WAITING ON A DREAM A NEW FULL-LENGTH MUSICAL … IDEAL FOR COMMUNITY THEATER AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS What’s it all about? It’s just about 150 years ago…1864, and the American Civil War is in full swing. John Rumsey, a destitute English lawyer recently banished to Canada, has ended up in Montreal. However, persuaded by a […]
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Little Bo-Peep 4-part choir
A setting of the entire sorry tale of Little Bo-Peep and the tails of her lost sheep! Yes it’s a nursery rhyme, but has been mostly performed by adults or high school students. Originally scored for SATB with optional bass solo in one of the verses, it has been performed as SSAA, and is […]
Learn to Sing with Oleli
A universal approach to singing for all ages and styles with Astounding results Singing is easier than you think These short animated videos offer great teaching in an easily understood and practical format Now available: Introduction and Lesson One: Preparing to Sing: First Find your Balance Simple concepts with profound results […]
A Prayer for Peace (Lord, Make Me An Instrument of Thy Peace) SATB/unaccompanied – Michael John Trotta
Melodic and thoughtfully composed, this choral prayer is beautifully lyric and stays well within the capabilities of the four-part choir. The prayer, attributed to St. Francis of Assisi, has become established as a service benediction, concert work or signature piece in the choral repertoire. Look Listen Order
Make Space for Life to Live (TB/piano) Michael John Trotta
Make Space for Life to Live features expansive yet accessible vocal lines perfect for the emerging choir negotiating the challenges of adolescent voice change. It offers compelling melodies and singable vocal lines interwoven with a piano accompaniment that make subtle allusions to the main theme. The addition of the optional baritone part allows this work […]
Jazz/improvisation trio + Chamber Choir
“Forget your hairdo, because your hair will stand stiff upward when the symbiosys forces cross the stage” wrote newspaper De Volkskrant after the premiere concert of Henosis. Henosis was created after Bram Stadhouders received the Composition Assignment from the North Sea Jazz Festival in 2012. Stadhouders wrote his work for a special combination: eight members […]