In just six lines of poetry, this well-known and highly-regarded hymn, Spirit of Life, deals with nearly all the key concepts cherished by one's faith. Set solo flute, piano/harp and SATB

This poem by William Blake in his collection Songs of Innocence is a celebration of the arrival of spring, exploring the harmony of man with the natural world. The setting introduces the piano

This simple a cappella arrangement allows the beauty of Franz Xaver Gruber's beloved Christmas carol to shine through. It includes in the score both German text and English singing translation. It is

Composed as a wedding present for the composer's wife, and premiered under the baton of Kimberly Dunn Adams at the composer's wedding, Sudden Light sets Dante Gabriel Rossetti's beautiful and mysterious

This piece is a paean to the glories of summer. Images of nature are illuminated, climaxing in the splendor of God's sun: "His Caravan of Red." The setting strives to capture the pleasure of the

Three Pieces for Chanukah is not so much a set of arrangements of familiar words and tunes as it is a set of original compositions based on them. The first piece, Oh, Chanukah/Y'meit

Three Pieces for Chanukah is not so much a set of arrangements of familiar words and tunes as it is a set of original compositions based on them. The second setting features a jazz-influenced,

Three Pieces for Chanukah is not so much a set of arrangements of familiar words and tunes as it is a set of original compositions based on them. The mood of the third setting is extremely upbeat;

This lyrical setting combines the texts Trinitie Sunday by George Herbert with Gloria tibi. A charming refrain which begins the piece alternates with the Herbert text. Unaccompanied but

Composed at the request of the choral ensemble Sospiri, this short a cappella work sets three 1915 texts of the French poet Guillaume Apollinaire. Each text deals with aspects of his life during the

Julian Wachner gives us a pastoral of the traditional tune, and text from A Recueil de noel en langue Provencal, 1856 (Collection of Christmas Carols in Provincial Languages, 1856). Included in the

Paulo, an incarcerated youth in the Free Minds Book Club & Writing workshop, shares, through his poetry, his experience being in the courtroom to hear his sentencing. The composer sets the text

The original tune and lyrics for this piece are by William Billings and have been adapted for mixed chorus, optional percussion and piano by Gwyneth Walker. The mournful spirit of early Americana in the

O Setting Sun is based on a text adapted from Walt Whitman's much longer poem Song at Sunset. The baritone soloist acts as narrator, singing noble recitatives praising the sun and the hour

The third and final movement from Conte's "A Whitman Triptych," Facing West is drawn from the Children of Adam book from Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass. The tone of this movement is rich and