with or witho...

SATB divisi Chorus with Piano, Flute and Oboe Based on a Czech text, here is one of Z. Randall Stroope's most impressive settings, utilizing a vast palette of colors. With an English singing text, thi...

Following last season's well-received mixed choir setting, this new treble version adds a new palette of colors to this masterful work. An excellent centerpiece for any program or festival! Available...

A dramatic setting that, while accessible, requires a mature performance of this beautiful work. The poem, central to this composition, tells about a man with little hope for a good life, longing for...

Uses: Concert A choral tapestry of deep beauty and meaning brings to life the text of James Agee. Performed by the University of Nebraska Concert Choir.

In diesem kraftvollen Werk vermittelt Stroope die bemerkenswerte Geschichte von Helen May Martin durch seine eigene poetische Brille. Ihm war es wichtig, Helens unermüdlichen Mut und ihren Wunsch, jed...

Based on a composition by the same title composed by Jacob Handl.

This setting of She walks in beauty in the night, arguably Lord Byron's best known poem, is another fine example of the extraordinary and unique compositional skills of prolific American composer Z. R...

Composer/conductor Z. Randall Stroope has taken this very successful three-movement work for mixed chorus and brass which he published several years ago, and wrote a new first movement, mostly new thi...

Composer/conductor Z. Randall Stroope has taken this very successful three-movement work for mixed chorus and brass which he published several years ago, and wrote a new first movement, mostly new thi...

Uses: Concert Christmas Scripture: Luke 2:10-14 A major work from our Mark Foster catalog, this impressive piece is scored for SATB voices and optional children's choir.

First published in Carols for Choirs 5, this is a touching setting of the well-known fifteenth-century words. The contours of Stroope's melodic writing perfectly mirror the narrative from the manger s...

First published in Carols for Choirs 5, this is a touching setting of the well-known fifteenth-century words. The contours of Stroope's melodic writing perfectly mirror the narrative from the manger s...

This curious text about a town in southwest England has ties to the King Arthur ledgends and the story of Joseph of Arimathea. Beautifully written by Z. Randall Stroope, the music soars and weaves, pa...