Stephen Hatfield

This exciting arrangement of a traditional gospel swing is full of accents, scoops and body percussion that will challenge your choir to internalize the lively and spirited gospel style.

This original piece incorporates a multiplicity of multicultural influences, from Peru to Scotland. The text is a sequence of nonsense syllables, imitating the humming and muttering one does during ho...

This suite emulates the long phrases and finely developed breath control that is a hallmark of Gaelic singing.

Battant Son Plein is French slang, literally “hitting his fill,” the equivalent of the English “in full swing.” Written for Scala, a children's choir from Bruxelles, the title...

Glettur is an Icelandic word that means “happiness,” but with a strong teasing edge. Somebody who is glettin will have a warm heart, but watch out for the garlic gym and the dribble glass....

No more heroic example of female mentorship can be found than in the experience of immigrant mothers, caught between two worlds and anxious that their daughters benefit from opportunities in the new c...

In keeping with Sister Rosetta Tharpe's stylistic blend, this arrangement has a funky doo-wop flavored middle section that reminds us just how many different rock styles go back to the gospel source.

Camino, Caminante draws on several Afro-Cuban and Latino influences without emulating a specific sty;e. Much use is made of hemiolas, not only because they are such a part of the Afro-Latino heritage,...

This intriguing pieces, based in the southern Asian tradition of the Tamil people, can be performed by either Treble or Mixed Voices

This piece merges plainsong influences with the sensuous lushness of the post-romantic male choir. The piece also contains two soundscapes the conductor and choristers must assemble by superimposin sc...

In keeping with Sister Rosetta Tharpe's stylistic blend, this arrangement has a funky doo-wop flavored middle section that reminds us just how many different rock styles go back to the gospel source.

Elibama combines two traditional celebrations of community: the Yiddish song “Alle Brider” (All are Brothers) and the Madagascar song “Oay Lahy E” (Song of the Sons of the Ance...

This piece is based on a field yell, from the days when the slaves sang as they worked, both to keep the work rolling, and to send each other messages of support and solidarity.

Chant for a Long Day is inspired by two monophonic chants for women, the Mersiyét from Pakistan, and the “waulking songs” from the island of Barra in the Hebrides. The text is a depiction...

Run Children Run is based on a field yell, from the days when the slaves sang as they worked, both to keep the work rolling, and to send each other messages of support and solidarity.