For Zodiakos, the final concert of their 2002 season, The Esoterics commissioned twelve Washington State composers to create a suite of a cappella horoscopes from the ancient Poem, Astronomica, by First Century B.C.E. poet Marcus Manilius. Each composer s...  moreFor Zodiakos, the final concert of their 2002 season, The Esoterics commissioned twelve Washington State composers to create a suite of a cappella horoscopes from the ancient Poem, Astronomica, by First Century B.C.E. poet Marcus Manilius. Each composer set verses for his or her own star sign. Leo was premiered by The Esoterics on December 7, 8, 14 & 15, 2002, in concerts in Tacoma, Mercer Island and Seattle, Washington. The piece was named as a Finalist in 2007 Cincinnati Camerata Composition Competition, and is a Project Encore selection. For more information visit www.gregbartholomew.com/leoindex.html #choir #choralmusic #astrology  less

"O Fortuna" is a medieval Latin Goliardic Poem written early in the 13th century, part of the collection known as the Carmina Burana. It is a complaint about Fortuna, the inexorable fate that rules both gods and men in Roman and Greek mythology.

Performed by Singing OUT at A Sky Full of Stars on December 2, 2017. Based on Walt Whitman's Poem Leaves of Grass, Composer: Rich Campbell

Rossignol (Nightingale) Poem by Ronsard music by Jean Chatillon performed by the dwsChorale

A setting of a short love Poem by Gertrude Stein, this brief piece is built on a round - and so can be learned quickly. It was a winning selection in the inaugural Pioneering Voices composition competition held by Mount Holyoke College. "delightful and...  moreA setting of a short love Poem by Gertrude Stein, this brief piece is built on a round - and so can be learned quickly. It was a winning selection in the inaugural Pioneering Voices composition competition held by Mount Holyoke College. "delightful and whimsical....  the singers are really having fun with it." - Colin Britt  

Completed last night: REFUGE for SATB Chorus (divisi) unaccompanied, a setting of the Poem by Sara Teasdale, ca. 2:10. I am looking for a choir to premiere it. Please let me know if you would like to receive a watermarked perusal score. Thank you.

From William Wordsworth's famous Poem Eric Thiman created this beautiful song, performed here by The Marlowe Singers at Otham. SA

"INVICTUS" by Swiss composer Ivo Antognini (...a tribute to Nelson Mandela) The piece was written for Defrost Youth Choir (Norway) Thomas Caplin, conductor (soon published by Alliance Music Publications, Inc.) a Poem by William Ernest Henl...  more"INVICTUS" by Swiss composer Ivo Antognini (...a tribute to Nelson Mandela) The piece was written for Defrost Youth Choir (Norway) Thomas Caplin, conductor (soon published by Alliance Music Publications, Inc.) a Poem by William Ernest Henley Out of the night that covers me, Black as the pit from pole to pole, I thank whatever gods may be For my unconquerable soul. In the fell clutch of circumstance I have not winced nor cried aloud. Under the bludgeonings of chance My head is bloody, but unbowed. Beyond this place of wrath and tears Looms but the Horror of the shade, And yet the menace of the years Finds and shall find me unafraid. It matters not how strait the gate, How charged with punishments the scroll, I am the master of my fate, I am the captain of my soul.  less

Cat.No. TKM822. Part of the Accessible Choral Library Series (see below). It is a tuneful and beautifully enchanting piece based on Christina Rossetti’s Poem, ’Remember’, and would be at home either in concerts or services. David has dedicated this fine p...  moreCat.No. TKM822. Part of the Accessible Choral Library Series (see below). It is a tuneful and beautifully enchanting piece based on Christina Rossetti’s Poem, ’Remember’, and would be at home either in concerts or services. David has dedicated this fine piece to a fine Yorkshire lady, Hannah Hauxwell, who sadly passed away as he was penning the work. Please contact mail@timknightmusic.com to find out how to get this music for free, request a commission or book a workshop! You can buy this piece at www.spartanpress.co.uk quoting the catalogue number: TKM822. In the UK, all Tim Knight Music is distributed by and can be ordered through Spartan Press – 01528 544770 http://www.spartanpress.co.uk/ or via www.timknightmusic.com shop page. Some pieces are also available via https://www.musicroom.com/. Those without a ‘TKM’ prefix can be ordered directly from the publisher’s website – please contact mail@timknightmusic.com if you are having trouble sourcing this piece. In the USA and overseas, you can order ...    less

Trio by Robert Schumann lamenting the death of a songbird, performed by the dwsChorale (D W Solomons multi-tracking) (transposed) I've used images of meadow saffron since those are the flowers mentioned in the Poem, although they are not strictly speakin...  moreTrio by Robert Schumann lamenting the death of a songbird, performed by the dwsChorale (D W Solomons multi-tracking) (transposed) I've used images of meadow saffron since those are the flowers mentioned in the Poem, although they are not strictly speaking red... The sources of the images are as follows Canaries in cage (in Treviso) taken by me Wikimedia single meadow saffron Luc Viatour (Lviatour) group of meadow saffron Chris Dixon (Stemonitis) Canary - (Magnus Colossus) Rosebud - (Amada44)