Dale Warland Choral Series-Composed for the Clarion Chamber Chorale of Omaha Nebraska Dale Warland's To A Young Child is a setting of the Gerard Manley Hopkins poem 'Spring and Fall'. This work for SATB choira cappella is full of beautiful figurative and profound language. It speaks to the human condition in a compact way. And although the subject is complex the message is simple and requires similar simplicity in performance withfreedom and rubato in this powerful and inspirational composition.

Dale Warland Choral Series-Stars and all things related to the night are prominent themes in much of Sara Teasdale's poetry. The composer captures this unending excitement and wonder that the poet holds for stars in this beautiful and lush composition.

Dale Warland Choral Series-Movement no. 2 from Nativity Suite the opening sounds of the instruments and voices in this setting of one of the most widely known of the Latin texts appropriate for Christmas are meant to conjure an air of mystery.The initial tone clusters approached by layering the voice parts suggest intimacy and the veiled quality suited to this traditional liturgical text. Other movements include: Welcome All Wonders (50600071) A Boy Was Born(50600073). Flute and Harp Parts available separately for the full suite (50600165).

Dale Warland Choral Series-No. 3 in the three movement work Nativity Suite (each movement published separately) in this setting of the traditional 16th century poem the instruments express the sentiment that animates the choir's words in waysthat voices are incapable of doing. The repeated alleluias at the close of each verse are resounding exclamations of joy with harmonies made up of as many as eleven voice parts.

Dale Warland Choral Series-The sensation of a young child laying on their back and watching the snow gently fall is captured beautifully in this new piece by Dale Trumbore. Commissioned by Robert Bode and Choral Arts Northwest this is a wonderfullysensitive and delicate composition for advanced choir.

Dale Warland Choral Series-The Whole Sea In Motion sets a prose text from Agnes Grey a 1907 novel by the British author Anne Brontë. In choosing this text to set the composer was struck by the first sentence which begins 'Nolanguage can describe [...] the sky and ocean' and then proceeds to do just that detailing the narrator's experience of the ocean in a vivid keen language. Within the musical setting of the text the ocean is representedalternately in the ebbing and flowing of the aleatoric Piano accompaniment and in overlapping melodic lines in the chorus. Duration: ca. 5 min

Dale Warland Choral Series-Setting the Wendell Berry 'To My Mother' but incorporating it for his parents Joshua Shank portrays the sense of wandering and confusion in the early sections of his music but ultimately finds the revelation of true unconditional love. Commissioned by Matthew Culloton and The Singers - Minnesota Choral Artists and chosen by Dale Warland for his G. Schirmer series this is a work worthy of the finest choirs.

An elegant setting of a poem by Robert Bly this work evokes the image of water in all its forms through vocal word-painting. Recorded by the Dale Warland Singers Dale Warland Conductor courtesy Minnesota Public Radio. Performance Time: Approx. 6:00

Dale Warland Choral Series-Shawn Crouch's Lullaby for SATB choir a cappella.Poet and Iraqi war veteran Brian Turner writes moving accounts of the war that are vivid and powerful. InLullaby Shawn Crouch uses Turner's visceral images of the war but emphasizes the lyrical qualities and changing colors of the poem to create long musical lines. In this choral work a fatherseeks ways to comfort his child and himself as the sounds of war ring out all around them.

Dale Warland Choral Series-Matthew Culloton's Balulalow for Soprano soloist and SATB choir with Piano accompaniment. This text by the Wedderburns is best known from Benjamin Britten's timeless “ACeremony of Carols.” This setting serves as a “manger lullaby ” with the Soprano soloist representing Mary.

Dale Warland Choral Series-This work by the American composer Robert Sieving is an atmospheric setting of text by Robert Herrick for SATB choir. Charm Me Asleep describes a brief moment between wakefulness andsleep as one drifts off to another realm. Without hurrying or overstating choirs will savor each progression toward the final lingering chords.

Dale Warland Choral Series-These three choral vignettes are inspired by the whimsical poetry of Emily Dickinson. All three pieces require a free play of fancy and imagination. Using extended aleatoric passages non-metrical and free harmonic writing directors and singers are given a pallet to create a piece that will be new every time it is performed.

Judith Clurman Rejoice: Honoring the Jewish Spirit Choral Series-Commissioned by a consortium of choruses including Chanticleer The Dale Warland Singers and The Phoenix Bach Choir this beautiful a cappella setting of Psalm 86 is a delicate powerhouse. In the text the Psalmist pleads forDivine favor in spite of his spiritual poverty. A simple and clear pronunciation guide is included along with a poetic translation making the Hebrew text both accessible and understandable.

Dale Warland Choral Series-This beloved benediction from Numbers 6:24-26 is offered in an artful and accessible setting with expressive phrases and a fresh contemporary harmonization that will enhance the close of any concert or worship service.Duration: ca. 1:30.

Dale Warland Choral Series-This sturdy arrangement is based on a spiritual folk song that appeared in a number of American hymnals beginning in the mid 19th century. Angels Hovering Round appears in The Revivalist hymnal of 1868 and in The Sacred Harp asGolden Streets. This setting combines the first verse of the revival song and the two verses of Golden Streets in homage to the revival and shape note traditions.