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Perusal Score Packages – free downloads!

If you’d like to peruse just a few pages of many scores at once, these perusal packages might be just the thing! Click ‘Add to cart’ to proceed with downloading the following perusal score packages: Upper Voices Upper Voices – Advanced SATB SATB Youth SATB Advanced To view/download individual packages, see the Latest section of … Continue reading “Perusal Score Packages – free downloads!”

A house of prayer: choir & piano edition

For: SATB with Piano

This is a very accessible work written for St Thomas the Apostle Anglican Church and Kurt Ala-Kantti Director of Music, on the occasion of the 60th Anniversary of the Church and the 90th Anniversary of the Parish. The text from Isaiah 56:7, “My house shall be called a house of prayer for all people” returns … Continue reading “A house of prayer: choir & piano edition”

A house of prayer: choir & string quartet edition

For: SATB with String Quartet

When performing this choir & string quartet edition of A house of prayer, singers should use the original choir + piano version. This is a very accessible work written for St Thomas the Apostle Anglican Church and Kurt Ala-Kantti Director of Music, on the occasion of the 60th Anniversary of the Church and the 90th … Continue reading “A house of prayer: choir & string quartet edition”

A house of prayer: parts set for string quartet ed.

For: SATB with String Quartet

This score is a set of parts for the string quartet. This is a very accessible work written for St Thomas the Apostle Anglican Church and Kurt Ala-Kantti Director of Music, on the occasion of the 60th Anniversary of the Church and the 90th Anniversary of the Parish. The text from Isaiah 56:7, “My house … Continue reading “A house of prayer: parts set for string quartet ed.”

Absence

For: SSAATTBB with Alto Solo

Absence was composed for Pro Coro Canada, directed by Michael Zaugg, during a residency in the inaugural “Choral Art: Composers and Conductors” program at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity (Banff, Alberta) in February 2018.

AI / I Am (formerly titled LaMDA)

For: TTBB with Piano

Commissioned by Chor Leoni – Erick Lichte, Artistic Director – as part of the C4 composition competition 2023/2024. In June 2022, former Google software engineer Blake Lemoine published a blog online with the purpose of demonstrating to the world that Google’s latest and greatest LLM (Large Language Model), LaMDA, was sentient. Lemoine worked in Google’s … Continue reading “AI / I Am (formerly titled LaMDA)”

And we kissed

For: SSAA

Pat Mayberry commissioned this arrangement of her beautiful song, And we kissed. This arrangement seeks to capture the nuanced emotional landscape and celebration of finding freedom in love that I felt in listening to Pat’s original recording.

Angels in the snow

For: SSA with Piano

Angels in the snow was commissioned by the Cantiamo Choirs of Ottawa, Jackie Hawley, Artistic Director. When setting this poem, the image that came to my mind was that of a young person gazing out at the sparkling snow with wonderment, and yet, hesitation. This thoughtful person is at a point in life where perhaps … Continue reading “Angels in the snow”

Around you I turn (IV. from Tapestry)

For: SSAATTBB

Commissioned and premiered by Halifax Camerata Singers – Jeff Joudrey, Artistic Director – for their 35th Anniversary Season, 2021-22, and as part of my 2-year term as their Composer-in-Residence. This is the final movement of Tapestry, a four-movement work all on texts by Canadian poet Jeni Couzyn. The work follows a trajectory of: I. Seeking/searching … Continue reading “Around you I turn (IV. from Tapestry)”

Au champ d’honneur

For: SA with Piano

Commissioned by an anonymous patron for the Ottawa Children’s Choir. It is a French setting of “In Flanders Fields,” written for their annual Remembrance Day performance. The choir performs this each year at the National War Memorial on Remembrance Day with the Canadian Armed Forces, and it is also performed yearly on the Peace Tower … Continue reading “Au champ d’honneur”

