Week 26: Friday, September 14, 2018.
“In the Lavender Stillness of Dawn” by Jocelyn Hagen.
Text by Meggan Tavel.
SSA, violin, cello, piano
SSA
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Week 21: Friday, August 10, 2018 “Dance Ablaze!” by Janika Vandervelde Text by Jody Johnson SSA, percussion, hand claps A rhythmic, energetic piece, this work by Janika Vandervelde is both a physically and emotionally engaging selection for your women’s/treble choir. Between the mixed meter, the handclaps, and the poetic text, your singers and audience alike […]
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Week 19: Friday, July 27, 2018 “Le Sommeil de l’Enfant Jésus” arr. Ron Jeffers Traditional French carol SSA, a cappella This is a favorite carol of mine to program. Over the last decade, I have used it for three different choirs, at two different schools. Ron Jeffers’ a cappella setting of this 13th century French […]
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Week 15: Friday, June 29, 2018 “Leave My Heart Its Songs” by Dominick DiOrio Poetry by Amy Lowell SSA, piano, two violins, viola This selection for three-part women’s/treble chorus, piano, and upper strings is a beautiful combination of Dominick DiOrio’s lush musical setting and Amy Lowell’s passionate text. The text is from the poem “To […]
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Week 12: Friday, June 8, 2018 “Where There is Light in the Soul” by Elizabeth Alexander With text from a Chinese proverb SSA, a cappella In this work, composer Elizabeth Alexander sets a poignant and beautiful Chinese proverb in a buoyant and well-crafted three-part selection: Where there is light in the soul there will be […]
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Week 10: Friday, May 25, 2018 “The Muse, The Stove, and The Willow Plate” by Zae Munn Text by Ann Kilkelly SSA, a cappella Titled “The Muse, The Stove, and The Willow Plate” – this is a three movement work by composer Zae Munn, with texts by Ann Kilkelly. Munn is professor of music at […]