This work explores the curiosity and optimism of childhood. I shall sing to the beauty of the world. To the soft whisper of the earth. Beauty in the morning rising...sighing.
DetailsPublisher: Boosey & HawkesPages: 8Length: 10.50 in.Width: 6.75...
from Del Tredici's program notes: “The sense of moment is emphasized by augmenting the choral forces with a soprano soloist and pianist, who open the work with an extended aria. The ensuing choral commentary and soprano cadenza lead to a...
The three “miracles” of the text, a single footprint in new fallen snow, a pair of birds singing in parallel thirds and three roses blooming in winter express a kind of “magic realism” somewhere between the possible and the...
Written for the Young People's Chorus of New York City, this piece puts the listener in the midst of a playground, listening in on the thoughts of the children running past; the sweetness, the conflict, the questions, the energy, the indomitable...
From an interview with the composer: “As the concluding lines of the poem make clear, the weary housewife is deaf and blind to the miracle of Orpheus and the peaceable kingdom he creates through music. That vision is only seen through the eyes...
An upbeat piece with rhythms and vocal patterns that represent the varied cycles of life and exemplify the meaning of Panta Rhei – all things are in flux. Performance Time: Approx. 3:30
DetailsPublisher: Boosey & HawkesPages: 16Length: 10.50...
Songs of the Seasons is a brief suite for children's chorus based on the words of Janet Freeman, chair of the English Department at Denison University. Samuel Adler selected the poems especially for urban children who don't often think about the way...
Elena Kats-Chernin wrote this for her son, diagnosed with mental illness, wishing “the label to be taken off his back.” The combination of syllables reflects the emotions and turmoil of his condition.
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