SATB (4 or 5 vocal parts) Choir and Piano - Intermediate-Advanced SKU: YM.GTC...(+)
SATB (4 or 5 vocal parts)
Choir and Piano -
Intermediate-Advanced
SKU:
YM.GTC01097796
Jazz Chorus
Series. Voice. J-POP.
Octavo. Yamaha Music
Media #GTC01097796.
Published by Yamaha Music
Media (YM.GTC01097796).
ISBN
9784636977967.
Here
comes a great jazz choir
music sheet collection of
famous songs that you can
enjoy! It is arranged
by Tsunenori Lee Abe, an
active Associate
Professor for
Contemporary Writing and
Production department at
Berklee College of Music.
For those who are
new to jazz choir, the
basic lecture section is
featured on the opening
pages to help them to get
familiar with the jazz
sounds and rhythms. The
piano reduction (piano
transcription) scores are
included for some songs.
Enjoy Japanese
Pop music with jazz choir
with 4 or 5 voices. All 6
J-POP songs are arranged
for A Capella.
(liturg.).
Composed by Schroeder.
Sheet music. Edition
Schott. Classical. Choral
score. Op. 15. 20 pages.
Duration 10'. Schott
Music #C33719. Published
by Schott Music
(HL.49013565).
Mixed choir (SSATB)
(SSATB) - intermediate to
advanced
SKU:
HL.49014344
Stracciami pur il
core. Composed by
Claudio Monteverdi.
Edited by Hans Ferdinand
Redlich. This edition:
Folding. Sheet music.
Edition Schott.
Classical. Choral score.
16 pages. Schott Music
#ED10970. Published by
Schott Music
(HL.49014344).
Mixed choir (SSATB) - intermediate to advanced SKU: HL.49014346 Madrig...(+)
Mixed choir (SSATB) -
intermediate to advanced
SKU: HL.49014346
Madrigale.
Composed by Claudio
Monteverdi. Edited by
Hans Ferdinand Redlich.
This edition: Folding.
Sheet music. Edition
Schott. Classical. Choral
score. 12 pages. Schott
Music #ED10973. Published
by Schott Music
(HL.49014346).
Composed by Mack Gordon, music by Harry Warren. Arranged by Paul Langford. Choir...(+)
Composed by Mack Gordon,
music by Harry Warren.
Arranged by Paul
Langford. Choir Secular.
SATB choir. Choral
Octavo. Pop Choral.
Secular. 12 pages.
Published by Alfred Music
By Bulgarian Christmas Song. Arranged by Adela Peeva. For SATB Choir. Christmas ...(+)
By Bulgarian Christmas
Song. Arranged by Adela
Peeva. For SATB Choir.
Christmas and Sacred.
Medium Advanced Adult.
Octavo. 16 pages.
Duration 2 min, 24 sec
Composed by Dimitri S. Bortniansky. Arranged by Anthony Antolini. Advanced/Colle...(+)
Composed by Dimitri S.
Bortniansky. Arranged by
Anthony Antolini.
Advanced/Collegiate.
General, church
anniversary,
confirmation, memorial.
Octavo. Published by E.C.
Schirmer Publishing
(EC.8208).
By Antonio Carlos Jobim. By Antonio Carlos Jobim. Arranged by Mark Hayes. Voi...(+)
By Antonio Carlos Jobim.
By
Antonio Carlos Jobim.
Arranged by Mark Hayes.
Voices Rising. Bossa
Nova,
Jazz, Pop. Octavo. 12
pages.
Published by Hal Leonard
Choir Secular (SATB choir) SKU: AP.48512 Composed by Chuck Jackson and Ma...(+)
Choir Secular (SATB
choir)
SKU:
AP.48512
Composed by
Chuck Jackson and Marvin
Yancy. Arranged by James
Rose. Performance Music
Ensemble; Single Titles.
Alfred Pop Choral Series.
Pop. Choral Octavo. 16
pages. Alfred Music
#00-48512. Published by
Alfred Music (AP.48512).
