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Performances by 10 diverse choruses |
10 Poets & 2 Proverbs |
Choral
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Various |
https://www.seafarerpress.com/sites/seafarerpress.advantagelabs.com/files/works_variant_audio_files/finally_on_my_way_to_yes_0.mp3 |
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A moving tribute to our skins' true colors |
Gerald Rich |
SSA, piano
SATB, piano
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M |
https://www.seafarerpress.com/sites/seafarerpress.advantagelabs.com/files/works_variant_audio_files/palette_to_paint_us_as_we_are_satb.mp3 |
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A passionate testament to life's worth, even in times of darkness |
Norbert Čapek |
SSSAA choir OR
SSSAA quintet
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ME |
https://www.seafarerpress.com/sites/seafarerpress.advantagelabs.com/files/works_variant_audio_files/Be%20Grateful%20My%20Soul%20-%20Vassar%20College%20Women%27s%20Choir%20-%20Christine%20R%20Howlett%20conductor%20-%20excerpt_0.mp3 |
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An invocation asking for peace within one's own heart |
Søren Kierkegaard |
FLEXIBLE VOICING:
2, 3, or 4-part chorus |
E |
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An affirmation of doubt, that vital component of belief |
Elizabeth Alexander |
SATB, piano
SSAA, piano
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M |
https://www.seafarerpress.com/sites/seafarerpress.advantagelabs.com/files/works_variant_audio_files/cherish_your_doubt_ssaa.mp3 |
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A sweeping embrace of all heart-opening things: poems, mistakes, rain... |
Dawna Markova |
SSA, cello, piano |
MA |
https://www.seafarerpress.com/sites/seafarerpress.advantagelabs.com/files/works_variant_audio_files/Doors-Elizabeth%20Alexander.mp3 |
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A soulfully inflected affirmation, with a dazzling final chord |
Rabindranath Tagore |
SSA a cappella
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M |
https://www.seafarerpress.com/sites/seafarerpress.advantagelabs.com/files/works_variant_audio_files/faith_is_the_bird_that_feels_the_light_ssa.mp3 |
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A bold meditation on conflict, communication and compassion |
Elizabeth Alexander |
SATB, SAB, piano
SATB, soloists, piano
SSA, SAB, piano
SSA, soloists, piano
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M |
https://www.seafarerpress.com/sites/seafarerpress.advantagelabs.com/files/works_variant_audio_files/fighting_over_what_we_believe_satb_%26_soloists.mp3 |
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An uproarious affirmation of the multifarious “handles” which adorn women’s bodies, minds and spirits |
Elizabeth Alexander |
SSAA, piano |
MA |
https://www.seafarerpress.com/sites/seafarerpress.advantagelabs.com/files/works_variant_audio_files/recording-alexander-handles.mp3 |
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An ancient Mozarabic Easter prayer, abounding with images of fire and light |
Mozarabic Easter Eve prayer |
FLEXIBLE VOICING:
2, 3 or 4-part chorus |
ME |
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A canonic invocation of the holy, in all its beauty and complexity |
Rob Eller-Isaacs |
FLEXIBLE VOICING:
2-5 part canon OR
SSATB a cappella |
ME |
https://www.seafarerpress.com/sites/seafarerpress.advantagelabs.com/files/samples/recording-alexander-holy_one_source_of_radiance_and_reason.mp3 |
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An isolated poet offers words of struggle and connection to her imagined readers |
George Ella Lyon |
SSA choir, flute, violin, piano
OR
SSA trio, flute, violin, piano
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MA |
https://www.seafarerpress.com/sites/seafarerpress.advantagelabs.com/files/works_variant_audio_files/i_write_this_poem_out_of_darkness.mp3 |
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A reminder of the power of faith to shine through difficult times |
Evelyn K. Dudley |
SSAA a cappella |
MA |
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A contagiously joyful Latin dance song |
Zimbabwean proverb |
SAB, piano, claves
SATB, piano, claves
SSA, piano, claves
TBB, piano, claves
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ME |
https://www.seafarerpress.com/sites/seafarerpress.advantagelabs.com/files/works_variant_audio_files/if_you_can_walk_you_can_dance_sab.mp3 |
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A beloved Polish carol with two different arrangements: "Soulful Close Harmony" and "Classical Chorale" |
Polish carol / Elizabeth Alexander |
SSA a cappella
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ME |
