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Border for SATB choir a cappella by Rich Campbell • 3'15"
“Border” is an artistic response to the immigration/refugee crisis around the globe (especially in the United States). The opening passage is: “Border, sanctuary, asylum, bridges not walls.” The text draws from (and paraphrases) several sources: contemporary media, Emma Lazarus’ “The New Colossus,” the Bible’s Matthew 25:31-40, currency, and others. The changing meters of “Border” fill […] More info & view score »
Journeys to Freedom: Rännakud Vabadusse for SATB + treble choir + mixed chamber ensemble by Rebecca Oswald • 9'50"
A musical plea for human freedom and dignity, Journeys to Freedom: Rännakud Vabadusse weaves together a tapestry of traditional folk songs, children’s game chants, and more, from the United States and Estonia, all sung in their original languages. This work was originally scored for three choirs (large SATB, small SATB, and treble (children’s) choir), accompanied […] More info & view score »
Golden Apples Of The Sun for SATB choir a cappella by Rich Campbell • 3'30"
Golden Apples Of The Sun (SATB, unaccompanied) is a joyful, rhythmic piece with lyrics inspired by a Yeats poem. Accessible, uptempo and exhilarating, it is ideal for civic events and celebrations. It is a dynamic work that is exciting for both performers and listeners. Winner of the Celebration Singers 80th Anniversary Composition Competition. More info & view score »
If I Had a Ribbon Bow SSA choir with piano by Steven Paxton • 2'30"
This traditional folksong from Kentucky first appeared in print in 1919 in John Jacob Niles’s Seven Kentucky Mountain Ballads—nobody knows how long it’s actually been around. This arrangement, with a steadily flowing piano accompaniment, moves along quickly and captures both the poignancy and frustration of a lonely mountain girl: If I had a ribbon bow to […] More info & view score »
It’s a Beautiful, Wonderful World Unison or SATB choir and piano by Gordon Thornett • 2'
“It’s a beautiful, wonderful world, A world of wonder for all to share; Let us walk together, hand in hand, Spreading peace and friendship throughout the land…” Inspired by a visit to botanical gardens in California, this song is intended to reflect the beauty of nature around us, and to suggest that we should live […] More info & view score »
I know why the caged bird sings for SATB chorus unaccompanied by Steven Paxton • 2'
Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872 – 1906) was an American poet, novelist, and short story writer. His first book of poems, Oak and Ivy, included what would become one of his most well-known works, “Sympathy,” in which he expresses, in a somber tone, the plight of Black people in American society. The third stanza reads as follows: I […] More info & view score »