UPC: 038081553351.
English.
The
international a cappella
group Accent has put
their own spectacular
spin on Natalie Cole's
classic. Advanced
ensembles can truly sink
their teeth into the jazz
harmonies and stylized
melody of this
exceptional setting that
showcases all six voice
parts equally. Special
thanks to Accent for
providing the
extraordinary demo
recording.
About Alfred
Pop Choral
Series
The
Alfred Pop Series
features outstanding
arrangements of songs
from the popular music
genre. These publications
provide exciting,
contemporary, and
educationally-sound
arrangements for singers
of all ages, from
elementary through high
school, to college and
adult choirs.
Composed by
Cole Porter. Arranged by
Monica Pabelonio.
Performance Music
Ensemble; Single Titles.
Alfred Pop Choral Series.
Great American Songbook;
Jazz; Secular. Choral
Octavo. 8 pages. Alfred
Music #00-46468.
Published by Alfred Music
(AP.46468).
UPC:
038081528472.
English.
A Cole
Porter classic that has
been recorded by a
multitude of performers
including Billie Holiday,
Frank Sinatra, and Ella
Fitzgerald. Vocal jazz
lovers will enjoy this
rich a cappella
arrangement, designed for
more advanced
ensembles.
About Alfred
Pop Choral
Series
The
Alfred Pop Series
features outstanding
arrangements of songs
from the popular music
genre. These publications
provide exciting,
contemporary, and
educationally-sound
arrangements for singers
of all ages, from
elementary through high
school, to college and
adult choirs.
Chorus; Piano (SATB) - intermediate to advanced SKU: HL.49045241 For S...(+)
Chorus; Piano (SATB) -
intermediate to advanced
SKU: HL.49045241
For SATB Choir and
Piano (German).
Composed by Albrecht
Haaf. This edition:
Saddle stitching. Sheet
music. Choral. Classical.
Octavo. Composed 2015. 48
pages. Schott Music
#ED22610. Published by
Schott Music
(HL.49045241).
ISBN
9790001161763.
7.5x10.75x0.168 inches.
German. Author: Hermann
Hesse.
An
impressionist setting of
five poems by Hermann
Hesse which is
characterized by
influences from pop and
jazz music, but from the
Romantic era as well.
Haaf set the texts in
five movements, each of
which being complete in
itself, yet together
forming an integral
work.
Great Day! Chorale SATB SATB divisi, A Cappella - Avancé MorningStar Music Publishers
SATB choir divisi (a cappella) - Advanced SKU: MN.50-2504 Composed by Bob...(+)
SATB choir divisi (a
cappella) - Advanced
SKU: MN.50-2504
Composed by Bob
Burroughs. Spirituals.
African American
Heritage. Octavo.
MorningStar Music
Publishers #50-2504.
Published by MorningStar
Music Publishers
(MN.50-2504).
UPC:
688670525049.
A
spirited, festive setting
of this popular
spiritual. Challenging
for choir, but worth the
work. Great program piece
for college or advanced
church choirs.
SATB Choir - Moderately Advanced SKU: WD.080689092190 A Modern Oratori...(+)
SATB Choir - Moderately
Advanced
SKU:
WD.080689092190
A
Modern Oratorio - The
Story of God's Passion
for His People.
Composed by Greg Nelson.
Arranged by Bob Farrell.
Choral, cantatas. Modern
Christian, Sacred. Book.
Duration 60'00. Word
Music #080689092190.
Published by Word Music
(WD.080689092190).
UPC:
080689092190.
Songw
riters and producers Greg
Nelson and Bob Farrell
have collaborated on a
masterful work to create
a message and music with
great passion and great
truth. Arranged for choir
and soloists,
Saviour has
a classic sound that
combines elements of
inspirational, pop and
traditional styles. The
arrangements are powerful
and provocative, the
orchestrations majestic
and
awe-inspiring.