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A historic decree of tolerance is celebrated with Eastern European vigor |
Edict of Torda / King John Sigismund III |
SSA choir
OR
SSA trio
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M |
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A sonic experience of jumping, falling, and flying |
Ray Bradbury |
SSA, narrator, string quartet
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M |
https://www.seafarerpress.com/sites/seafarerpress.advantagelabs.com/files/samples/jump.mp3 |
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An urgent call to deep listening across cultural and class divides |
Elizabeth Alexander |
SATB, piano
SSA, piano |
M |
https://www.seafarerpress.com/sites/seafarerpress.advantagelabs.com/files/works_variant_audio_files/recording-let_it_matter_ssa.mp3 |
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A complex view of the world, both upbeat and real |
Elizabeth Alexander |
SATB, piano
SSAA, piano
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M |
https://www.seafarerpress.com/sites/seafarerpress.advantagelabs.com/files/works_variant_audio_files/life_is_not_a_garden_ssaa.mp3 |
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A compelling look at the human slavery, both through the ages and in our own time |
Elizabeth Alexander |
SSAA a cappella
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MA |
https://www.seafarerpress.com/sites/seafarerpress.advantagelabs.com/files/works_variant_audio_files/recording-reasons_for_the_perpetuation_of_slavery_ssaa_0.mp3 |
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An exuberant toast to friendship, fun, and everyone's favorite comfort food |
Elizabeth Alexander |
SSA, piano
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M |
https://www.seafarerpress.com/sites/seafarerpress.advantagelabs.com/files/samples/recording-sue_loves_butter.mp3 |
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A song of memorial that heartily embraces the vitality of life |
Nancy Wood |
SSA, piano
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M |
https://www.seafarerpress.com/sites/seafarerpress.advantagelabs.com/files/works_variant_audio_files/earth_called_to_my_friend.mp3 |
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Seven wildly diverse portraits of our bodies' amazing parts |
Elizabeth Alexander |
SSAA, piano
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M |
https://www.seafarerpress.com/sites/seafarerpress.advantagelabs.com/files/works_variant_audio_files/they_have_freckles_everywhere_7_my_cheeks.mp3 |
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A delicate setting of Dickinson's timeless poem about dreams and creation |
Emily Dickinson |
SSA, piano
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M |
https://www.seafarerpress.com/sites/seafarerpress.advantagelabs.com/files/samples/to_make_a_prairie.mp3 |
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A reflection on the generosity and interdependence of trees |
George Ella Lyon |
SSA, cello, piano
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M |
https://www.seafarerpress.com/sites/seafarerpress.advantagelabs.com/files/samples/tree_song.mp3 |
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A soulful reminder of music's power to lift the heart. |
Elizabeth Alexander |
SSA a cappella |
M |
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A rhythmic and relevant best-seller about the true “work of Christmas” |
Howard Thurman |
SATB a cappella
SSAA a cappella
TTBB a cappella
SATB, flute
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M |
https://www.seafarerpress.com/sites/seafarerpress.advantagelabs.com/files/samples/when_the_song_of_the_angels_satb.mp3 |
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A Chinese proverb affirming the interdependent natures of Light, Beauty, Harmony, Honor and Peace |
Chinese proverb |
SAB a cappella
SATB a cappella
SSA a cappella
TTB a cappella
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ME |
https://www.seafarerpress.com/sites/seafarerpress.advantagelabs.com/files/samples/where_there_is_light_in_the_soul_sab.mp3 |
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A gutsy, sensual song in praise of messy women |
Joan Wolf Prefontaine |
SSAA a cappella
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MA |
https://www.seafarerpress.com/sites/seafarerpress.advantagelabs.com/files/samples/recording-why_i_pity_the_woman_who_never_spills.mp3 |
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A fierce and vibrant farewell to a dying friend |
Teresa Schreiber Werth |
SSAA a cappella, div. |
MA |
https://www.seafarerpress.com/sites/seafarerpress.advantagelabs.com/files/samples/recording-you_were_meant_for_this.mp3 |
