Ruth Morris Gray

Powerful and intense! Angular phrases and percussive attacks add to the drama in this contemporary setting of the day of wrath text. A tour de force for accomplished choirs.

Powerful and intense! Angular phrases and percussive attacks add to the drama in this contemporary setting of the day of wrath text. A tour de force for accomplished choirs.

Mozart's 'Rondo alla Turca' is the basis for this innovative twist on 'Jingle Bells!' Your audience will love catching the rapid text as the familiar and sequential melody is volleyed through the choi...

Mozart's 'Rondo alla Turca' is the basis for this innovative twist on 'Jingle Bells!' Your audience will love catching the rapid text as the familiar and sequential melody is volleyed through the choi...

Riveting and majestic, this contemporary setting of the traditional Latin text is sure to impress. Choirs both large and small will easily achieve a big sound. Modal harmonies convey a sense of urgenc...

Riveting and majestic, this contemporary setting of the traditional Latin text is sure to impress. Choirs both large and small will easily achieve a big sound. Modal harmonies convey a sense of urgenc...

This traditional Hawaiian chant was used when master canoe builders called for people to bring trees down from the mountains to the ocean side so that canoes could be built. Now set to music, the word...

This traditional Hawaiian chant was used when master canoe builders called for people to bring trees down from the mountains to the ocean side so that canoes could be built. Now set to music, the word...

A bombastic and stately theme, based on stacked modal harmonies, gives a triumphant air to this contemporary setting of the traditional Latin text. Hushed B and C sections offer contrast before recapi...

A bombastic and stately theme, based on stacked modal harmonies, gives a triumphant air to this contemporary setting of the traditional Latin text. Hushed B and C sections offer contrast before recapi...

This rhythmic setting of the Christina Rossetti text is a truly unique approach. Set in a minor key with light syncopations, the triadic harmony quickly falls into place. Program as a processional and...

This rhythmic setting of the Christina Rossetti text is a truly unique approach. Set in a minor key with light syncopations, the triadic harmony quickly falls into place. Program as a processional and...

We won't go until we get some - but how exactly do you make that holiday confection, anyway? Find the answer in this playful, original (and completely secular) holiday canon loosely based on a fragmen...

We won't go until we get some - but how exactly do you make that holiday confection, anyway? Find the answer in this playful, original (and completely secular) holiday canon loosely based on a fragmen...

Some history: this song comes from Haiti, but actually refers to the first King of Angola, Ngolo Kiluanje, who was revered as a great king. The Creole word for 'king' ('wa') plus the king's name ('Ngo...

Some history: this song comes from Haiti, but actually refers to the first King of Angola, Ngolo Kiluanje, who was revered as a great king. The Creole word for 'king' ('wa') plus the king's name ('Ngo...

Robert Frost's famous poem describes the woods as 'lovely, dark, and deep,' and the same can be said about this appealing setting for winter concerts. The minor key casts a pensive backdrop for the vi...

Robert Frost's famous poem describes the woods as 'lovely, dark, and deep,' and the same can be said about this appealing setting for winter concerts. The minor key casts a pensive backdrop for the vi...

Les chœurs ténor-basse apprécieront cette mise en musique folklorique d'un texte ludique et poétique. Un accompagnement sautillant, un empilement de voix et un tempo croissant reflètent l'excitation c...

Tenor-bass choirs will enjoy this folk-like setting of a playful, poetic text. A bouncy accompaniment, vocal stack, and increasing tempo reflect the growing excitement throughout the story. Solid TBB...

Take your time with rubato when conducting this gorgeous contemporary setting of the well-known Latin text. Delicate melodies, rich harmonies, and lush choral textures will bring out the musicality of...

The familiar Latin text has been set many times by many composers, but this dynamic and rhythmic composition rises above. Opens with a driving marcato theme, which is brilliantly contrasted by the exp...

The familiar Latin text has been set many times by many composers, but this dynamic and rhythmic composition rises above. Opens with a driving marcato theme, which is brilliantly contrasted by the exp...

Pianists will instantly recognize this Clementi prelude, and now choral singers can share the beauty of his music during the Christmas season. Ingenious composer Ruth Morris Gray adds her own melody,...

Pianists will instantly recognize this Clementi prelude, and now choral singers can share the beauty of his music during the Christmas season. Ingenious composer Ruth Morris Gray adds her own melody,...