Wayland Rogers

Strong, dance-like rhythms carry the opening words of Psalm 96 and make this an inviting selection. Using both English and Latin text, this work combines engaging vocal counterpoint with stirring ener...

The Lord's Prayer has served as text to innumerable musical settings throughout the Christian world. None perhaps more indigenous to a specific region that this version from Trinidad, with its calypso...

Wondrous Love is one of the most beloved songs of the shape-note Sacred Harp (1844). This arrangement is based on the original version of the tune and maintains its stark quartal harmonies.

The serene mood of the poem is expressed musically by the sustained lyrical lines of the voices above the rocking motion of the piano.

This setting's reassuring words, bidding a peaceful night of rest, are especially welcome in an increasingly hectic modern age.

The antiquity of the text is suggested by introducing the primary melodic material in plainsong fashion by the keyboard. Within a few measures it takes on more modern dress in anticipation of the entr...

A bittersweet old Cuban song which expresses a longing for the days when “the pearl” - the island of Cuba - was free. The lamenting text (which can be sung in Spanish or English) is set to...

Chorpartitur - mit Klavierbegleitung zu Probenzwecken

A gentle rocking-song from the Outer Hebrides, traditionally sung at Midnight Mass on Christmas Eve. Rogers' arrangement begins quietly with a solo soprano, and gradually builds to the full choir.