SATB choir (divisi), piano SKU: LO.15-3931H Composed by Ayrian Norman. Co...(+)
SATB choir (divisi),
piano
SKU:
LO.15-3931H
Composed
by Ayrian Norman.
Concert, General.
Heritage Music Press
#15/3931H. Published by
Heritage Music Press
(LO.15-3931H).
ISBN
9780787776800.
Ayri
an Norman's limitless
creativity shines
beautifully in this
encouraging and
refreshing original work
that explores multiple
musical styles. The
rhythmic piano part lays
the foundation for styles
such as pop, blues, and
gospel with a driving
djembe that blends these
styles into an intriguing
and unique musical
experience. A wonderful
concert closer for more
advanced choirs looking
to impress!
Mixed choir (SATB) and organ - intermediate to advanced SKU: HL.49017921 ...(+)
Mixed choir (SATB) and
organ - intermediate to
advanced
SKU:
HL.49017921
For
SATB choir and organ.
Composed by John Casken.
This edition: Saddle
stitching. Sheet music.
Choral. Choral score.
Composed 2008. 12 pages.
Duration 6'. Schott Music
#ED13285. Published by
Schott Music
(HL.49017921).
ISBN
9790220131509. UPC:
884088567590.
8.25x11.75x0.062 inches.
English.
Composed
for the Alwinton and
Holystone Church Choir
near the composer's home
in Northumberland, John
Casken sets Christina
Rossetti's In the bleak
mid-winter - a poem
popularised by Gustav
Holts' setting of the
same name for SATB choir
and organ. A traditional
carol based on the
nativity it paints a
vivid picture of the
chill of winter and is
ideal for choirs wishing
to move away from the
well-known whilst
retaining an element of
tradition. Constantly
flowing organ lines
create a sense of unease
but this is uplifting
music with subtle
crescendos and powerful
homophonic writing for
the voices.
By William S. Gilbert And Arthur S. Sullivan. Arranged by Sally K. Albrecht. For...(+)
By William S. Gilbert And
Arthur S. Sullivan.
Arranged by Sally K.
Albrecht. For Choir.
(SATB). Choral Octavo.
Choral Designs.
Masterwork. Choral
Octavo. 16 pages.
Published by Alfred
Publishing.
SATB choir - Moderately Advanced SKU: LP.765762151826 A Patriotic Cele...(+)
SATB choir - Moderately
Advanced
SKU:
LP.765762151826
A
Patriotic Celebration of
America's Freedom.
Composed by Dave Clark &
David T. Clydesdale.
Arranged by David
Clydesdale. Musical.
Ready To Sing. Sacred.
Rehearsal CDs. Published
by Lillenas Publishing
Company
(LP.765762151826).
UPC: 765762151826.
Created by Dave
Clark.
In God We
Still Trust is everything
you have come to love and
appreciate about the
music of David T.
Clydesdale, and this
patriotic musical from
Lillenas is Clydesdale at
his absolute best! A
running time of less than
30 minutes make it the
perfect presentation
piece for any Memorial
Day, Fourth of July, or
Veterans Day celebration.
The ever-popular writer
and arranger David T.
Clydesdale has
incorporated works from
Christian songwriters,
such as the Gaithers,
Deborah Craig Claar, Dave
Clark, and Dan Dean,
along with patriotic
standards such as Woody
Guthrie's beloved This
Land Is Your Land, new
lyrics and settings for
This Is My Country,
America the Beautiful, My
Country, 'Tis of Thee and
a couple of George M.
Cohan favorites. A
tribute to America's
armed forces involves
both children's and adult
choirs, and is a perfect
way to recognize and
thank the people, both
active and veteran
servicemen and women, who
protect our freedom. The
unforgettable and
powerful Pray Me Home,
from the songwriters Dan
Dean, Don Koch, and Dave
Clark, is the haunting
cry of a soldier on
active duty that will say
in your heart for a long
time to come. Celebrate
America this year with In
God We Still Trust!
