AN EASY DECISION Music for SATB Chorus & Piano by Stanley M. Hoffman (2006) Words by Kenneth Patchen Performed by The Philovox Ensemble Jane Ring Frank, conductor Scott Nicholas, piano Music: © Copyright 2007 by Ione Press, Inc., a division ...  moreAN EASY DECISION Music for SATB Chorus & Piano by Stanley M. Hoffman (2006) Words by Kenneth Patchen Performed by The Philovox Ensemble Jane Ring Frank, conductor Scott Nicholas, piano Music: © Copyright 2007 by Ione Press, Inc., a division of ECS Publishing. www.ecspublishing.com All rights reserved. Used by permission. ECS Publishing Catalog No. 6747. "An Easy Decision" by Kenneth Patchen, from THE COLLECTED POEMS OF KENNETH PATCHEN, copyright © 1957 by New Directions Publishing Corp. Used by permission of New Directions Publishing Corp. Recording © Copyright 2007 by ECS Publishing. www.ecspublishing.com All rights reserved. Used by permission.  less

Premiered and recorded December 7th 2023 at Catalina United Methodist Church in Tucson, Arizona. Text: "The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.[1] ...  morePremiered and recorded December 7th 2023 at Catalina United Methodist Church in Tucson, Arizona. Text: "The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.[1] The unenfranchised women of the United States are as intelligent, law abiding and patriotic as any women in the world[2] We cannot successfully Evade duty because the Suffering fellow woman is only a woman! The spirit of true philanthropy knows no sex.[3] It is... our bounded duty to stand forth and declare ourselves... to teach an ignorant and suspicious world the aims and interests of good aspiring women. Too long have we been silent under unjust charges The women of the race take the lead in this movement, but for all this we recognize the necessity of the sympathy of our husbands, brothers and fathers. Our women’s movement is for the good of women and men, for the benefit of all humanity... we are coming to the front, ...and welcoming any oth...    less

Contest performance at the International Festival of Choral and Folklore Music "SLOVAKIA CANTAT". Bratislava, Slovakia, 2013.

#Aliceis90 Alice Parker & Robert Shaw's arrangement of "Johnny I Hardly Knew Ye" Congregational Church of Batavia Sunday, 3/13/16

Psalm 117 for SSAA Chorus unaccompanied Music and Translation by Stanley M. Hoffman (2000) Performed by the Peace College Chamber Singers Raleigh, North Carolina James S. Smith, conductor Music and Translation: © Copyright 2001 by Ione Pres...  morePsalm 117 for SSAA Chorus unaccompanied Music and Translation by Stanley M. Hoffman (2000) Performed by the Peace College Chamber Singers Raleigh, North Carolina James S. Smith, conductor Music and Translation: © Copyright 2001 by Ione Press, Inc., a division of ECS Publishing. www.ecspublishing.com All rights reserved. Used by permission. ECS Publishing Catalog No. 5776 Recording: © Copyright by William Peace University Raleigh, North Carolina. All rights reserved. Used by permission of Justin G. Roy Vice President for Communications and Marketing William Peace University.  less

A Song for SATB Chorus and Flute Music by Stanley M. Hoffman (2004) Words by Howard Schwartz Performed by The Philovox Ensemble Jennifer Lester, conductor Tim Macri, flute Music: © Copyright 2005 by Ione Press, Inc., a division of ECS Pub...  moreA Song for SATB Chorus and Flute Music by Stanley M. Hoffman (2004) Words by Howard Schwartz Performed by The Philovox Ensemble Jennifer Lester, conductor Tim Macri, flute Music: © Copyright 2005 by Ione Press, Inc., a division of ECS Publishing. www.ecspublishing.com All rights reserved. Used by permission. ECS Publishing Catalog No. 6432 Text: © Copyright by Howard Schwartz. Used by permission. Recording: © Copyright 2005 by ECS Publishing. www.ecspublishing.com All rights reserved. Used by permission. House of Song: Drawing by Naomi Hoffman (Age 8). © Copyright 2013 by Naomi Hoffman. All rights reserved. Used by permission.  less

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 ...  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...    less

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]The world can be a scary and upsetting place. When I wrote this back in 2016, here in the UK we were witnessing political infighting, uncertain futures, auster...

25 декабря 2010 года. ЮБИЛЕЙНЫЙ КОНЦЕРТ, посвященный 60-летию хора. Композитор Andreas Gassner.