"Russian marriage" by A.Kisselev / Belarus State Academy of Music Students Choir. The artistic director and conductor - inessa Bodyako. Choirmaster - Aleksey Rapovets. Choreographer - Sergey Epihov. Soloists: Elena Tabolich (soprano), Denis Bakhrevski (ba...  ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">more"Russian marriage" by A.Kisselev / Belarus State Academy of Music Students Choir. The artistic director and conductor - inessa Bodyako. Choirmaster - Aleksey Rapovets. Choreographer - Sergey Epihov. Soloists: Elena Tabolich (soprano), Denis Bakhrevski (bass), Alexander Dubikov (percussion). The concert took place in Minsk Great Philharmonic Hall on November 27, 2008. Dedicated to Victor Vladimirovich Rovdo  

Many years before Lloyd Webber's "Cats" I created my own setting for TS Eliot's "Song of the Jellicles" (from Old Possum's book of practical cats) The estate of T S Eliot would not let me use the Poem itself as a choral piece. So this is the choral ...  ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreMany years before Lloyd Webber's "Cats" I created my own setting for TS Eliot's "Song of the Jellicles" (from Old Possum's book of practical cats) The estate of T S Eliot would not let me use the Poem itself as a choral piece. So this is the choral version of the Jellicle music as a drinking song for SATB choir, with new words by Jill Mitchell called "Praise to the Vine"  

Lyric came from a Chinese Poem written by famous Poet, Bai Ju Yi. "in bloom, she's not a flower; Hazy, she's not a haze. She comes at midnight hour; She goes with starry rays. She comes like vernal dreams that cannot stay; She goes like morning c...  ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreLyric came from a Chinese Poem written by famous Poet, Bai Ju Yi. "in bloom, she's not a flower; Hazy, she's not a haze. She comes at midnight hour; She goes with starry rays. She comes like vernal dreams that cannot stay; She goes like morning clouds that melt away."  

"The Tyger" is dedicated to my daughter, Salima Rain, who asked me if I might try setting this remarkable William Blake Poem to music, a daunting thought, to say the least. But I took on the challenge and here is the result. As always, comments are ...  ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">more"The Tyger" is dedicated to my daughter, Salima Rain, who asked me if I might try setting this remarkable William Blake Poem to music, a daunting thought, to say the least. But I took on the challenge and here is the result. As always, comments are most welcomed. Email me at rain@magma.ca, if you'd like more info. I would like to acknowledge the a cappella choir that I sing in, The Stairwell Carollers, and our director Pierre Massie, for their musical inspiration these past 26 years. And with deepest appreciation to my brother Adam Rain and my friend Geneviève Lajoie for their invaluable support throughout my composing journey.  ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getPrevious().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">less

A setting of the Poem Early Summer by Australian poet Charles Harpur (1813 - 1868). 22 February 2013. www.sherelleeyles.com

FREE sheet music! My latest composition for choir and piano, live on Swiss TV during the new festival 'Chanzun rumantscha'. "I vain prümavaira" - Spring is coming, a short and beautiful Poem in Romansh (by Louisa Famos), one of the descendant languages of...  ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreFREE sheet music! My latest composition for choir and piano, live on Swiss TV during the new festival 'Chanzun rumantscha'. "I vain prümavaira" - Spring is coming, a short and beautiful Poem in Romansh (by Louisa Famos), one of the descendant languages of the spoken Latin and official 4th language of Switzerland. For S or SSA and piano.  

Poem by Marília Moreira (at age 15), music by Jorge Moreira, performed by the dwsChorale in slightly anglicized Brazilian Portuguese (!). The music is available for SSA ATB or soprano solo on cpld.org (Choral Public Domain Library)

in memory of the six million A Psalm Beyond the Silences (a piece for Jewish Holocaust remembrance) for SATB Chorus and Orchestra Words by Joseph H. Albeck Music by Stanley M. Hoffman NotePerformer 3 audio and scrolling score video in search of ...  ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">morein memory of the six million A Psalm Beyond the Silences (a piece for Jewish Holocaust remembrance) for SATB Chorus and Orchestra Words by Joseph H. Albeck Music by Stanley M. Hoffman NotePerformer 3 audio and scrolling score video in search of live performances. Words © Copyright by Joseph H. Albeck. All rights reserved. Used by permission. Music © Copyright 1999 by Ione Press, inc., a division of ECS Publishing Group. www.ecspublishing.com All rights reserved. Used by permission. The sheet music is available from the ECS Publishing Group. Additional full score: Catalog No. 5723. Contact the publisher for rentals of the full score and instrumental parts. --- A Psalm Beyond the Silences If they could be here now, The six million murdered then, They would see survivors Praying in their memory... A psalm beyond the silence. If they could be here now, Those too, too soon taken, They would share this proud prayer of the children of truth... A psalm beyond the silence. I...    ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getPrevious().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">less

Stellenbosch University Choir, conducted by world renowned André van der Merwe, was recently crowned as Champions of the 2012 World Choir Games in the categories Musica Sacra and Mixed Choirs. They shared their music with choirs from around the world. Thi...  ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreStellenbosch University Choir, conducted by world renowned André van der Merwe, was recently crowned as Champions of the 2012 World Choir Games in the categories Musica Sacra and Mixed Choirs. They shared their music with choirs from around the world. This video encapsulates the journey.  

Premiere performance: Saturday, May 21, 2011 (Notre Dame de Namur University) (Dedicated to the memory of Dr. Daniel Cerutti) Palo Alto High School Concert Singers, Las Positas Community College Chamber Singers, and the California State University, ...  ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">morePremiere performance: Saturday, May 21, 2011 (Notre Dame de Namur University) (Dedicated to the memory of Dr. Daniel Cerutti) Palo Alto High School Concert Singers, Las Positas Community College Chamber Singers, and the California State University, East Bay Choral Union (The East Bay Singers and Oratorio Society), Buddy James, conductor Palo Alto High School Concert Choir, Michael Najar, director Las Positas College Chamber Choir, Robert Lappa, director