SATB choir - Moderately Advanced SKU: LP.765762009332 A Patriotic Cele...(+)
SATB choir - Moderately
Advanced
SKU:
LP.765762009332
A
Patriotic Celebration of
America's Freedom.
Composed by Dave Clark &
David T. Clydesdale.
Arranged by David
Clydesdale. Musical.
Ready To Sing. Sacred.
Accompaniment DVD.
Published by Lillenas
Publishing Company
(LP.765762009332).
UPC:
765762009332.
In
God We Still Trust is
everything you have come
to love and appreciate
about the music of David
T. Clydesdale, and this
patriotic musical from
Lillenas is Clydesdale at
his absolute best! A
running time of less than
30 minutes make it the
perfect presentation
piece for any Memorial
Day, Fourth of July, or
Veterans Day celebration.
The ever-popular writer
and arranger David T.
Clydesdale has
incorporated works from
Christian songwriters,
such as the Gaithers,
Deborah Craig Claar, Dave
Clark, and Dan Dean,
along with patriotic
standards such as Woody
Guthrie's beloved This
Land Is Your Land, new
lyrics and settings for
This Is My Country,
America the Beautiful, My
Country, 'Tis of Thee and
a couple of George M.
Cohan favorites. A
tribute to America's
armed forces involves
both children's and adult
choirs, and is a perfect
way to recognize and
thank the people, both
active and veteran
servicemen and women, who
protect our freedom. The
unforgettable and
powerful Pray Me Home,
from the songwriters Dan
Dean, Don Koch, and Dave
Clark, is the haunting
cry of a soldier on
active duty that will say
in your heart for a long
time to come. Celebrate
America this year with In
God We Still Trust!
SATB choir - Moderately Advanced SKU: LP.765762151727 A Patriotic Cele...(+)
SATB choir - Moderately
Advanced
SKU:
LP.765762151727
A
Patriotic Celebration of
America's Freedom.
Composed by Dave Clark &
David T. Clydesdale.
Arranged by David
Clydesdale. This edition:
Paperback. Musical. Ready
To Sing. Sacred. Bulk CDs
(10 pack). Published by
Lillenas Publishing
Company
(LP.765762151727).
UPC: 765762151727.
Created by Dave
Clark.
In God We
Still Trust is everything
you have come to love and
appreciate about the
music of David T.
Clydesdale, and this
patriotic musical from
Lillenas is Clydesdale at
his absolute best! A
running time of less than
30 minutes make it the
perfect presentation
piece for any Memorial
Day, Fourth of July, or
Veterans Day celebration.
The ever-popular writer
and arranger David T.
Clydesdale has
incorporated works from
Christian songwriters,
such as the Gaithers,
Deborah Craig Claar, Dave
Clark, and Dan Dean,
along with patriotic
standards such as Woody
Guthrie's beloved This
Land Is Your Land, new
lyrics and settings for
This Is My Country,
America the Beautiful, My
Country, 'Tis of Thee and
a couple of George M.
Cohan favorites. A
tribute to America's
armed forces involves
both children's and adult
choirs, and is a perfect
way to recognize and
thank the people, both
active and veteran
servicemen and women, who
protect our freedom. The
unforgettable and
powerful Pray Me Home,
from the songwriters Dan
Dean, Don Koch, and Dave
Clark, is the haunting
cry of a soldier on
active duty that will say
in your heart for a long
time to come. Celebrate
America this year with In
God We Still Trust!
SATB choir - Moderately Advanced SKU: LP.765762201507 A Patriotic Cele...(+)
SATB choir - Moderately
Advanced
SKU:
LP.765762201507
A
Patriotic Celebration of
America's Freedom.
Composed by Dave Clark &
David T. Clydesdale.
Arranged by David
Clydesdale. Musical.
Ready To Sing. Sacred.
Orchestration on CD-ROM.
Published by Lillenas
Publishing Company
(LP.765762201507).
UPC:
765762201507.
