Energetic and driving rhythms emphasize the urgent need to go forth and preach the gospel. Contrasting legato verses with a syncopated refrain stresses the importance of Jesus' command to his disciples with a memorable melody and exciting...
Blake Henson blends the traditional hymn with more contemporary harmonies, incorporating some of the original music for familiarity. This lovely resetting of “O Jesus, I Have Promised” displays a fresh expressive spirit and would make an...
This poem, though describing the ebb and flow of a body of water, can also be interpreted as a metaphor for teamwork when difficulties occur in the flow of life. (2:25)
DetailsPublisher: Boosey & HawkesPublication Date: 02/2002Credits: Persis Anne...
Originally written for the Lincoln Center Tree Lighting, the first performance was given by Sesame Street Muppets.
DetailsPublisher: Boosey & HawkesPublication Date: 07/2002Credits: Dave Conner/ed. Judith ClurmanPages: 10Length: 10.50 in.Width: 6.80...
The text from an anonymous aboriginal source captures youth's delight in the rush of spring, and its joyous and miraculous arrival to the northern landscape. With Flute, Piano and solo voice. (3:00)
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Publisher: Boosey & HawkesPublication Date: 07/2002Credits: Thomas CabanissPages: 12Length: 10.50 in.Width: 6.75 in.Series: Holiday LightsFormat: SATB and Harp (Piano)UPC: 073999886955Voicing: SATB with Harp
Blossoms tells of two people, former lovers, who may have been independently and unknowingly walking through different parts of the same countryside at the same time. Each is reflecting on the memory of the other, one with sadness and regret and the...
Chant for a Long Day is inspired by two monophonic chants for women, the Mersiyét from Pakistan, and the “waulking songs” from the island of Barra in the Hebrides. The text is a depiction of perserverance and longevity, a life...
Text from Shakespeare's The Tempest. This piece acts as a kind of spectrum which both breaks a unity into diverse colors, and reassembles the diverse colors into a unity.
DetailsPublisher: Boosey & HawkesPublication Date: 06/2004Credits: Stephen...
with Alto solo
DetailsPublisher: Boosey & HawkesPublication Date: 05/2002Credits: HatfieldPages: 8Length: 10.50 in.Width: 6.80 in.Series: In High VoiceFormat: SSAA a cappellaUPC: 073999736410Voicing: SSAA A Cappella
Glettur is an Icelandic word that means “happiness,” but with a strong teasing edge. Somebody who is glettin will have a warm heart, but watch out for the garlic gym and the dribble glass. This fun and original piece is built entirely of...
With harp or piano accompaniment.
DetailsPublisher: Boosey & HawkesPublication Date: 06/2004Credits: arr. James SutcliffePages: 8Length: 10.50 in.Width: 6.80 in.Series: CME Beginning SeriesFormat: 2-PartUPC: 073999324426Voicing: 2-Part
In keeping with Sister Rosetta Tharpe's stylistic blend, this arrangement has a funky doo-wop flavored middle section that reminds us just how many different rock styles go back to the gospel source. Also available in SSAA (48004774) and TTBB...
