Sarah Quartel

Snow Angel is an evocative five-movement work exploring themes of love, rebirth, and beauty. It may be performed with narration and features a haunting cello line. The pictorial musical language allow...

Snow Angel is an evocative five-movement work exploring themes of love, rebirth, and beauty. It may be performed with narration and features a haunting cello line. The emotive and pictorial musical la...

This five-movement work celebrates the long Canadian winter, setting texts by the composer, Sara Teasdale, Lucy Maud Montgomery (of 'Anne of Green Gables' fame), and Melville Cane. The music conjures...

Il s'agit d'une magnifique mise en musique d'un poème évocateur d'Emily Dickinson qui explore la symbolisation de l'espoir sous la forme d'un oiseau. Quartel propose des lignes mélodiques envolées, de...

Bring lightness and inspiring confidence to your choral repertoire with "Be like the bird" by John Rutter, published by Oxford University Press. This enchanting piece for two-part upper voices (SA) an...

Setting a text by Elizabeth Craven, this anthem is a gentle and meditative expression of gratitude to God for the joys and challenges of life. With a flowing melody, this piece gradually unfolds, reac...

The Cloud sets Sara Teasdale's poetic descriptions of nature to music, evoking themes of freedom and transience. Quartel's melodic and uplifting style shines through a vibrant opening and reflective m...

Cette œuvre rend hommage au pouvoir de la musique d’apporter espoir et joie en ces temps d’incertitude. Grâce à une mélodie fluide et lyrique et à un accompagnement au piano réconfortant, « A Song of...

With "The Birds' Lullaby", Oxford University Press presents an enchanting choral piece for unaccompanied women's choir (SSAA). This a cappella setting of evocative words by E. Pauline Johnson instantl...

Sing, my Child sets a joyful text celebrating the beauty found all around us in everyday life. Characterized by tight harmonies and a dynamic percussion line, the buoyant 7/8 metre of the opening driv...

Songbird sets an evocative text describing songbirds that spin tunes of gold. The catchy, colourful melody is first presented by tutti voices, and is then woven through the vocal parts, often to scat...

Sarah Quartel brings a fresh take on a familiar fifteenth-century text in this carol for upper voices. The carol may be sung unaccompanied, though for added sparkle there is an optional part for handb...

This piece sets a joyful text celebrating the beauty found all around us. Characterized by tight harmonies and a dynamic hand drum line, the buoyant 7/8 metre drives the piece forward. Lush harmonies...

This lively reimagining of the traditional hymn is a thrilling a cappella arrangement which pairs the soaring legato melody with a rhythmic vocal accompaniment. Also available in a version for SSA una...

Introduced by the children's choir, Quartel's simple and uplifting melody repeats throughout the piece, beautifully coloured by the surrounding parts. The voices offer joyful praise and the rich harmo...

With a text by Thomas H. Troeger, this deeply expressive piece explores the notion of companionship and resilience through difficult times. The comforting, lyrical melody is set over a bed of rich har...

When Breezes Blow est une expression optimiste et optimiste de la curiosité et de la croissance. L'œuvre, dont les paroles ont été écrites par le compositeur, comporte une partie de piano et une parti...

This work was inspired by the Radcliffe Ladies' Choir and their motto 'friendship through singing'. The lilting vocal lines are underpinned by a delicate piano part, and the opening performance direct...

With a text by the composer, this work was originally inspired by members of the Radcliffe Ladies' Choir and their motto 'friendship through singing'. The lilting vocal lines are subtly underpinned by...

This enchanting setting brings a fresh take on a familiar fifteenth-century text. The dialogue between Mary and the infant Jesus is woven to a beguiling folk-like melody through each of the voice part...

This gentle yet joyful Christmas Carol sets a text that evokes imagery of Bethlehem at the time of Christ's birth: a land with olive trees and sheep on the hillside. The delicate and supportive piano...

L'arrangement de Quartel du chant huron, rebaptisé "Iesous ahatonnia" pour refléter ses origines, présente de nouveaux textes de la poétesse wendat Andrée Levesque Sioui et invite les chœurs et le pub...

Setting words by the composer, Swept Away is a beautiful, haunting piece with pop-inspired rhythms and harmonies. The scat syllables of the lower parts are combined with a flowing melody in the sopran...

Setting words by the composer, Swept Away is a beautiful, haunting piece with pop-inspired rhythms and harmonies. The scat syllables of the lower parts are combined with a flowing melody in the sopran...

Cette réimagination vivante de l'hymne traditionnel est un arrangement a cappella palpitant qui associe la mélodie legato planante à un accompagnement vocal rythmé. Ensemble, ces éléments capturent à...