In
God We Still Trust is
everything you have come
to love and appreciate
about the music of David
T. Clydesdale, and this
patriotic musical from
Lillenas is Clydesdale at
his absolute best! A
running time of less than
30 minutes make it the
perfect presentation
piece for any Memorial
Day, Fourth of July, or
Veterans Day celebration.
The ever-popular writer
and arranger David T.
Clydesdale has
incorporated works from
Christian songwriters,
such as the Gaithers,
Deborah Craig Claar, Dave
Clark, and Dan Dean,
along with patriotic
standards such as Woody
Guthrie's beloved This
Land Is Your Land, new
lyrics and settings for
This Is My Country,
America the Beautiful, My
Country, 'Tis of Thee and
a couple of George M.
Cohan favorites. A
tribute to America's
armed forces involves
both children's and adult
choirs, and is a perfect
way to recognize and
thank the people, both
active and veteran
servicemen and women, who
protect our freedom. The
unforgettable and
powerful Pray Me Home,
from the songwriters Dan
Dean, Don Koch, and Dave
Clark, is the haunting
cry of a soldier on
active duty that will say
in your heart for a long
time to come. Celebrate
America this year with In
God We Still Trust!
SATB choir - Moderately Advanced SKU: LP.765762009431 A Patriotic Cele...(+)
SATB choir - Moderately
Advanced
SKU:
LP.765762009431
A
Patriotic Celebration of
America's Freedom.
Composed by Dave Clark &
David T. Clydesdale.
Arranged by David
Clydesdale. Musical.
Ready To Sing. Patriotic
and Sacred. Visual media
data disc. Published by
Lillenas Publishing
Company
(LP.765762009431).
UPC:
765762009431.
In
God We Still Trust is
everything you have come
to love and appreciate
about the music of David
T. Clydesdale, and this
new patriotic musical
from Lillenas is
Clydesdale at his
absolute best! A running
time of less than 30
minutes make it the
perfect presentation
piece for any Memorial
Day, Fourth of July, or
Veterans Day celebration.
The ever-popular writer
and arranger David T.
Clydesdale has
incorporated works from
Christian songwriters,
such as the Gaithers,
Deborah Craig Claar, Dave
Clark, and Dan Dean,
along with patriotic
standards such as Woody
Guthrie's beloved This
Land Is Your Land, new
lyrics and settings for
This Is My Country,
America the Beautiful, My
Country, 'Tis of Thee and
a couple of George M.
Cohan favorites. A
tribute to America's
armed forces involves
both children's and adult
choirs, and is a perfect
way to recognize and
thank the people, both
active and veteran
servicemen and women, who
protect our freedom. The
unforgettable and
powerful Pray Me Home,
from the songwriters Dan
Dean, Don Koch, and Dave
Clark, is the haunting
cry of a soldier on
active duty that will say
in your heart for a long
time to come. Celebrate
America this year with In
God We Still Trust!
Composed
by African-American
Spiritual. Arranged by
Jamey Ray. Festival.
Festival. Octavo.
Excelcia Music Publishing
#VOC2102. Published by
Excelcia Music Publishing
(XC.VOC2102).
UPC:
812598038415. 6.75 x 10.5
inches.
This
arrangement from the
immensely popular vocal
group Voctave is sure to
be a hit at your next
concert. Jamey Ray knows
how to make a choir sound
great!
Composed
by John Stafford Smith.
Arranged by Jamey Ray.
Patriotic. Patriotic.
Octavo. Excelcia Music
Publishing #VOC2101.
Published by Excelcia
Music Publishing
(XC.VOC2101).
UPC:
812598038408. 6.75 x 10.5
inches.
This
arrangement from the
immensely popular vocal
group Voctave is sure to
be a hit at your next
concert. Jamey Ray knows
how to make a choir sound
great!
Choral SATB choir, piano SKU: PR.312419280 From Terra Nostra. Comp...(+)
Choral SATB choir, piano
SKU: PR.312419280
From Terra Nostra.
Composed by Stacy Garrop.
Performance Score. 12
pages. Duration 5:30.
Theodore Presser Company
#312-41928. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.312419280).
