Tomorrow is the 101st Anniversary of the Ratification of Women’s Voting Rights! “The Lesson of the Lark” – with its moving story about the struggles of the suffragettes, and its powerful call for gender equality, seems even more relevant now than when the work was first premiered last year. Written in celebration of last year’s […]
New Publications
Passendale – An anthem for Memorial Day – by Larry Nickel
“We stare at each other – total strangers – and breathe warm air on our trigger fingers” In “Passendale” from the cantata “Crimson Stain”, Larry Nickel’s music brings life to the poignant text of Larry Smeets. This piece is perfect for choirs looking to round out their Memorial Day concerts. Available for purchase here https://cypresschoral.com/composers/larry-nickel/passendale-from-crimson-the-cantata/
Constellation Men’s Ensemble launches NOVA Editions
As part of their mission to expand the repertoire for tenor and bass voices, Chicago-based vocal ensemble Constellation (CME) has launched NOVA Editions on their website. NOVA Editions is a growing database of exceptional works that CME has premiered since their founding in 2013. In making these downloadable PDFs available for purchase via their website, […]
New SAB available for free download
Four new pieces for SAB choir (with piano) are now available for free download. They are… >”Full many a glorious morning” -a stately allegory of a beautiful day’s progression and deterioration… >”Farewell” -a mostly unison march from fantasy into reality… >”Music to hear” -a race of counterpoint likened to the harmonious relationships in a family… […]
Free Important New Two-Part Octavo
I believe that this piece is so important in these times, that I am offering it free of charge AND offering a modest donation to an ensemble that is willing to make a live recording for me, in-person or virtual. “I Am Here” is about caring and compassion, encouraging singers and listeners to be available, […]
Why Can’t We? – Robbie Smith and Kathleen Glauser, arr. Donna Rhodenizer
Over the last several months Cypress Choral Music Publishing has worked to put together a collection of pieces by songwriter Robbie Smith and his writing partner Kathleen Glauser. Several of Canada’s top composers answered the call and contributed beautiful arrangements to the “Robbie Songs Project”. Today we feature Donna Rhodenizer’s beautiful arrangement of “Why Can’t […]