Songbird

Presentado aquí en un arreglo para voces altas, este es un hermoso ajuste de un evocador poema de Emily Dickinson que explora la simbolización de la esperanza como un pájaro. Quartel ofrece elevadas l...

Escrita para el California Junior High All-State Honor Choir, esta pieza establece un texto motivacional del compositor sobre el tema de abrazar nuevas oportunidades y, utilizando la metáfora de un rí...

Con un texto de la escritora y libretista contemporánea Jennifer Thorp, esta alegre obra engancha al instante. Con un lenguaje vibrante, Cacao cuenta una historia desde la perspectiva de la semilla de...

Wanderlust reflexiona sobre las amistades y el deseo de explorar, tanto en sentido literal como figurado. Ideal para coro infantil, presenta una melodía memorable y armonías nostálgicas con el telón d...

Adaptación del poema de Christina Rossetti A Song of Flight, esta edificante pieza es una celebración de la libertad, la acción y el valor. Sus fluidas líneas líricas se combinan con un acompañamiento...

para SSAA y piano. My Own Design es una obra de tres movimientos sobre el autodescubrimiento, vivir con un propósito y encontrar la alegría en el viaje de la vida. Gimon adorna su lenguaje musical din...

para SSAA y piano. En suenos interpreta el poema de Antonio Machado "Tal vez la mano, en suenos" sobre los sueños como un espacio donde la memoria, la música y la verdad se encuentran. Evocando las ví...

para SSA y piano. Suave pero alegre, We Thank You es una oda al ritmo de la naturaleza. Con un texto de Ralph Waldo Emerson, la música es cálida, reconfortante y fluida, con las encantadoras melodías...

Your Echo Around Me celebra la perdurable influencia de los educadores musicales, cuyo trabajo resuena en la vida adulta de sus alumnos, como evoca una memorable melodía cadenciosa que pasa entre las...

Exhibiting Chydenius's unique style, this contemplative ballad sets a wistful text by American lyrical poet Sara Teasdale. The close harmonies, persuasive melodies, and appealing syncopations in the v...

'As She Goes' sets words by the composer on a reflective yet inspirational theme ('We were born to fly, but your wings come without a trial run'), against the backdrop of images from the natural world...

This bewitching setting tells the story of a young girl walking in an enchanted forest, mesmerized by dreamy, ancient songs sung by a chorus of birds. An atmospheric ostinato played on finger cymbals...

This is a gentle setting of an optimistic text about joy and hope and the expression of these through song. Sister Song features delicate piano ostinatos, persuasive melodies, close harmonies, and con...

The quirky style of The Look perfectly complements the nature of Sara Teasdale's poem, which reminisces on past romances. The melody is catchy and colourful, with a stylistic ornament that gives the p...

For SSA and piano Taken from a suite of three pieces by Cecilia McDowall called Lonely Hearts, composed in 2005, this is a light and energetic setting of a whimsical text by Christie Dickinson about a...

Here in my Heart is an uplifting setting of an original text by the composer that explores the power of the natural world to fill the heart with song. The evocative melody uses syncopated rhythms to c...

Voice on the Wind sets an inspiring text, written by the composer, about the empowerment of singing. With a catchy melody, imitative scat singing, and a driving hand drum accompaniment, this piece has...

This original suite sets anonymous instructions found in packaging to general household goods, providing amusing and theatrical highlights as well as musical interplay and formal episodes. The three c...

In this fast and energetic piece, Quartel sets her own text celebrating the joy of singing. The melody weaves in and out of the texture, supported by dynamic vocal accompaniment and rhythmically drive...

Originally published as part of the Songbird collection As you sing, this is a beautiful and modern setting of a traditional text, popularised by Orlando Gibbons' well-known madrigal 'The silver swan'...

Setting a moving text inspired by Chief Seattle, Quartel appeals for better stewardship of the planet through gentle flowing lines and expansive textures. The melodies are accessible throughout and we...

Originally published as part of the Songbird collection As you sing, this is a thrilling and high-energy piece setting a text by Jennifer Thorp. Young uses body-percussion, sound effects, repeating th...

Above, Beyond, Sing On! es un alegre y expresivo texto del propio compositor, inspirado en las características geográficas de Terranova. Wong emplea frases suaves, patrones rítmicos ágiles y un canto...

This playful song sets the famous 'Beautiful Soup' poem from Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland in a suitably tongue-in-cheek manner. With lilting rhythms, intertwining lines, and opport...

Andrew Steffen's setting of Christina Rosetti's poem Echo is both contemplative, yet passionate. With lyricism at its heart, this piece moves between unison, canon, and homophonic harmony, guiding the...