Be music, night

For: SSAATBB

Be music, night was commissioned by the Avanti Chamber Singers in 2018 under the direction of Rachel Rensink-Hoff in St. Catharines, Ontario Kenneth Patchen’s poem, “Be music night,” feels to me like an expansive fusion of prayer, blessing, and imaginative storytelling. In my mind I have the image of the narrator perhaps sharing this prayer-story … Continue reading “Be music, night”

Call yourself beautiful

For: SSAA or SATB with Piano

Rehearsal tracks are available below! For the SSA version, the rehearsal tracks bundle includes: S1, S2, A, solo descant.For the SATB version, the rehearsal tracks bundle includes: S1, S2, A, T, B. Solo descant can be created upon request. Call yourself beautiful was commissioned by the WVSD Treble Honour Choir in 2019 under the direction of Suzanne Fulton … Continue reading “Call yourself beautiful”

Carol Trilogy

For: SSAA with Divisi with Piano

This setting of three traditional Christmas carols was commissioned by Elektra Women’s Choir. Each carol comes from a different place. The first, Noei Bourguignon, was written around the year 1700 in France and features old French language. It was my mother who first drew my attention to that relatively unknown carol; a gem she had … Continue reading “Carol Trilogy”

Chelsea Morning

For: SSSSAAAA

While this is scored for eight parts, it really is only six distinct parts with the melody doubled or tripled so that the balance comes through nicely. In fact, this was initially SSSAAA and then I simply took that arrangement and amplified the melody through doubling, so don’t be intimidated by all the doublings! This … Continue reading “Chelsea Morning”

Christ-child, The (2nd edition)

For: SA or SATB with Organ

Rehearsal tracks available for the SA edition! See below for a bundle of parts-weighted MIDI tracks to assist your singers with their practicing. This bundle includes soprano with top notes in divisi, soprano with bottom notes in divisi, and alto. This piece was originally commissioned by the Metropolitan United Church Choir School in London, Ontario, … Continue reading “Christ-child, The (2nd edition)”

Christmas At Home – Five Carols for Upper Voices

For: SSA

This set of carols was commissioned by Jackie Hawley for the Cantiamo Women’s Choir in 2022. The set includes: 1. Deck the Hall – Old Welsh Air 2. O Christmas Tree – trad. 3. The Christmas Waltz – Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne 4. Let it snow! – Sammy Cahn and Jule Style 5. I … Continue reading “Christmas At Home – Five Carols for Upper Voices”

Christmas Snowflakes

For: SSA

Written as a Christmas gift for the Cantiamo Girls Choir, this piece has been performed by several women’s choirs across Canada including Les Choristes from Western University. The text is by a young American poet named Sasha Isabella Alexander. Order from: Leading Note Music Store/Long & McQuade

Commendation, The

For: SATB with Treble Solo with Piano or Organ

This is a simple setting of the commendation, relying mainly on the solo voice. It is possible to have congregations join in with the “Alleluia” response. I wrote this as a gift for St John’s South March Anglican Church in Kanata, for my choirs there – the St John’s Choir and the Parish of March … Continue reading “Commendation, The”

Deck the Hall – from ‘Christmas At Home: five carols for upper-voices’

For: SA

This setting of Deck the Hall is from a collection of five arrangements called “Christmas at Home” These arrangements began as a Christmas project in December 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic, when travel restrictions prevented me from being with family to celebrate the holidays. I decided to write some two-part arrangements for my mother and … Continue reading “Deck the Hall – from ‘Christmas At Home: five carols for upper-voices’”

Droplets – 2nd ed.

For: SATB

Droplets was commissioned by Pro Coro Canada and Michael Zaugg, Artistic Director and Principal Conductor. This is the second edition – February, 2022. I composed Droplets in the summer of 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic for Pro Coro Canada’s project to commission eight Edmonton composers to write new choral works for the choral community. Pro … Continue reading “Droplets – 2nd ed.”

