Charles Anthony Silvestri

An Elemental Elegy was commissioned by the globally acclaimed ensemble voces8 for their CD "After Silence", which will be released in July 2020 to mark the ensemble's 15th anniversary. Mårten Jansson...

Here is a work with unusual clarity and sonority, perfect for a smaller ensemble or for madrigal singers. While written in simple four-part, this work still demands working with the details of this be...

Tonight I Dance Alone for double choir a cappella is about three short scenes from the life of an old man. We meet him before his wedding, before the celebration of his wedding day and as an old widow...

'An Elemental Elegy' was commissioned by the internationally acclaimed ensemble Voces8 for their 15th anniversary recording project 'After Silence'. The CD was released in July 2020. Mårten Jansson sa...

Frequent collaborators Charles Anthony Silvestri and Eric Whitacre mixed things up and switched rolls for Each Morning She Walks, with Tony writing the music and Eric writing the text. The mystical po...

Stillae was commissioned by the Dortmund Choir Academy's youth concert choir, which won first prize in the 2018 Mårten Jansson Choir Competition. The text is by the American poet Charles Anthony Silve...

A beautiful and uplifting love song that addresses the universal subject of loss. Accessibly written for mixed choirs with a supportive and flowing piano accompaniment. A good choice for high school a...

The text for Dreamweaver is based on parts of the well-known Norwegian medieval folk poem Draumkvedet, an epic ballad that has a lot in common with Dante's The Divine Comedy. The protagonist, Olav Åst...

The text for Dreamweaver is based on parts of the well-known Norwegian medieval folk poem Draumkvedet, an epic ballad that has a lot in common with Dante's The Divine Comedy. The protagonist, Olav Åst...

This unique work tells the story of The Muse visiting an artist in a moment of divine inspiration. At times rhythmic, and at others sustained and flowing, this is an incredibly dynamic work for more a...