SKU: FG.55011-858-4

Chant des Voyelles - Incantation of Vowels (2018) for mixed choir (SSAATTBB) was premiered by Volti on May 4, 2018 at Noe Vallay Ministry in San Francisco and on May 6, 2018 at BAMPFA, in Berkeley, California.

MartinaitytÄ— encountered at the Rockefeller estate Kykuit near New York City a work by the cubist sculptor Jacques Lipchitz called Chant des Voyelles . It was titled after an Egyptian prayer composed only of vowels that was designed to subdue the forces of nature. Further research showed that many ancient traditions (Egyptians, Greeks and Tibetans) ascribed sacred, mystical and healing powers and significance to vowels. The details might vary in different traditions, yet it is clear that something miraculous happens through the very act of prolonged repetition of certain vowels - whether in the form of a mantra or prayer or as a self-healing ritual.

This work experiments with subtly shifting, sometimes barely audible clouds of overtones resulting from the sustaining of certain vowels in multiple voices in a magical way.

Duration: 16-17'

The works of New York -based Lithuanian composer Žibuoklė Martinaitytė (b. 1973) have been lauded as breathtaking and profoundly moving. Her stimulating music bristles with energy and tension and revolves often around the subject of beauty, which she calls both a guiding principle and an aesthetic measure for sonic quality.

SKU: HH.HH389-FSP

ISBN 9790708146032.

The inspiration for Tread Softly came from two contrasting sources: the religious music of early medieval Spain, and Debbie Locke’s work of art ‘Retracing Your Steps - Bristol I’. Although over a thousand years apart, these two sources share a common feature - a powerful sense of movement enclosed within a static form. In early Spanish music this manifests in the use of extended melisma, and in Locke’s work it is depicted through the seemingly moving, web-like form of the central image. Tread Softly explores the idea of movement within stasis through the use of a main melodic gesture that transforms very slowly, but constantly, throughout.

SKU: HL.293558

ISBN 9781540051394. UPC: 888680937577. 6.75x10.5 inches.

This outstanding best-seller and important choral work is now available for SSAB and TTBB voices. A cappella vocals build with a “come on up” followed by rhythmic vocals under the hypnotic melody penned by Walter Robinson. Layered under that is the sound of percussion imitating a train and vocal nuances resembling the sound of chains and a train whistle. Incredibly powerful and moving!

SKU: LO.99-3028L

UPC: 000308132472.

Gently moving and extraordinarily beautiful, Silent the Night opens with a beautiful original melody by Ruth Elaine Schram, then flows seamlessly in and out of The Coventry Carol and Silent Night, Holy Night. Perfect for Christmas worship and school holiday concerts, it is easily prepared and effectively performed with any of the accompaniment options. (From the cantata Night of Wonder, Night of Joy, SATB--65/1999L; SAB--65/2000L).