Earth Voices

For: SA with Piano

Earth Voices is available for SSA or SAB. The SSA version can be performed as a unison piece or in up to three parts (the end has a three part divisi). Commissioned by “Choralfest”: a festival of English School Board choirs in Ottawa. This piece uses text from a poem by Canadian poet Bliss Carman, … Continue reading “Earth Voices”

Earth’s Secret Soul

For: SATB

This work was commissioned for the Concordia University of Edmonton choirs, under the direction of my dear friend and colleague, Dr. Joy Berg. I was delighted to be asked to writing something for Dr. Berg’s inspiring program at Concordia. In the opening, I had in mind Dr. Berg’s idea that this would be a short … Continue reading “Earth’s Secret Soul”

Ever a Song

For: SA with Piano

Rehearsal tracks available! See below for parts-weighted rehearsal tracks (MIDI files) for: Part 1 Part 2 Descant (measure 75 to the end) A bright, energetic partner song using fun mixed meter and an upbeat tempo with a slower contrasting lyrical middle section. Ever a Song was commissioned by the Cantiamo Choirs of Ottawa in celebration … Continue reading “Ever a Song”

First snow of the year

For: SATB with Piano

‘First snow of the year’ was commissioned by Kokopelli Choirs, Edmonton, AB, for their December 2019 concert, “Winter Song.” Canadian musician Hawksley Workman is one of my favourite performers, and his album Almost a full moon is always on heavy rotation as soon as the first snow falls. I have many treasured memories of special … Continue reading “First snow of the year”

Gohyangui bom

For: S(S)A with Piano

This piece was commissioned for Les Choralies of CEPEO and for les Ensembles vocal De La Sale, Robert Filion, director. It features a beautiful and well known Korean song with lyrics by Won-Su Lee and music by Nan-Pa Hong. This is set as a partner song with new French text written by Marc Bissonnette and … Continue reading “Gohyangui bom”

How can I keep from singing? (mvt. 5 from In Song – choir & piano ed.)

For: SSAATBB with Piano

Commissioned by Canadian Centennial Choir for their 50th Anniversary Gala; Marg Stubington, conductor. This is a 5-movement work in French and English incorporating a Quebec Chanson by Diane Boudreau; and texts by Ernestine Northover, Robert Wadsworth Lowry, and Marjorie Pickthall. In 2018 the Canadian Chamber Choir, under the direction of Dr. Julia Davids, commissioned a … Continue reading “How can I keep from singing? (mvt. 5 from In Song – choir & piano ed.)”

I Rise – choir & piano quintet edition

For: SATB with Piano Quintet

I Rise was commissioned by the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, Rune Bergmann, Music Director. Originally composed for choir with piano quintet, the piece was premiered in its orchestral version on October 1st, 2022 by the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra and Calgary Philharmonic Chorus. In August 2020, Evan Mounce approached me about working collaboratively online with the CPO … Continue reading “I Rise – choir & piano quintet edition”

In Flanders Fields

For: SSAA

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In Song – Instrumental Edition

For: SSAATTBB with Vib, Vla, Bass Cl., Piano

Note on the score: The piano part in the Singer’s Score is a reduction of all parts. This can be used in rehearsals where the instrumentalists are not present, and the work can also be performed in this version. For performances with the instrumental ensemble, pianists should use the full score, or the “Piano only” … Continue reading “In Song – Instrumental Edition”

In Song: choir & piano edition

For: SSAATTBB with Piano

Rehearsal tracks are available for purchase! The bundle of parts-weighted MIDI rehearsal tracks available below includes: Intro: entre nos voix: S, A, T, B La Rideau: S1, S2, A1, A2, T1, T2, B1, B2 La Rideau at a slower tempo: S1, S2, A1, A2, T1, T2, B1, B2 In Song: S1, S2, A, T1, T2, … Continue reading “In Song: choir & piano edition”

