Sarah Riskind

Previously based in Seattle and Boston, conductor and composer Sarah Riskind is the Director of Choral Activities at Eureka College in central Illinois and a faculty member at The Walden School. Riskind’s compositions are featured in the Project Encore catalogue of contemporary choral music and available at www.sarahriskind.com as well as Swirly Music. Among her works are Jewish and Judeo-Christian music, secular pieces with improvisatory elements, and choral settings with string obbligato parts. She holds degrees from the University of Washington, the University of Wisconsin at Madison, and Williams College.

Choral Music by Sarah Riskind

	Title	Voicing	Duration	Language
	Hariyu for SATB chorus and piano SRD-002	SATB	3'	Hebrew	Info/Listen/Buy »
This upbeat mixed-meter setting of Psalm 100 in Hebrew was inspired by Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms. The difficulty level is moderate, suitable for high school, college, and community choirs. It was premiered by Triad: Boston’s Choral Collective. The English translation is as follows: 1 Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth. 2 Worship the […]
	Psalm of the Sky SAB for SAB chorus, piano, and violin SRD-004a	SAB ⋅ SATB	5'	English ⋅ Hebrew	Info/Listen/Buy »
In the poem “Psalm of the Sky,” Rabbi Rachel Barenblat reimagines “The Lord is My Shepherd” (Psalm 23) in a contemporary context. Performers may highlight the many instances of text painting and create contrast between moments of gentleness, boldness, and carefree movement. The last verse of Psalm 23 is included in Hebrew as a coda […]
	Psalm of the Sky SSA for SSA chorus, piano, and violin SRD-004b	SA ⋅ SAA ⋅ SSA ⋅ SSAA	5'	English ⋅ Hebrew	Info/Listen/Buy »
In the poem “Psalm of the Sky,” Rabbi Rachel Barenblat reimagines “The Lord is My Shepherd” (Psalm 23) in a contemporary context. Performers may highlight the many instances of text painting and create contrast between moments of gentleness, boldness, and carefree movement. The last verse of Psalm 23 is included in Hebrew as a coda […]
	Psalm of the Sky TBB for TBB chorus, piano, and violin SRD-004c	TB ⋅ TBB ⋅ TTB ⋅ TTBB	5'	English ⋅ Hebrew	Info/Listen/Buy »
In the poem “Psalm of the Sky,” Rabbi Rachel Barenblat reimagines “The Lord is My Shepherd” (Psalm 23) in a contemporary context. Performers may highlight the many instances of text painting and create contrast between moments of gentleness, boldness, and carefree movement. The last verse of Psalm 23 is included in Hebrew as a coda […]
	Sim Shalom for SATB chorus and piano/organ SRD-001	SATB	4'	Hebrew	Info/Listen/Buy »
Sim Shalom is a solemn Hebrew prayer in D minor accompanied by piano or organ. It is ideal for a worship setting and has often been used for that purpose, though the lyrical choral refrain and soprano/tenor solos can work well for any choir that would prefer to focus on just a few phrases of […]