Partitions chœur

Magic Land is a story about a child traveling in his/her magic, imaginary place. On this particular trip the child meets Zee, a boy who came to the same magic imaginary place, but stayed so long and h...

The Smoothing Iron is an enjoyable choral romp through a young lad's sighs and palpitations, observing his lady-love as she sorts, washes, dries, folds, irons, airs... and eventually wears her “...

In the Farther Field, a haiku, the first of four songs form Scarecrow Songs, was written by Sanin and translated by Peter Beilenson in Haiku Harvest published by Peter Pauper Press. The haiku as a poe...

This piece employs the familiar melody Ah vous dirai-je mamam, and is based on the nursery rhyme about wool and taxes where a man harvests a third of his income (wool) for his master, another for his...

This spacious and expressive work, the third movement of Brewbaker's cantata 'Out of the Mist, Above the Real,' invokes the Divine Feminine with a text drawnfrom an ancient Gnostic text.

Memories of young love amidst the wild mountain thyme and blooming heather in Go, Lassie Go have made this song a traditional favourite at ceilis all over Scotland, Ireland and Canada. This arrangemen...

A beautiful and expressive devotional work, setting a text from the Golden Age of the Spanish Renaissance. Simple melodic lines are woven into lush harmonies, painting a musical picture of the love of...

Rooted in traditional Irish melody and the poetry of W.B. Yeats, this dialogue between solo soprano and treble voices is illuminated with desire, love, and light.

This playful and energetic work perfectly characterizes the exuberance of youth, sparkling in self-affirmation: Celebration is daring to be who we are.

This tenderly wrought and graceful work transcends the usual imagery of Christmas to embrace universal questions of humanity. Piano and viola form a lyrical accompaniment.

A colorful and lively Scottish ballad telling the tale of Lady Ann, gone to Edinburgh to save her man Geordie from wrongful execution. Each of the four vocal parts has its chance to sing!

This exciting arrangement of a traditional gospel swing is full of accents, scoops and body percussion that will challenge your choir to internalize the lively and spirited gospel style.

This Argentinean worship song pulses with rhythmic energy! Perfect for either a first-time world music experience or a full-fledged Latin styled performance.

Une image musicale d'un train à vapeur traversant un paysage hivernal calme, composée sur d'élégantes paroles françaises. Les voix simulent le son du train tout en dépeignant des images contrastées :...

These four variations, one for each of the four winds, is the first in a set of three pieces based on Carl Sandburg poems. The piece is stormy and sometimes gentle, ending with a burst of wind.

The melodies which comprise this Suite illustrate the natural relationship among folk song subjects, melodies and structures. “Liza Jane” is the inspiration for this medley. Her antics can...

This original piece incorporates a multiplicity of multicultural influences, from Peru to Scotland. The text is a sequence of nonsense syllables, imitating the humming and muttering one does during ho...

Dog Days reflect the composer's discomfort with the high humidity and high tempertures often encountered in July and August; air so heavy and heat so oppressive that one can barely move. The compositi...