Daniel Brewbaker

Cette méditation sur le silence commence par une douce introduction destinée à apporter la paix à l'esprit et aux pensées. Puis, la pièce se prolonge en menant l'âme à la clarté et à la lumière, en li...

A gentle, lilting waltz for unison choir, treble solo and piano. The angel being addressed is reassured that he/she has done well in her attempt to find the Beloved. Written for the Anima Young Singer...

This short and, at first glance flippant, glance at divinity is really a thoughtful assertion that definitions and concepts of divinity fall short of the reality, which is beyond human understanding....

Daniel Brewbaker's Irish Cantata is based on poems that express a search for ancient origins, for our most primal earthly and heavenly progenitors. All three movements are available here in one octavo...

I shall imagine exudes a joyous self-confidence in the miracle of being alive, unperturbed by the vagaries of human perception of what is beautiful.

Little tree is a song of transformation. It is about darkness turning into light, appropriate both for the Christmas Season and for the winter solstice, which marks the end of the long dark days of wi...

Cette pièce est un appel au réveil de l'esprit créatif. L'âme effrayée est secouée, et des œvres créatrices s'échappent d'elle et s'élèvent vers le ciel comme une volée d'oiseaux apeurés.

This contemporary work from Daniel Brewbaker is a jubilant shout of joy at the miracle of being alive. Based on poems by St. Thomas Aquinas and Rabia, their ideas resonate with each other across the c...

The German melody Create in me a clean heart, O God forms the music center of this work for mixed voices and organ. In the psalm, David asks God for mercy, forgiveness, cleansing of the heart and rene...

'On A Day When the Wind Is Perfect' is an uplifting affirmation of joy and beauty that the world affords every day to the eyes and heart that are opened to perceive and receive it. The poem and music...

Originally written for The Children's Aid Society Chorus of New York City, this e.e. cummings text lends itself so nicely to the pure sound of treble voices and explores the idea of transformative inn...

Tender lyricism and spirited syncopations join together in a celebration of spring, life and love.

Based on poetry by e.e. cummings, this setting is dedicated to the composer's mother on the occasion of her 87th birthday. Masterful vocal writing and an engaging piano accompaniment evoke images both...

A delicate setting for three-part treble choir of an e.e. cummings text. With piano accompaniment that is supportive of the vocal lines, yet not overpowering, younger and more experienced choirs alike...

Offering guidance through stages of spiritual awakening from respect for and service to all, Daniel Brewbaker captures the inspiration of the Rumi text in 'ecstatic' and energetic music for women's ch...

With a text by thirteenth century poet Meister Eckhart that speaks of the fall from and a return to grace, composer Brewbaker uses mostly homophonic writing with soft, contemporary harmonies to find t...

Listening exuberantly praises the music inherit in and expressed by everything in nature, above all the myriad worlds of human nature. It sings of the great variety and contrast of the seasons of the...

Based on the poem The People, Yes by Carl Sandburg, this work expresses the great love of a caring mother for her child. She sings of her understanding and acceptance of the child, the potential that...

Based on a Carl Sandburg text, this piece is a paean to love as the ultimate response to the relentless passage of time and the impermanence of human life. Its ABABAA' form alternates between love's t...

Based on a Carl Sandburg poem, this work tells the story of the mutual longing of mother and grown child for the time and place of childhood.

Based on a Carl Sandburg poem, this piece is a meditation on solitude and how silence and music are interrelated. It evokes a state of stillness, bringing attention to the rise and fall of the breath...