Featuring the catalogs of
Alex Berko Music & Benjamin M. Cramer
The “stirring” (New York Times), “intoxicating” (Philadelphia Inquirer), and “disarmingly beautiful” (Textura) music of American composer Alex Berko (b. 1995) is characterized by a balance of intimacy and power, a keen sense of lyricism and emotional sensitivity, and a love of narrative. Berko’s music often poses questions about our personal environments and relationships to one another, and he is interested in weaving listeners through intimate stories and perspectives with universal values.
Benjamin M. Cramer is a composer and conductor committed to the creation and continued performance of new music. His music has been described as “modern new tonalism” and “a multicolored fractal sound pattern.” Born and raised in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Benjamin is a Luther College graduate and is currently serving as composer-in-residence with the King’s Philharmonic Wind Orchestra in Scotland.
Songs arranged in order of difficulty.
In the Midst of Life
Benjamin M. Cramer | SATB a cappella | Difficulty: 3
O Beautiful End
Benjamin M. Cramer | SATB a cappella | Difficulty: 3
A House on the Hill
Alex Berko | SATB chorus and marimba (opt. piano) | Difficulty: 4
Celestial Light
Benjamin M. Cramer | SSATBB a cappella | Difficulty: 4
Limits of Your Longing
Alex Berko | SATB chorus, piano, and violoncello | Difficulty: 4
cardinal directions
Alex Berko | TTBB a cappella | available as individual movements | Difficulty: 5
We Listen
Alex Berko | SATB chorus a cappella | Difficulty: 5
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