SKU: MN.CH-1064A
Opens with a bright, pentatonic feeling. The rippling accompaniment relating to the Chinese butterfly-zither, yangqin, continues to support the range of mood of the final line, How many flowers fall?, a metaphor for How many have proved unfaithful? Text is in Chinese (Pinyin phonics) with a translation and pronunciation guide in the notes. an English text undeflay is included. Duration 2:35.
SKU: MN.CH-1011
UPC: 765844002947.
Utilizing a poem by Lawrence Ferlinghetti, this piece is completely improvised with detailed performance directions included. The chorus members evenly space themselves around the perimeter of the auditorium with the seven soloists on the stage. The singers pass sounds around the hall, from one to the other, as well as perform many sections tutti. The final performance effect is to be a musical/dramatic reading.
SKU: MN.CAP-06
Breath on me, breath of God, Fill me with life anew... Starts with a lovely unison breaking into a gracious 4-part harmonization.
SKU: MN.CH-1272
Dedicated to Rev. Douglas Grandgeorge and the Choir and Congregation of Central Presbyterian Church, New York City. Text is by Theobald Heinrich Schenck (1656-1727), translated by Frances Elizabeth Cox (1812-1897). Duration 3:10.
SKU: MN.CH-1256
The Song of the Red Dove was composed in the immediate aftermath of September 11; it is dated September 25, 2001. Often divisi, the choral writing is particularly intricate in the middle section with interweaving sixteenth note runs simulating the flames [that] stain the white moon red in what at times is an eight-part texture. The dynamics are varied throughout, but the only fortissimo comes at the vocal high point of the middle section (...through endless night...), and the opening and closing A sections describing the strange red dove are marked no louder than forte (in the opening measures) and piano (at the close). The text comes to us from the poet, Kim Rich. It was expressly written to commemorate the awful tragedy that was 9/11. Kim, working in a nearby building was an eyewitness to the monstrous event. She barely escaped with her life.
SKU: MN.CH-1116
Commissioned for the 1995 New York Choral Festival. It is the second movement of a Choral symphony for young performers on Whitman texts. The entire cycle is comprised of Two Whitman Songs, On the Beach at Night and I Hear America Singing.
SKU: MN.CH-1312
Scripture: Psalms 19.
In Jewish daily and Sabbath worship services, a central section of the liturgy is the collection of prayers known as Amidah, which means standing, because the prayers are chanted standing. The majority of the Amidah prayers entered the service c. 100 C.E. (Common Era). a concluding prayer was added later, concluding with the sentence May the words... from Psalm 19.
SKU: MN.CH-1129
New music for the well-known English Christmas Carol text. The setting is derived primarily from the impulses of Czech folk music. The Czech text is an adaptation by V. Zeithammer of the original English poem by John Mason Neale (written in 1853). The original English has been underlayed in the music by the noted Czech musicologist Dr. Jarmil Burghause. Czech pronunciation guide is included. Duration 4:00.
SKU: MN.CH-1301
Scripture: Ecclesiastes 43.
Number 1 of the cycle of The Heavens Are Full which consists of 5 a cappella pieces with texts from Ecclesiasticus 43: 1-37, found in the Jerusalem Bible. The critical elements in The Sun are contrast and rhythm. The tempo really moves, (quarter = 132) except for a slower chant-like middle section. Duration 5:30.
SKU: MN.CH-1305
Number 5 of the cycle of The Heavens Are Full which consists of 5 a cappella pieces with texts from Ecclesiasticus 43: 1-37, found in the Jerusalem Bible. The Wonders of Nature is replete with word painting. From the cold, whistling wind of the snow, the jagged lightning, through the shivers of clouds and fragments of hail, the cacophony of thunder, the desert scorching like fire, the healing mist and the reviving dew, we come to the ultimate realizaiton that Great is the Lord, having made all things. Duration 7:45.
SKU: MN.CH-1300
The famous Eugene Field poem The Duel is full of light fun and whimsy. The music, especially with the addition of a solo harmonica, is meant to maintain the essential character of the poem and bring some additional insight to the intracacies of the text with the somewhat programatic music. The tempi are consistent in character, with the faster portions the narrative, and slower portions commentary.
SKU: MN.CH-1224
Text by the composer: Silence steals the night/causing fragments of light/to enter consciousness;/I listen with heavy lids/blinking away dark clouds/with furtive glances/at wisps of kaleidoscopic memories... Begins with a slow flugelhorn solo, joined by a deep, rich and sonorous homophonic choral sound. Middle section is a faster 7/8 and piece ends solwly, sonorously, as at the beginning. Duration 8:15.
SKU: MN.CH-1010
This piece utilizes several kinds of improvizational notation, perhaps making it more appropriate to the concert stage; however, the final whispering fugue choral section creates a spiritual feeling worthy of any liturgical setting.
SKU: MN.CH-1215
The brass parts are quite active in imparting a celebratory character to the music. The music is organized on a verse - chorus - verse - chorus basis, with the music for the verses being different, and the music for the choruses being essentially the same. Duration 10:30.
SKU: MN.CH-1379
UPC: 765844006259. English. Text: Kim Norton Rich.
About the Music: I requested a soft, gentle Christmas lyric from my long-time collaborator, Kim Norton Rich. She wrote this marvelously touching lyric about the Advent Rose and how it guides us in the way we live our lives. The piece is conceived for SATB Chorus and Piano; however, the Organ may be used by making adjustments to the keyboard part, taking into account the individual quirks of each organ installation. Notes by Dale Jergenson.
SKU: MN.CH-1380
UPC: 765844006396.
The melody for The Wonders of Dawn comes from a tune called Kedron, attributed to Elkanah Kelsay Dare (1782-1826). The Wonders of Dawn highlights the celebration of the joy of our Savior during Holy Week. The performance approach for this piece should be one of reverence and restraint. Both vocal parts and piano accompaniment should be performed legato throughtout. Singers should take care as not to sing with an overly heavy tone but not at the expense of vocal support. The dynamics in m. 29-30 should be carefully observed to insure the maximum expression of the final declaration of faith of the text.
SKU: MN.CH-1316
Sometimes in the scramble of preparing for the future, students lose sight of the inherent value of every human being. They forget that they each are unique, that they each have something to offer to that world they are soon to enter. This anthem is designed to remind them, and their audiences, of that inherent value, and that if they nurture their uniqueness, it will serve them well. Duration 2:45.
SKU: MN.BP1-006
(Gospel Hymns revisited) Pal Beharka has struck an ideal balance: this hymn is transformed by new harmonies, including a short section of TBB, and yet its essential, original character remains intact. An appealing setting of the old favorite.
SKU: MN.BP1-004
This poignant setting engages the imagination - music filled with pathos. Irish melody.
SKU: MN.BP1-007
A sensitive, lyrical harmonization. The original hymn's lively tempo is replaced by a more reflective treatment.
SKU: MN.CH-1064D
A white-on-white landscape, static, no movement, the scene is revealed by smooth, slow melody and harmony. A tone color of the final section relates to the Chinese cheng (mouth organ). All tones of the melody are added and held, one-by-one to form a tone-cluster of the veiled scene. Text is in Chinese (Pinyin phonics) with a translation and pronunciation guide in the notes. An English text underlay is included. Duration 4:15.
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