Sarah Quartel: Leichte Noten

This bright, sparkling celebration of nature is inspired by the snowy and icy winters of the composer's native Canada. The text, by Lucy Maud Montgomery, is brought to life through vibrant melodies, a...

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...

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...

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...

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'....

Quartel's arrangement of this well-known Irish carol is distinctly refreshing, characterized in part by its charming and sparkling piano part. The middle section offers an opportunity for both the cho...

Sara Teasdale's poem about the three kings allows Sarah Quartel to create a haunting atmosphere in this folk-like carol for choir and piano. Offprinted from Carols for Choirs 6.

On this Silent Night perfectly conveys the magic and excitement of winter, conjuring images of warmth by the fireside while the weather outside closes in and giving a subtle nod to Franz Gruber's Sile...

Quartels Bearbeitung des Huronenliedes, das in Anlehnung an seinen Ursprung in Iesous ahatonnia" umbenannt wurde, enthält neue Texte des wendischen Dichters Andrée Levesque Sioui und lädt Chöre und Pu...

This bewitching setting tells the story of a young girl walking in an enchanted forest, mesmerized by dreamy, ancient songs sung by a chorus of birds. An atmospheric ostinato played on finger cymbals...

This is a gentle setting of an optimistic text about joy and hope and the expression of these through song. Sister Song features delicate piano ostinatos, persuasive melodies, close harmonies, and con...

'Voice on the Wind' komponierte Sarah Quartel über einen eigenen, inspirierenden Text zur Kraft des Singens. Das Chorstück besitzt mit einer eingängigen, scatartigen Melodie und treibender Begleitung...

This poignant setting of a text by Angier Brock invites us to reflect on how we receive the imago dei in others. Gentle yet captivating throughout, this piece centres on themes of faithful living, hos...

Sarah Quartel's Veni Sancte Spiritus is a tranquil setting of passages from a 13th-century sacred Latin text and its English translation. The opening rising vocal lines and powerful chordal climax ins...

This solo cello part accompanies the evocative five-movement choral work Snow Angel, which explores themes of love, rebirth, and beauty through the eyes of children and the heavenly army of angels tha...