Audio downloadable at https://davidwarinsolomons.bandcamp.com/track/music-all-powerful Part song (glee) by Thomas Forbes Walmisley (father of Thomas Attwood Walmisley) poem by Henry Kirke White

Setting by William Walton of the poem by Phineas Fletcher "Drop slow tears", transposed for men's voices and sung by the one-man choir dwsChorale

The Cascadian Chorale, under the direction of Gary D. Cannon, perform "And the Wind," a choral setting by Greg Bartholomew of the poem by Fletcher LaVallee Bartholomew. For more information visit www.gregbartholomew.com And the Wind There is an awe...  moreThe Cascadian Chorale, under the direction of Gary D. Cannon, perform "And the Wind," a choral setting by Greg Bartholomew of the poem by Fletcher LaVallee Bartholomew. For more information visit www.gregbartholomew.com And the Wind There is an awesome beauty found in sailing Through black of night upon the open sea, Your vessel mauled by unseen waves and trailing Her phosphorescent wake, as steadily, She plows into the darkness, And the wind.  

Constellation Men's Ensemble performs the world premiere of "World's Fair," a setting of the evocative poem by Jenna Goldsmith. 6/8/25, Chicago.

“The Red Wheelbarrow,” an innovative environmental/imagist poem I first read as a teenager, struck me as an alluring and joyful means to immerse in a commission by Austin's Inversion Ensemble for their Planet Home project. The score blossomed during a fel...  more“The Red Wheelbarrow,” an innovative environmental/imagist poem I first read as a teenager, struck me as an alluring and joyful means to immerse in a commission by Austin's Inversion Ensemble for their Planet Home project. The score blossomed during a fellowship at the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, a pastoral setting that nurtured embracing the poem’s vivid landscape. The piano provides a repeating foundation over which the choir playfully evokes the spare text, using variations of the initial theme throughout. There is a contemplative moment midway, then the pulse resumes, concluding with a gleeful repetition of the last line. "The Red Wheelbarrow is a wonderfully approachable and fun piece of music. The singers of Inversion had a blast working through the rhythmic lilt and subtly beautiful harmonies, so often found in Rich Campbell's music. The clever musical interpretation brought out the wry humor of the text." Trevor Shaw, Inversion Ensemble AD  less

Recording of premiere performance October 2011 by Corpus Christi Chorale, conducted by Dr. Ross C. Bernhardt (composer and artistic director). The work sets a poem by Tom Barrett

The Lover (Before my gaze she stands) for 3 altos and guitar This is the setting of a poem by my father inspired by L'Amoureuse by Paul Eluard as a hypnotic canon trio of altos over a guitar ostinato (the guitar part is played in an electronic form he...  moreThe Lover (Before my gaze she stands) for 3 altos and guitar This is the setting of a poem by my father inspired by L'Amoureuse by Paul Eluard as a hypnotic canon trio of altos over a guitar ostinato (the guitar part is played in an electronic form here), in Dorian mode. The music is the same as the piece "My love is far from here", but with the original words by my father  

poem by 17th Century Unitarian minister and poet John Mason, music composed and performed by David W Solomons [aka the dwsChorale]. This particular setting was composed with a small mixed-ability choir in mind, so the voices are mainly in two parts ...  morepoem by 17th Century Unitarian minister and poet John Mason, music composed and performed by David W Solomons [aka the dwsChorale]. This particular setting was composed with a small mixed-ability choir in mind, so the voices are mainly in two parts (men's and women's voices), splitting to four parts (SATB) occasionally, where the words suggest it. The musical style is reminiscent of the 19th century although the piano part does go into 20th century style syncopation at times.  

Sung here in a transposed version by the dwsChorale poem by Adrian Lowe, music by Anthony Frost Colindale! Out he walks, six feet tall, twenty two years, ripped jeans, but respectable (it's Saturday after all). He's no threat he's going to cru...  moreSung here in a transposed version by the dwsChorale poem by Adrian Lowe, music by Anthony Frost Colindale! Out he walks, six feet tall, twenty two years, ripped jeans, but respectable (it's Saturday after all). He's no threat he's going to cruise the shops. Along she walks with her groceries old, frail, her life hangs behind her like a snail-trail, dirty but still quite natural. Her eyes focus, she sees him: the determined stride and the baseball cap, the torn pants and his Walkman. Fearful, frightened, full of disgust and mistrust, she crosses the street, scowling like a scornful cat that's just been thrown off a lap. I felt ashamed, I felt annoyed What about trust? I just wouldn't react that way. But then, as a youth approached me I had a sudden and crucial thought. I don't want to be smashed up and I don't want to lose these things that I've just bought. So I crossed the street and silently became a product of this century.  less

NAC Group WW1 Concert, Albert Hall , Nottingham, Sat 9th June In Flanders Field - arr Christine Donkin, from a poem by John McCrae