Francisco J. Núñez

Written for the Young People's Chorus of New York City for the 2004 Lincoln Center Tree Lighting Ceremony. Intertwining melodic lines incorporate multiple languages in the spirit of seeking peace worl...

This barcarole occurs in the second episode (Act IV) of the opera, Les Contes d'Hoffmann (Tales of Hoffmann), and takes place in the Grand Canal in Venice.

Der Text in Latein und Englisch betont das weltweite Verlangen nach Freiheit. Musikalisch verbindet das Stück den Stil einer traditionellen lateinischen Motette mit modernen Elementen.

Jim Papoulis is donating his composer royalties to the Foundation For Small Voices, a non-profit organization dedicated to bringing awareness and funding to programs supporting the empowerment of chil...

We Will is the result of a songwriting workshop that took place after 9/11 with choristers who wanted to meet the growing world of violence and despair with music. The outpouring of emotion and passio...

Composer Jim Papoulis created this uplifting Spanish original as a result of his work with children in Mexico. The message that the Mexican children wanted to convey to the world: “Listen.&rdquo...

Jim Papoulis is donating his composer royalties to the Foundation For Small Voices, a non-profit organization dedicated to bringing awareness and funding to programs supporting the empowerment of chil...

Based on a text by Tennessee Reed, the 11 year-old daughter of author Ishmael Reed. Though originally scored for four female voices, Three Heavens and Hells was envisioned as a work for children's cho...

This poem speaks of the music of the moon - a gong which only a fairy can hear.

A children's game Brinca la Tablita (Jump the Blocks), a dreamy lullaby Duermete Mi Niño (Sleep My Baby) and the humorous Arroz con Leche (Rice Pudding) make up this charming set of traditional folk s...

Commissioned by the Phoenix Boys Choir, this expressive setting offers a unique perspective on the favorite Mexican folksong.

This fresh arrangement of the popular American folk hymn gives a written part for the accompaniment, but also allows your pianist to improvise.

A beautifully unique work, this setting features a 19th century children's poem which unfolds into an imaginative combination of the Latin canon “Dona nobis pacem” with the ancient Hebrew...

An upbeat piece with rhythms and vocal patterns that represent the varied cycles of life and exemplify the meaning of Panta Rhei - all things are in flux.

One of the true masters of American art song, Ned Rorem has set this Edna St. Vincent Millay text for unison voices and piano. The effect of a unison line against Rorem's inventive harmonies on the pi...

“We All Have a Right” is a cry out for the right to be who you are. Written for young male singers to suit their changing voices, with energetic rhythms and a fun, percussive a cappella se...

The lyrical setting of the Vespers antiphon incorporates constantly shifting meters and provides a multi-generational performance opportunity for your choristers. for 2-Part Treble, SATB Chorus and Sa...

A bright and uplifting original work with a Celtic flavor.

A great alternative for any festive Christmas celebration. This Spanish poem celebrates the wonder of the birth of Christ through the voices of farmyard animals, triumphant angels and exuberant shephe...

The sounds of salsa and rumba color this original setting of a Venezuelan children's poem. “Sassy” vocal lines are accompanied by piano with the steady pulse of claves and conga providing...

This piece introduces singers both to French opera and the French singing style.

In this setting, the text is repeated in fragments, and not in its usual three-fold form used in liturgy today. Musically, the phrases are formed in continual motion of uninterrupted breath.