www.te-deum.org Live performance, November 13, 2016 Village Presbyterian Church, Prairie Village, Kansas Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee. He saw two brothers, Simon (called Peter) and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into ...  morewww.te-deum.org Live performance, November 13, 2016 Village Presbyterian Church, Prairie Village, Kansas Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee. He saw two brothers, Simon (called Peter) and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen. "Come, follow me," Jesus said, "and I will make you fishers of men." At once they left their nets and followed him. The kingdom of heaven is like a net, which was put into the sea and took in every sort of fish.  less

PIE JESU - by John Conahan. SATB piano (optional String Ensemble). This is an accompanied setting of both the Pie Jesu and Agnus Dei texts. In this video, you'll be able to view the complete score in tandem with a performance. More information and additio...  morePIE JESU - by John Conahan. SATB piano (optional String Ensemble). This is an accompanied setting of both the Pie Jesu and Agnus Dei texts. In this video, you'll be able to view the complete score in tandem with a performance. More information and additional scores, visit www.johnconahan.com. (© John Conahan)  

The Song of Ruth, a setting of the most famous passage from the Book of Ruth (Ruth 1:16–17), opens with a gentle polyphonic section for the chorus. (“Do not ask me to leave you, or to stop following you; for where ever you go, I will go, and where you sta...  moreThe Song of Ruth, a setting of the most famous passage from the Book of Ruth (Ruth 1:16–17), opens with a gentle polyphonic section for the chorus. (“Do not ask me to leave you, or to stop following you; for where ever you go, I will go, and where you stay, I will stay. Your people will be my people, and your God my God.”) The soprano joins the choir for the twice-repeated middle section of the piece. The music here is contrastingly homophonic and intense. (“Where you die, I will die and be buried.”) The tune and harmonies are borrowed from a passage in my piece Selections from “The Song of Songs” for male voice and band. That piece is dedicated to my wife, Ruth, hence the connection. If that were not enough, our daughter is named Naomi! The Song of Ruth closes with a recapitulation of the music from the opening, but with new words assigned to it, and with the soprano soloist providing a descant for it. (“May the Lord cause ill fate to befall me, and more, if anything but death separates me and you.”) Appropriat...    less

Gospel style setting for 2 or 4 voices, 2 flutes, double bass, guitar and tambourine of my evangelical poem about Christmas. This is not typical of my usual style, but it's an interesting excursion into the evangelical music of mid-70s Oxford, where I ...  moreGospel style setting for 2 or 4 voices, 2 flutes, double bass, guitar and tambourine of my evangelical poem about Christmas. This is not typical of my usual style, but it's an interesting excursion into the evangelical music of mid-70s Oxford, where I was studying.  

This is a jazzed-up version by David W Solomons (www.dwsolo.com) of the old 16th Century French tune which was used in G R Woodward's carol "Ding Dong Merrily on High"; it is great fun to sing. It is quite different from the more well-known arrangeme...  moreThis is a jazzed-up version by David W Solomons (www.dwsolo.com) of the old 16th Century French tune which was used in G R Woodward's carol "Ding Dong Merrily on High"; it is great fun to sing. It is quite different from the more well-known arrangement and would make a nice change in a carol concert. The vocal parts here are all performed by Matthew Curtis (www.choraltracks.com) This is the mixed choir version (SAATBB) A version for men's voices is also available at http://www.musicaneo.com/sheetmusic/sm-85908_ding_dong_merrily_on_high_for_mixed_choir_or_for_men_s_voices.html#85908  less

Challenging but fun three part arrangement of my old song Wine and Water (The original song can be found on youtube at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UYX_4Ape74 ) Satirical poem by G K Chesterton

composed by Alwin Michael Schronen for TTTTBBBB a cappella words by Charles Anthony Silvestri Copyright by SCHOTT MUSIC www.schott-musik.de/shop/1/show,315066.html

PRAIRIE SPRING by Greg Bartholomew A setting for SAB choir of the poem by Willa Cather. With optional piano accompaniment. Recording by Matthew Curtis (Choral Tracks). Willa Cather (1873-1947) was an American writer best known for her novels of fron...  morePRAIRIE SPRING by Greg Bartholomew A setting for SAB choir of the poem by Willa Cather. With optional piano accompaniment. Recording by Matthew Curtis (Choral Tracks). Willa Cather (1873-1947) was an American writer best known for her novels of frontier life on the Great Plains. Prairie Spring was first published in 1913 as the prologue to the novel O Pioneers! Sheet music is available from J. W. Pepper: https://www.jwpepper.com/11208222.item PRAIRIE SPRING Evening and the flat land, Rich and sombre and always silent; The miles of fresh-plowed soil, Heavy and black, full of strength and harshness; The growing wheat, the growing weeds, The toiling horses, the tired men; The long empty roads, Sullen fires of sunset, fading, The eternal, unresponsive sky. Against all this, Youth, Flaming like the wild roses, Singing like the larks over the plowed fields, Flashing like a star out of the twilight; Youth with its insupportable sweetness, Its fierce necessity, Its shar...    less

Ave Regina coelorum by Manolo Da Rold SATB (divisi)

When the Sun Comes After Rain composed by Matthew Emery, sung by the University of British Columbia University Singers on March 30, 2012. Conducted by Dr Graeme Langager. Matthew Emery (b. 1991) is a multi award winning composer. Originally from Londo...  moreWhen the Sun Comes After Rain composed by Matthew Emery, sung by the University of British Columbia University Singers on March 30, 2012. Conducted by Dr Graeme Langager. Matthew Emery (b. 1991) is a multi award winning composer. Originally from London, Ontario, he currently lives in Vancouver, British Columbia and is studying Music Composition with Dr. Stephen Chatman. Emery's choral works have been performed numerous times through out Canada and the USA. His pieces have been performed by: Amabile Boys' and Men's Choir, Amabile Youth Singers, Amadeus Choir of Toronto, Conspirato Chamber Singers, the Choral Project, Jubilate! Chamber Choir, London Pro Musica, Medway Madrigal Choir, Phoenix Chamber Choir, UBC University Singers, and the Vancouver Chamber Choir http://soundcloud.com/Matthew-emery  less