The Sun is Mine

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 in three parts, according to the level and goals of the ensemble and the preparation time available.

It uses texts by Canadian poets Robert Hogg and Robert Priest, and presents many useful teachable moments, both musically and in connection with other aspects of the school curriculum. This piece is often performed as a set with “Earth Voices.” It’s also available SAB, tailored to the needs of the high-school level changing voice.

Here is an exceptional teaching resource developed for ‘Earth Voices’ one could use to develop teaching ideas for ‘The Sun is Mine.’