ISBN
9781491137925. UPC:
680160692613.
Terra
Nostra focuses on the
relationship between our
planet and mankind, how
this relationship has
shifted over time, and
how we can re-establish a
harmonious balance. The
oratorio is divided into
three parts:Part I:
Creation of the World
celebrates the birth and
beauty of our planet. The
oratorio begins with
creation myths from
India, North America, and
Egypt that are integrated
into the opening lines of
Genesis from the Old
Testament. The music
surges forth from these
creation stories into
“God’s World” by
Edna St. Vincent Millay,
which describes the world
in exuberant and vivid
detail. Percy Bysshe
Shelley’s “On thine
own child” praises
Mother Earth for her role
bringing forth all life,
while Walt Whitman sings
a love song to the planet
in “Smile O voluptuous
cool-breathed earth!”
Part I ends with “A
Blade of Grass” in
which Whitman muses how
our planet has been
spinning in the heavens
for a very long time.Part
II: The Rise of Humanity
examines the achievements
of mankind, particularly
since the dawn of the
Industrial Age. Lord
Alfred Tennyson’s
“Locksley Hall” sets
an auspicious tone that
mankind is on the verge
of great discoveries.
This is followed in short
order by Charles
Mackay’s “Railways
1846,” William Ernest
Henley’s “A Song of
Speed,” and John
Gillespie Magee, Jr.’s
“High Flight,” each
of which celebrates a new
milestone in
technological
achievement. In “Binsey
Poplars,” Gerard Manley
Hopkins takes note of the
effect that these
advances are having on
the planet, with trees
being brought down and
landscapes forever
changed. Percy Bysshe
Shelley’s “A Dirge”
concludes Part II with a
warning that the planet
is beginning to sound a
grave alarm.Part III:
Searching for Balance
questions how we can
create more awareness for
our planet’s plight,
re-establish a deeper
connection to it, and
find a balance for living
within our planet’s
resources. Three texts
continue the earth’s
plea that ended the
previous section: Lord
Byron’s “Darkness”
speaks of a natural
disaster (a volcano) that
has blotted out the sun
from humanity and the
panic that ensues;
contemporary poet Esther
Iverem’s “Earth
Screaming” gives voice
to the modern issues of
our changing climate; and
William Wordsworth’s
“The World Is Too Much
With Us” warns us that
we are almost out of time
to change our course.
Contemporary/agrarian
poet Wendell Berry’s
“The Want of Peace”
speaks to us at the
climax of the oratorio,
reminding us that we can
find harmony with the
planet if we choose to
live more simply, and to
recall that we ourselves
came from the earth. Two
Walt Whitman texts (“A
Child said, What is the
grass?” and “There
was a child went forth
every day”) echo
Berry’s thoughts,
reminding us that we are
of the earth, as is
everything that we see on
our planet. The oratorio
concludes with a reprise
of Whitman’s “A Blade
of Grass” from Part I,
this time interspersed
with an additional
Whitman text that
sublimely states, “I
bequeath myself to the
dirt to grow from the
grass I love…”My hope
in writing this oratorio
is to invite audience
members to consider how
we interact with our
planet, and what we can
each personally do to
keep the planet going for
future generations. We
are the only stewards
Earth has; what can we
each do to leave her in
better shape than we
found her?
High Flight Chorale SATB SATB, Piano Theodore Presser Co.
Choral SATB Choir and Piano SKU: PR.312419020 From Terra Nostra. C...(+)
Choral SATB Choir and
Piano
SKU:
PR.312419020
From
Terra Nostra.
Composed by Stacy Garrop.
Sws. Performance Score.
12 pages. Duration 3:15.
Theodore Presser Company
#312-41902. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.312419020).
ISBN
9781491131862. UPC:
680160680474. 6.875 x
10.5 inches.
English.
