Tawnie Olson

For advanced treble chorus, the work is a beautiful metaphor for change and the possibility of new growth, even of resurrection. The text imagines the experience from a caterpillar’s point of view as...

Full of imagery--fluttering of autumn leaves blown about by a gust of wind, aleatory, and dramatic choral writing, this is a tour de force for advanced choirs. Moving between keys frequently and with...

Full of imagery--fluttering of autumn leaves blown about by a gust of wind, aleatory, and dramatic choral writing, this is a tour de force for advanced choirs. Moving between keys frequently and with...

This innovative setting of the Magnificat celebrates the strength of teenage girls and is suitable for both liturgical and concert performance. The upper-voices sing in the style of Bulgarian choral f...

This stunning extended work based on Emily Carr's poetry is for advanced choirs. It contains abundant text painting and vivid imagery for a cappella choir. Contents:I. I went down deepII. I woke with...

The deep beauty of Gregory of Nazianzus ™ text is well-matched in this setting for SATB voices (divisi except for the tenors) and solo viola. The divisi notwithstanding, the music is simple and straig...

Commissioned by the Canadian Art Song Project for soprano Magali Simard-Galdès, winner of the Jeunesses Musicales Maureen Forrester Tour. This song cycle is, in part, a meditation on what it means to...

Eternal Ruler of the ceaseless round is an exuberant setting of the well-known hymn by John Chadwick. The second section explores the Lydian mode, while the adamantine final verse reflects the text's...

Inspired by the ever-popular snack, Pop! is a grade 3 band piece by composer Tawnie Olson that imitates the sounds popping popcorn beginning with that first, single kernel to the exploding sounds of a...

I bring you tidings; the stag bells; winter pours. ' The text is in Irish, depicting a catalog of winter images which are reflected in the music-- at times brittle, cold, and stark, yet beautiful. A c...