Inspiration

For: Unison with Symphony Orchestra

This work is posted here for interest, and you are welcome to contact me to learn more about it, or if you’d like to consider performing it. Inspiration was commissioned by the Deep River Summer Music Camp. It is for choir, senior orchestra, and beginner instruments. The text incorporates lines from poetry written by 15 … Continue reading “Inspiration”

J’ai tant dansé

For: SSAA or SATB with Piano

Commissioned and premiered by Les Chantamis – director, Marie-Josée Ouimet – in Edmonton, Alberta. This was originally written for SATB. The SSAA version was created in 2024 for the Unisong Festival in Ottawa. When thinking about how I would tell this fun story in my arrangement of this song, I imagine three characters: a young … Continue reading “J’ai tant dansé”

L’Eraclito Amoroso (aka The Strozzi Tango)

For: SATB with String Quartet

L’Eraclito Amoroso was commissioned by Canzona – Kathleen Allan, Artistic Director – and premiered in Winnipeg on March 1st, 2020. The program for this concert centred on music of the Italian Baroque, but more specifically, music by FEMALE composers of the Italian Baroque! Kathleen Allan had the fantastic idea to commission several Canadian female composers … Continue reading “L’Eraclito Amoroso (aka The Strozzi Tango)”

Lantern

For: SSAATTBB

Commissioned by the Saskatchewan Choral Federation for the Saskatchewan Youth Choir, to serve as a beacon of hope and light through dark times. Lantern is an intermediate level work created with online collaboration with singers from the 2020 Saskatchewan Youth Choir.

Let’s Have Some Music

For: SATB with Piano

Let’s Have Some Music was commissioned by the Nova Scotia Choral Federation with support from the Estate of Robbie Smith, as part of the Robbie Songs Project – a Nova Scotian songwriter’s legacy. This is such a ‘good times’ song! When Kathleen Glauser (of the Robbie & Kathleen duo group Naming the Twins) approached me … Continue reading “Let’s Have Some Music”

Lincoln Cathedral

For: SATB with Piano

Lincoln Cathedral was commissioned by the Nova Scotia Choral Federation with support from the Estate of Robbie Smith, as part of the Robbie Songs Project – a Nova Scotian songwriter’s legacy. For this beautifully poignant song, I brought in a gentle and floating piano accompaniment that reharmonizes some of the melody differently from Robbie’s original … Continue reading “Lincoln Cathedral”

Lord’s Prayer, The

For: SSAA

Excerpted from the “Versicles and Responses,” this setting uses a constant pitch that remains the same throughout the whole setting, while the harmony moves and changes throughout. Please contact to purchase.

Maid on the Shore

For: SSAA

A traditional Irish song, arranged as a gift to the Cantiamo Girls Choir. The arrangement features a lament to introduce the piece, which is threaded throughout the verses in different ways to add an additional level of narrative. This is a Cantiamo favourite. Order from: Leading Note Music Store/Long & McQuade

Many voices, one song

For: SA or SATB with Piano

Commissioned by the “Unison” festival, with a new text provided by Canadian poet Lynn Andrews, and French adaptation by Jessy LaPointe and Jean-Sébastien Kennedy. Available from Rhythmic Trident Music Publishing for SA or SATB, with piano.

Maple Keys

For: SSA with Piano

Maple Keys was commissioned by Burnaby Youth Choir, Teresa Jukich-Fierro, director, and Coastal Sound Children’s Choir, Diana Clark, director. Poet’s notes: In writing text for this commissioned song, I started from a different place than my regular approach to creating a poem. I focused my initial thoughts on several principles: the piece would be for … Continue reading “Maple Keys”

Mary called it an angel

For: SATB

Commissioned by Halifax Camerata Singers; Jeff Joudrey, Artistic Director. The text for this piece comes from Canadian poet Jeni Couzyn’s poetry collection, A time to be born. In the introduction to this beautiful collection, Couzyn writes, “A sense of the miraculous, an elation and outpouring of joy is the feeling that overwhelms most parents when … Continue reading “Mary called it an angel”

