Today we’re featuring movement #2 “I Thought Once” of composer David K. MacIntyre’s magical work “Love in Public”. This provocatively titled opera MacIntyre wrote on forty-four dramatic love poems by Elizabeth Barrett Browning. Twelve expressions of love pour through the majesty of Elizabeth’s words and the elegance of David’s music. Enjoy! Available at Cypress Choral […]
New Publications
A song for October: Depression and Mental Health Awareness Month
“I Am Here” is a song for SATB Choir and accompaniment about caring and compassion, encouraging singers and listeners to be available, to care and never grow weary of lifting each other up. We need to get this message out and to fulfill its meaning, to be aware and be open to all who need. […]
New “Rudolph” Arrangement – Alvin Trotman
Hello all, If you’re looking for a holiday selection to really “wow” the audience, look no further! I have just released a new publication of “Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer” that I co-arranged. It is available for SATB, SAB, SSA, SA, and TTB. There is also an optional jazz ensemble accompaniment for purchase or you can […]
“BORDER” SATB a cappella topic: refugees/immigration
“Border” is an artistic response to the refugee/immigration crisis around the globe (especially in the United States). The opening passage is: “Border, sanctuary, asylum, bridges not walls.” The text draws from (and paraphrases) several sources: contemporary media, Emma Lazarus’ “The New Colossus,” Matthew 25:31-40, currency, and others. The changing meters of “Border” fill the work […]
All the Diamonds – by Bruce Cockburn – Reading Session Video
Cypress Choral Music has been working hard on making user friendly video’s for all the reading sessions our music is being featured in this season. Bruce Cockburn has long been a favourite of ours and Larry Nickel’s arrangement of “All the Diamonds” truly stands out in our catalogue. Enjoy reading through the score while you […]
Thanks to the MSC Choirs, a live recording of “I Am Here” is now online
“I Am Here” is a song for SATB Choir and accompaniment about caring and compassion, encouraging singers and listeners to be available, to care and never grow weary of lifting each other up. We need to get this message out and to fulfill its meaning, to be aware and be open to all who need. […]