Choir, Vocals

Memories of young love amidst the wild mountain thyme and blooming heather in Go, Lassie Go have made this song a traditional favourite at ceilis all over Scotland, Ireland and Canada. This arrangemen...

Strong, dance-like rhythms carry the opening words of Psalm 96 and make this an inviting selection. Using both English and Latin text, this work combines engaging vocal counterpoint with stirring ener...

A beautiful and expressive devotional work, setting a text from the Golden Age of the Spanish Renaissance. Simple melodic lines are woven into lush harmonies, painting a musical picture of the love of...

This wistful musical conversation draws from e. e. cummings' poem an expressive meditation on the meaning of music. From the cycle 'birdsong. '

Rooted in traditional Irish melody and the poetry of W.B. Yeats, this dialogue between solo soprano and treble voices is illuminated with desire, love, and light.

This playful and energetic work perfectly characterizes the exuberance of youth, sparkling in self-affirmation: Celebration is daring to be who we are.

This tenderly wrought and graceful work transcends the usual imagery of Christmas to embrace universal questions of humanity. Piano and viola form a lyrical accompaniment.

A colorful and lively Scottish ballad telling the tale of Lady Ann, gone to Edinburgh to save her man Geordie from wrongful execution. Each of the four vocal parts has its chance to sing!

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 Argentinean worship song pulses with rhythmic energy! Perfect for either a first-time world music experience or a full-fledged Latin styled performance.

A musical picture of a steam train slicing through a calm winter landscape, composed on elegant French lyrics. The voices simulate the sound of the train while portraying contrasting images: movement...

These four variations, one for each of the four winds, is the first in a set of three pieces based on Carl Sandburg poems. The piece is stormy and sometimes gentle, ending with a burst of wind.

The melodies which comprise this Suite illustrate the natural relationship among folk song subjects, melodies and structures. “Liza Jane” is the inspiration for this medley. Her antics can...

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...

Dog Days reflect the composer's discomfort with the high humidity and high tempertures often encountered in July and August; air so heavy and heat so oppressive that one can barely move. The compositi...

The text comes from the Pima people, who were desert dwellers. The wind either playfully tosses the sands and grasses in small sweeps and swirls, or upon gaining more energy, whirls into a circle and...

Written in the Dorian mode, and using only the white notes of the piano keyboard, each of this poem's two verses is sung by the choir in unison and then repested in two-part harmony. The piano part is...