Meadowlarks

For: SATB with Piano

Commissioned by Vocal Alchemy, Jordan Van Biert, Conductor, and dedicated by the sponsor of the commission to the memory of Lynne Sterling (Dobson), 1939-1995. This piece includes a piano accompaniment that requires a sensitive delivery ranging from very delicate to impassioned, some challenging subtleties for the choir, and imitates the song of the meadowlark in … Continue reading “Meadowlarks”

Möcht nones Bitzeli läbe

For: SATB or TBB with Piano

Originally commissioned for SATB with piano by Paul Ehrler and family for the NASSA 2021 Festival choir featuring 250 singers from Canada, USA, and Switzerland, and was planned to be premiered under the direction of Michael Zaugg on June 26th, 2021 in Edmonton, AB at the Winspear Centre. Unfortunately, the event was cancelled due to … Continue reading “Möcht nones Bitzeli läbe”

Music makers

For: SA with Piano

Available from Santa Barbara Music Publishing Commissioned by the Goulbourn Jubilee Singers Junior J.J’s, this is a joyful setting of this well-known text, featuring changing meters and a fun piano part.

No one asked me

For: SSA, TTBB, or SATB with Piano

Commissioned by Chris Bowman (Cantabile Choral Society), Andrew McAnerney (Cantata Singers of Ottawa), Gregg Rainville (Canadian Men’s Chorus), Leonard Ratzlaff (Richard Eaton Singers), Timothy Shantz (Luminous Voices), Kari Turunen (Vancouver Chamber Choir), Michael Zaugg (Pro Coro Canada) and the Sonic Timelapse Project. This piece was written for the Sonic Timelapse Project; a collaborative choral art … Continue reading “No one asked me”

O the snow!

For: SSAATTBB

O the snow! was commissioned by Phoenix Chamber Choir (Vancouver, BC), – Artistic Director, Nicholle Andrews – and premiered on December 11, 2021 in Vancouver. Edition updated: January, 2025. I first heard Phoenix perform live when they performed in early 2020 at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity as part of the Choral Art … Continue reading “O the snow!”

Pentecost

For: SSATTBB

This is a fiery setting of William Blake’s poem, Pentecost, paired with an adaptation of the Veni Sancta Spiritus chant from the Liber Usualis. Written for the wonderful Christ Church Cathedral Choirs, Ottawa, directed by Matthew Larkin, it features the men’s voices in a complex texture and demands a high level of rhythmic sophistication in … Continue reading “Pentecost”

Psalm 95: O come, let us sing

For: SA or SATB with Piano

A joyous, energetic and bright sacred work. Available for SA and SATB. Commissioned by the Cantiamo Girls Choir as a gift for a long-time supporter on the occasion of her retirement. This setting of Psalm 95 is musically inspired by the dedicatee’s love of dance. It incorporates the familiar Doxology “Praise God from whom all … Continue reading “Psalm 95: O come, let us sing”

Qaujimavunga Kinaummangaarma – I know who I am

For: SSA with Piano, Violin, Cello

Commissioned by Nipiit Katittut Voices United and premiered in Iqaluit by the Cantiamo Girls Choir, Inuksuk Drum Dancers, and the Gryphon Trio with Mary Piercy-Lewis conducting. Looee Arreak and I began the creation of this work together over a few days of meetings in November 2016. After this, Looee created an original song in Inuktitut … Continue reading “Qaujimavunga Kinaummangaarma – I know who I am”

Remember, woman

For: SSAA with Drum

Remember, woman was commissioned by the Savridi Singers Association and their Artistic Director, Anne Gray, and premiered on May 11th, 2019, in Calgary, AB. Anne’s vision was for a piece that would celebrate the power of the female voice, and she selected this text for a concert featuring that theme.

Rise up, my love

For: SSAATBB

Written for Spiritus Chamber Choir, Calgary AB, and their director Tim Shanz. This is a setting of the famous text from “Song of Solomon” alongside text from “Ubi Caritas” and “Set me as a seal.”

