Sarah Quartel

Introduced by the children's choir, Quartel's simple and uplifting melody repeats throughout the piece, beautifully coloured by the surrounding parts. The voices offer joyful praise and the rich harmo...

The Parting Glass is a traditional Scottish song, often sung as a farewell at the end of a get-together. With its valedictory message, it would make a fitting end to a performance, perhaps as an encor...

The Parting Glass is a traditional Scottish song, often sung as a farewell at the end of a get-together. With its valedictory message, it would make a fitting end to a performance, perhaps as an encor...

The Island Itself is a setting of the poem Homage to Omey by Irish poet, Joan McBreen. The imagery of the sea conveyed in the text is reflected through lilting, syncopated rhythms. The melody is suppo...

Setting words by the composer, One of these days is an affirmatory piece with pop-inspired rhythms and harmonies. The scat syllables and repeating patterns of the lower parts provide a rich cushion fo...

With a text by Thomas H. Troeger, this deeply expressive piece explores the notion of companionship and resilience through difficult times. The comforting, lyrical melody is set over a bed of rich har...

With a text by Thomas H. Troeger, this deeply expressive piece explores the notion of companionship and resilience through difficult times. The comforting, lyrical melody is set over a bed of rich har...

The Parting Glass is a traditional Scottish song, often sung as a farewell at the end of a get-together. Sarah Quartel's arrangement features close harmonies, idiomatic Scotch snap rhythms, and effect...

This lively reimagining of the traditional hymn is a thrilling a cappella arrangement which pairs the soaring legato melody with a rhythmic vocal accompaniment. Together, these elements capture both t...

Sing, my Child sets a joyful text celebrating the beauty found all around us in everyday life. Characterized by tight harmonies and a dynamic percussion line, the buoyant 7/8 metre of the opening driv...

Sarah Quartel brings a fresh take on a familiar fifteenth-century text in this enchanting carol. The dialogue between Mary and the infant Jesus is woven to a beguiling folk-like melody, in 6/8 metre,...

This original composition sets the composer's own text celebrating freedom of expression and the music within each of us. Accompanied by hand-drum and piano, the piece is an exciting and engaging sing...

Accompanied by hand-drum and piano, this piece is an exciting and engaging sing filled with teachable moments and opportunities for musical growth. Also available in a version for CBar, piano, and per...

I remember sets a text reflecting on the wonder of the natural world and the people who shape our lives. The stirring melody calls to mind the folksong tradition, and is underpinned by a gently flowin...

Accompanied by hand-drum and piano, this piece is an exciting and engaging sing filled with teachable moments and opportunities for musical growth. . Also available in a version for CBar, piano, and p...

I remember sets a text reflecting on the wonder of the natural world and the people who shape our lives. The stirring melody calls to mind the folksong tradition, and is underpinned by a gently flowin...

Alice is a quirky, light-hearted celebration of the Alice books by Lewis Carroll. The singers' tale of an encounter with the White Rabbit, the Cheshire Cat, and the Hatter, is underpinned by a lively...

This beautiful setting of a text by Ralph Waldo Emerson celebrates the universal presence of song, which can be found in places of beauty but also darkness. With memorable melodies and a flowing suppo...

Taken from the cantata Dona Nobis Pacem, this short movement is scored for SATB choir with a piano reduction of the orchestral parts. Material for the full orchestral version and an accompaniment for...

This secular work for upper voices sensitively sets Langston Hughes's poem of the same name. Featuring a lilting melodic line, eloquent part-writing, and an effective piano part. Also available in ver...

With a text by the composer, this work was inspired by members of the Radcliffe Ladies' Choir and their motto 'friendship through singing'. The lilting vocal lines are subtly underpinned by a delicate...

This atmospheric and powerful Advent anthem is composed for SATB choir and organ, with a separate Soprano semi-chorus, and is ideal for institutions with two upper-voice choirs, one of which can (opti...

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'....

This piece, originally for SA choir, has been reworked for a SATB choir, and would suit a funeral or commemoration setting. It begins softly and in unison, until a sudden key change where the mood shi...