Ralph Waldo Emerson

The lyrics comes from Ralph Waldo Emerson, a prayer of thanks for God's creation. David von Kampen's music is as fresh as the morning, gentle and beckoning. It sets a pleasant mood, and lifts our hear...

Opening with four-part unaccompanied voices singing the text, Live in the sunshine, swim in the sea, drink the wild air, the work then bounds ahead with flowing vocal phrases over a rhythmic accompani...

Daniel McDavitt has composed an exquisite trilogy using texts from three American greats: Ralph Waldo Emerson, Abraham Lincoln, and William Wordsworth. Although they can be performed individually, the...

The grandeur of Ralph Waldo Emerson's skyborn music text creates a canvas for Dan Forrest's magnificent sonorities in this superb selection for choir and soloist with piano or optional strings. Breath...