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In the tradition of Daniel Pinkham's Christmas Cantata, Kevin Siegfried's Vidimus stellam (We Have Seen His Star) is a radiant and uplifting work for SATB Chorus and Brass Quintet or Organ. Using trad...

Commissioned by a choral society in memory of their beloved accompanist, this is an SATB divisi unaccompanied setting of a poem by Edna St. Vincent Millay. The text remembers a departed friend through...

A five-movement work featuring texts by Johannes Kepler, John Donne, and the Psalms. Dedicated to Swiss astrophysicist Arnold Benz, a relative of the composer, this work is based on melodic ideas writ...

A choral rendition of Proverbs 22:9.

Madrigals for the Seasons was composed especially for Cappella SF, Ragnar Bohlin, conductor. A Summer's Day is a paean to the glories of summer Images of nature are illuminated, climaxing in the splen...

Madrigals for the Seasons was composed especially for Cappella SF, Ragnar Bohlin, conductor. John Clare's poem Autumn conjures up vivid images of this season: the fading of summer flowers, the colors...

A traditional motet based on Matthew 5:16. The text is in Latin with a brief English statement of the text featured in the soprano solo.

Set on the poem 'Sunset Symphony' by Texas-based author Nathan Brown. Without words, the beginning of Brown's poem consists of a series of ellipses set in an almost pointillistic manner, with pulsatin...

A mournful text by English poet Hartley Coleridge. Dark, somber and rich choral writing.

A lyrical Christmas lullaby.

A moving poem by Tennyson about how the world is constantly changing. The piece begins with a drone in the bass and tenor and gradually builds to include all parts.

This meditative work uses stunning harmonies and chant-based melody to evoke the text of the adoration of Mary.

The haunting setting from the Donald Nally Contemporary Voices series challenges the singers. A great piece for a resonant performance space.

A work that explores vocal techniques and offers a significant challenge for singers. It is a whimsical text with depth of meaning that is rewarding to the performers and listeners.