Partitions chœur

Exploring themes of the traveler returning to home and family especially during the holidays, this work uses ostinati and superimposed lines of text in a hypnotic, jazz-flavored style that evokes the...

The beloved 9th century Latin hymn speaks of love, with the first line ('ubi caritas') acting as a refrain at the beginning of each verse, is set here with verse one direct and joyful, verse two more...

Zephyr Rounds was the winner of the 2007 Yale Glee Club Emerging Composers Competition. The asymmetry of the 13/8 time signature creates a bustling feeling of perpetual motion, blossoming into a thick...

Nick Page describes this piece as a 'contemporary shapenote styled anthem,' using the cultural style of shapenote singing of early America. Included are very detailed performance practices to enhance...

This choral setting is infused with hope and optimism that highlights the simplicity and power of the original hymn melody, while also adding variety in texture, harmony and counterpoint. 'I will run...

Amanecer' (Dawn) from Visions del llano (Visions of the Plains), a suite of two pieces that expresses the composer's memories of the Venezuelan Plains, represents one of the most magical moments of th...

Fiesta' (Party) from Visiones del llano (Visions of the Plains), a suite of two pieces that expresses the composer's memories of the Venezuelan Plains, is intended to be a representation of the typica...

Winner of the 2009 Yale Glee Club Emerging Composers Competition, this elegant work offers an Old English text (Anon., 16th century) with peaceful imagery conveying a sense of compassion, and a haunti...

Written in response to the 2003 war in Afghanistan, this haunting a cappella work is based on an original plainchant. Using only the words 'dona nobis' as the text, the melody weaves effortlessly thro...

This a cappella Advent motet, with a text taken from the Gospel of Luke known as the 'Annunciation,' uses long, legato, intense lines to describe the birth of the baby Jesus. With divisi in all voice...

Dominick Argento is noted for his lyricism, refined sense of language and impeccable craft to the extent that few contemporary composers can match. This work, a rhapsody for mixed chorus a cappella wa...

Voices, written in memory of Fenno Heath (1926-2008) who served as the conductor of the Yale Glee Club for almost 40 years, is based on a poem by Greek poet Cavafy, best known for his poetic recreatio...

Constructed primarily in homophonic form, this setting of the Rossetti poem results in a poignant plea for resurrected life and spirit. Composer Helvey has dedicated this anthem to Woodhaven, a not-fo...

Ned Rorem has been described as 'the world's best composer of art songs,' and compelling works for chorus affirm this descritpion. 'Psalm 110' was written for director Joseph Ohrt and the Central Buck...

This amazing work, premiered by the Los Angeles Master Chorale, Grant Gershon, director, is a contrast of homophonic refrains against polyphonic verses. Beginning with the austere Sacred Harp tune 'He...

This enduring gospel favorite is set with a straight-forward first verse and chorus. The next two verses combine traditional bluegrass vocal style with counterpoint and fugue, resulting in a crescendo...

Sing Me a Song is one of the more popular Italian canzonetta of the late 16th Century. Similar to the madrigal with a secular text, the canzonetta is less serious with bright melodies and up-beat, dan...

The strong, bold character of this short piece is immediately evident in the unison exclamations of the opening fanfare. An imitative section follows with each voice singing an independent melody, yet...

Setting a prose text penned by Helen Keller in her 'The Open Door,' composer and conductor Andrea Ramsey has created a sensitive yet powerful new work exploring 'All that we love deeply becomes part o...

This four movement Missa Brevis is full of multicultural influences with deep roots in the dance. Drawing from Bulgarian rhythm and melodic, Turkish finger cymbals, mandolin figures of bluegrass waltz...

Initially a contour variation (in minor key) of a well-known hymn setting, this descriptive motet-like anthem offers a wide range of contrasts, from early phrasal points of imitation, climactic aggres...

This piece is the anthem for MosaiK', a choral festival in Ottawa, the capital of Canada. One of the festival's guiding principals is the inclusion of the culture and music of both national languages,...

First-Prize Winner of the 2012 Yale Glee Club Emerging Composers Competition.