Get Human

Featuring the catalogs of

Ellen Gilson Voth & Timothy C. Takach

Both Ellen and Tim are deeply inspired by the humans at the center of choral work. Along with a glance at their catalogs, today we also highlight two new options:

• • New instrumentation for Ellen’s “Across the empty square“
  • New piece by Tim: “You Created a Song“

Across the empty square
Ellen Gilson Voth
SATB choir, piano, violin solo, string orchestra; also for piano, and piano + C instrument
Difficulty: 4

This song is a monument to current times, and the themes are universal and timeless. The text transcends the global pandemic and explores how we can make progress against hate, fear, and isolation. Voth embeds traditional melodies into the piece with a seamless and integral nature. Fragments of the traditional hymn and tune, “How Can I Keep from Singing” gradually emerge.

You Created a Song
Timothy C. Takach
SATB, opt. audience, piano | practice tracks available!
Difficulty: 3

This is a radiant, uplifting anthem that celebrates the people who make our world brighter. Two optional endings invite participation from the audience, turning performance into shared celebration—a true reflection of the piece’s message: when we lift our voices together, we create a song.

Back to the Heart, by Timothy C. Takach
Round for 3-voices, opt. piano | Difficulty: 1
Singers will enjoy the text, which speaks of music being rooted deep within their bodies.

The things which I have seen…, by Ellen Gilson Voth
TB choir, piano | Difficulty: 2
Concision, reflection, and thoughtfulness rule this piece, led by the poetry of Worsworth.

A Mural of Change, by Timothy C. Takach
SATB, piano | Difficulty: 3
A beautiful hope for the world – the inclusion of difference, the welcoming of diversity. From the MOMENTS IN FILM collection.

Standing Tall (SATB), by Ellen Gilson Voth
SATB choir, piano; also for SSAA, SAB, & SA | Difficulty: 3
“Standing Tall” prompts vital conversation about the fresh start each day offers; the need for deep roots to withstand seasons of promise and of struggle in our lives, often in the order we least expect; and the beauty and inherent worth of every person.

Earth (Only Here), by Timothy C. Takach
SATB div. a cappella | Difficulty: 4
“Earth (Only Here)” celebrates the uniqueness of our planet amidst our solar system: the only place where life brings about the nuance of humanity, community and faith.

The Harbor and the Sea, by Ellen Gilson Voth
SSAA choir, piano; also for Bb clarinet | Difficulty: 4
Composed in a dramatic, almost operatic style, the piano evokes various images, such as a fluttering sail (or heart?) and tremulous waves (and nerves?).

Active as a conductor and composer, Dr. Ellen Gilson Voth is proud to be aligned with Graphite Publishing. She credits her years of teaching experience and her performing experience as a keyboard artist as important influences on her composing career, and her passion for writing for the human voice. She has been praised for music that is “superbly crafted,” and her wide-ranging interest in poetry is reflected in her art song settings championed by professional singers throughout New England.

Inspired by captivating narrative, speculative fiction and making better humans through art, the music of Timothy C. Takach is a mainstay in the concert world. Takach was a co-founder, singer and Artistic Co-Director of the vocal ensemble Cantus and has frequent national work as a composer-in-residence, presenter, clinician and lecturer. Applauded for his melodic lines, thoughtful text choices and rich, intriguing harmonies, he has received many commissions and frequently designs cross-disciplinary collaborations.

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