Salutation to the Dawn

For: SSAAA with Piano

Commissioned by Cantiamo Girls Choir, Jackie Hawley, Artistic Director, for the 15th anniversary of the Cantiamo Choirs of Ottawa. It was premiered in June 2018. Practice tracks are available below! The parts are weighted and balanced so that the dominant part plays mainly through the left speaker of your headphones or device. For example, if … Continue reading “Salutation to the Dawn”

Sapiens

For: SSAATTBB

REHEARSAL TRACKS AVAILABLE! (SEE BELOW) Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World is a dystopian novel written in 1931 about a futuristic “Fordist” World State where citizens are environmentally engineered from into an intelligence-based social hierarchy. Humans in this society are shaped through reproductive technology, sleep-learning, psychological manipulation and Pavlovian conditioning. The first section of text from … Continue reading “Sapiens”

Sky-born music

For: SA with Piano

Commissioned by the Amabile Da Capo Choir in celebration of Amabile’s 35th anniversary in 2020 – Wendy Landon and Jackie Norman, conductors. Premiered in the spring of 2022. This is a lively, bright setting of this well-known poem. My setting uses lots of mixed-meter, but please don’t let this discourage you from programming this! I … Continue reading “Sky-born music”

Sonnet 113

For: SSAATTBB

This piece was commissioned by Harmonia Choir of Ottawa, who had performed the premiere of Sonnet 43 two years prior. This setting lilts along with a wistful, “film noir” character and requires rhythmic finesse and harmonic sensitivity. Order from: Leading Note Music Store/Long & McQuade

Sonnet 43

For: SSAATBB

An exuberant and well-loved setting, this piece captures the feeling of infatuation, and has become a favourite with choirs across Canada; being performed by over 20 choirs across the nation in its first year alone!

Spanish Fisherman

For: SATB with Piano

Spanish Fisherman was commissioned by the Nova Scotia Choral Federation with support from the Estate of Robbie Smith, as part of the Robbie Songs Project – a Nova Scotian songwriter’s legacy. When I was approached about arranging Robbie Smith’s music as part of this legacy project, this was one of the first songs I listened … Continue reading “Spanish Fisherman”

Stone and Sand

For: SSSAAA

I have loved the Rose Vaughan Trio’s music for as long as I can remember. Rose’s unique voice, her melodies, and her stories have captivated my imagination and ear since I first heard a recording by the Halifax-based group, comprised of Rose, Cathy Porter, and Pam Mason. Rose’s curiosity about the world and people around … Continue reading “Stone and Sand”

Stones

For: SSA with Piano

This arrangement of Stones was commissioned by the Cantiamo Choirs of Ottawa; Jackie Hawley, Founding Artistic Director. The song is by the Rose Vaughan Trio, from Halifax, NS, and appears on their fantastic 1993 album, Fire in the Snow. I’ve also arranged the second track from this album, Stone and Sand. As someone who grew … Continue reading “Stones”

Tapestry

For: SSAATTBB

The first two movements of Tapestry were co-commissioned by Vancouver Chamber Choir – Kari Turunen, Artistic Director; The Elora Singers – Mark Vuorinen, Artistic Director; and Pro Coro Canada – Michael Zaugg, Artistic Director; with assistance from the SOCAN Foundation. Movements 3 & 4 commissioned and premiered by Halifax Camerata Singers – Jeff Joudrey, Artistic … Continue reading “Tapestry”

The Arrow and the Song

For: SSSAAA or SSATB + alto solo

Available from Oxford University Press for SSSAAA or SSATB + alto solo. The SSATB version is also available in the OUP collection ‘Breath of Song.‘ The original upper-voices version of this piece was commissioned by the Savridi Singers of Calgary and their director, Erica Phare-Bergh, in celebration of their 30th anniversary. This piece incorporates bird … Continue reading “The Arrow and the Song”