Commission
ed by the San Francisco
Choral Society and the
Piedmont East Bay
Children’s Choir,
Terra Nostra is a
70-minute oratorio on the
relationship between our
planet and humankind, how
this relationship has
shifted over time, and
how we can re-establish a
harmonious balance. Part
I: Creation of the World
explores various creation
myths from different
cultures, culminating in
a joyous celebration of
the beauty of our planet.
Part II: The Rise of
Humanity examines human
achievements,
particularly since the
dawn of our Industrial
Age, and how these
achievements have
impacted the planet. Part
III: Searching for
Balance questions how to
create more awareness for
our planet’s
plight, re-establish a
deeper connection to it,
and find a balance for
living within our
planet’s
resources. In addition to
the complete oratorio,
stand-alone movements for
mixed chorus, and for
solo voice with piano,
are also available
separately. Terra
Nostra focuses on the
relationship between our
planet and mankind, how
this relationship has
shifted over time, and
how we can re-establish a
harmonious balance. The
oratorio is divided into
three parts:Part I:
Creation of the World
celebrates the birth and
beauty of our planet. The
oratorio begins with
creation myths from
India, North America, and
Egypt that are integrated
into the opening lines of
Genesis from the Old
Testament. The music
surges forth from these
creation stories into
“God’s
World†by Edna St.
Vincent Millay, which
describes the world in
exuberant and vivid
detail. Percy Bysshe
Shelley’s
“On thine own
child†praises
Mother Earth for her role
bringing forth all life,
while Walt Whitman sings
a love song to the planet
in “Smile O
voluptuous cool-breathed
earth!†Part I ends
with “A Blade of
Grass†in which
Whitman muses how our
planet has been spinning
in the heavens for a very
long time.Part II: The
Rise of Humanity examines
the achievements of
mankind, particularly
since the dawn of the
Industrial Age. Lord
Alfred Tennyson’s
“Locksley
Hall†sets an
auspicious tone that
mankind is on the verge
of great discoveries.
This is followed in short
order by Charles
Mackay’s
“Railways
1846,†William
Ernest Henley’s
“A Song of
Speed,†and John
Gillespie Magee,
Jr.’s “High
Flight,†each of
which celebrates a new
milestone in
technological
achievement. In
“Binsey
Poplars,†Gerard
Manley Hopkins takes note
of the effect that these
advances are having on
the planet, with trees
being brought down and
landscapes forever
changed. Percy Bysshe
Shelley’s “A
Dirge†concludes
Part II with a warning
that the planet is
beginning to sound a
grave alarm.Part III:
Searching for Balance
questions how we can
create more awareness for
our planet’s
plight, re-establish a
deeper connection to it,
and find a balance for
living within our
planet’s
resources. Three texts
continue the
earth’s plea that
ended the previous
section: Lord
Byron’s
“Darknessâ€
speaks of a natural
disaster (a volcano) that
has blotted out the sun
from humanity and the
panic that ensues;
contemporary poet Esther
Iverem’s
“Earth
Screaming†gives
voice to the modern
issues of our changing
climate; and William
Wordsworth’s
“The World Is Too
Much With Us†warns
us that we are almost out
of time to change our
course.
Contemporary/agrarian
poet Wendell
Berry’s “The
Want of Peaceâ€
speaks to us at the
climax of the oratorio,
reminding us that we can
find harmony with the
planet if we choose to
live more simply, and to
recall that we ourselves
came from the earth. Two
Walt Whitman texts
(“A Child said,
What is the grass?â€
and “There was a
child went forth every
dayâ€) echo
Berry’s thoughts,
reminding us that we are
of the earth, as is
everything that we see on
our planet. The oratorio
concludes with a reprise
of Whitman’s
“A Blade of
Grass†from Part I,
this time interspersed
with an additional
Whitman text that
sublimely states,
“I bequeath myself
to the dirt to grow from
the grass I
love…â€My hope
in writing this oratorio
is to invite audience
members to consider how
we interact with our
planet, and what we can
each personally do to
keep the planet going for
future generations. We
are the only stewards
Earth has; what can we
each do to leave her in
better shape than we
found her?