Margaret Burk

Burk's setting of Recuerdo celebrates Edna St. Vincent Millay's text, retaining her emphasis on the opening phrase of each stanza and delighting in word painting. The cello lilts like waves against th...

The imagery of windows, saints, and organs evoked the idea of a “thin place”: a moment wherein we leave our normal lives, devote ourselves to a journey, encounter a form of heaven on earth, and experi...

Written as a tribute for a loved one's wedding, this passionate text is captured beautifully in the music. Programmed for the 2023 ACDA National Honors Choir.

Written as a tribute for a loved one's wedding, this passionate text is captured beautifully in the music. Programmed for the 2023 ACDA National Honors Choir.

A light and rhythmic arrangment of a Moravian traditional carol. Orchestral scores and parts are also available. Offprinted from the collection Eight Christmas Carols Set 1.

This is a joyful carol in an upbeat 12/8 metre, with a compelling take on the Christmas story from the point of view of birds. The elegant and undulating piano accompaniment underpins an accessible me...

This is a joyful carol in an upbeat 12/8 metre, with a compelling take on the Christmas story from the point of view of birds. The elegant and undulating piano accompaniment underpins an accessible me...

Burk weaves joyful and declamatory passages with moments of pensiveness, with an extended harmonic vocabulary throughout. Offprinted from Weihnachts Carols for Choirs.