The Last Evening

For: SSSSAAATTBB

The Last Evening was commissioned and premiered by Halifax Camerata Singers (Jeff Joudrey, Artistic Director) for their 35th Anniversary Season, during my 2-year term as their Composer-In-Residence. I composed this work in the summer of 2021, first working on setting our selected text, What the Last Evening Will Be Like by Edward Hirsch. After developing … Continue reading “The Last Evening”

The people you love

For: SATB with Tenor or Baritone Solo

Original words and music: Lynn Miles This arrangement of Lynn Miles’ beautiful song was commissioned by Tone Cluster – quite a queer choir; Kurt Ala-Kantti, conductor, and was premiered in Ottawa in 2018.

The Secret Wisdom of Flowers

For: SSA with Piano

Note: Some single movements are available below. Additional single movements are available upon request. Commissioned by Elektra Women’s Choir (Vancouver, BC) – Morna Edmundson, Artistic Director; Nove Voce Choral Society (Prince George, BC) – Robin Norman, Artistic Director; Ariose (Edmonton, AB)- Jolaine Kerley, Artistic Director; Oriana Women’s Choir (Toronto, ON) – Mitchell Pady, Artistic Director; … Continue reading “The Secret Wisdom of Flowers”

The Sun is Mine

For: SSA or SAB with Piano

Available from Rhythmic Trident Music Publishing for SA or SAB, with piano. Commissioned for the Cantiamo Girls Choir’s Educational Outreach Program, this was the first in a growing set of pieces dedicated to school choirs in the Ottawa region and the teachers who lead them. This piece can be performed unison, in two parts, or … Continue reading “The Sun is Mine”

Versicles and Responses for Evensong

For: SSSAAA with Piano

A setting of responses for Evensong service. Advanced level.

Vivre, Aimer, Partager – Live, Love, Share

For: SATB with Piano

Commissioned for Les Ensembles vocaux De La Salle and their director, Robert Filion, for use in a children’s choir for choirs from the French School Board in Ottawa. The commissioner requested a piece that would specifically draw in both Muslim and French elements, and this piece incorporates the well-known Middle Eastern song, Tala’al Badru Alayna … Continue reading “Vivre, Aimer, Partager – Live, Love, Share”

Vivre, Aimer, Partager – Live, Love, Share

For: SA with Piano

Vivre, Aimer, Partager – Live, Love, Share – SATB ed.

For: SATB with Piano

Vivre, Aimer, Partager – Live, Love, Share: choir & concert band edition (Conductor’s Score and parts set)

For: SA with Concert Band

This is the Conductor’s score for the choir with concert band edition. Choristers should use the choral score available from Rhythmic Trident Music Publishing. Commissioned for Les Ensembles vocaux De La Salle and their director, Robert Filion, for use in a children’s choir for choirs from the French School Board in Ottawa. The commissioner requested … Continue reading “Vivre, Aimer, Partager – Live, Love, Share: choir & concert band edition (Conductor’s Score and parts set)”

Warrior (III from Tapestry)

For: SSAATTBB

Commissioned and premiered by Halifax Camerata Singers – Jeff Joudrey, Artistic Director – for their 35th anniversary season 2021-2022 and as part of my 2-year term as their Composer-in-Residence. This movement of ‘Tapestry’ is a passionate, visceral outpouring of self-affirmation. The text comes from a five-poem set Corona Sequence by my favourite poet, Canadian Jeni … Continue reading “Warrior (III from Tapestry)”

White Birds

For: SATB

Commissioned by New Dublin Voices – Bernie Sherlock, Artistic Director A setting of ‘The White Birds’ by William Butler Yeats. Yeats penned ‘The White Birds’ in 1892 after the first of four unsuccessful proposals to Irish actress, republican, and revolutionary, Maud Gonne. He proposed as they walked together along the cliffs of Howth in Ireland, … Continue reading “White Birds”