A text by the American poet Sara Teasdale (1884-1933) forms the basis for the composition Afterwards by choir director and composer Lucia Birzer. The poem There will come soft rains deals with our ear...
Come Back Like the Sea sets words from Sara Teasdale's poem 'Ebb Tide', in which the author uses the metaphor of the ocean's tide to symbolize life's inevitable ups and downs. The music captures the t...
Selected for the Jefferson Johnson Male Chorus series, Nick Johnson creates a stirring rendition of Sara Teasdale's poem. Stunning chords with delicate dissonances emerge in phrase after phrase. The w...
If I can sing, I still am free.' Sara Teasdale's 1917 poem Refuge' is certain to resonate with anyone who possesses an appreciation for singing. This lush setting plays out across a shifting palette o...
An assuring text from master poet Sara Teasdale, its central theme is that one can take refuge in singing. Ever sensitive to the text, Walker crafts word painting throughout with shimmering accompanim...
Sara Teasdale's ethereal poetry creates vivid sky-and-moon imagery that transports listeners to a starry night. Close treble triads and a colorful harmonic palette elevate this lush musical setting. A...
Several superb settings of this moving poem by Sara Teasdale precede this one, but Kevin Memley has earned the reputation to take us somewhere new, even with classic texts. Premiered at the ACDA Weste...
A lovely poem by Sara Teasdale inspired this new composition by Thomas Juneau. Perfect for young womens choirs at the middle school and high school levels. A nice melody with accessible part-writing a...
If there ever was a piece that describes a text in song, this is it. Sara Teasdale's descriptive words about the clouds become sound in this exquisite composition. Accompanied by piano and celesta, a...
