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A mercurial musing on music’s mysterious source |
Philip Dacey |
SATB, orchestra |
MA |
https://www.seafarerpress.com/sites/seafarerpress.advantagelabs.com/files/works_variant_audio_files/or_a_musician_0.mp3 |
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Five songs embodying generosity, grace and awe |
Silsbee ~ Emerson ~ Hafiz ~ Alexander ~ White |
Low voice
Medium voice
High voice
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ME - MA |
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Handbell choir
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MA |
https://www.seafarerpress.com/sites/seafarerpress.advantagelabs.com/files/works_variant_audio_files/recording-a-perfect-circle.mp3 |
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A poetic chorale with engaging inner voices and a message of social justice. |
Elizabeth Alexander |
SATB a cappella
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ME |
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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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A canonic setting of a traditional English blessing |
English folk prayer |
2-4 part treble choir
SATB a cappella
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ME |
https://www.seafarerpress.com/sites/seafarerpress.advantagelabs.com/files/samples/recording-alexander-before-the-bread-ssaa.mp3 |
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A meditation on the true meaning of resurrection |
Michael deVernon Boblett |
SATB a cappella OR
SATB, orchestra
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M |
https://www.seafarerpress.com/sites/seafarerpress.advantagelabs.com/files/works_variant_audio_files/blessed_be_the_flower_that_triumphs_satb_a_cappella.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 vibrant "call and response" arrangement of this enduring favorite |
African-American Spiritual |
SA children's choir, soloist, piano
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E |
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An affirmation of the blessedness of all people |
Elizabeth Alexander |
SATB, piano OR
SATB, flute, horn, string quartet |
MA |
https://www.seafarerpress.com/sites/seafarerpress.advantagelabs.com/files/works_variant_audio_files/recording-kindling-3-chosen_people.mp3 |
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St. Cecilia's words to King David after his fall from grace |
Elizabeth Alexander |
SATB a cappella
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MA |
https://www.seafarerpress.com/sites/seafarerpress.advantagelabs.com/files/works_variant_audio_files/create_a_song_once_more.mp3 |
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A feast of old-time gospel offering welcome and acceptance |
Norman V. Naylor |
SATB a cappella
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ME |
https://www.seafarerpress.com/sites/seafarerpress.advantagelabs.com/files/works_variant_audio_files/do_not_leave_your_cares_at_the_door.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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A gutsy celebration of life's rough lessons |
Pesha Gertler |
SSATB, piano
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MA |
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 celebration of new life. |
Sophia Lyon Fahs |
SATB, piano
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MA |
https://www.seafarerpress.com/sites/seafarerpress.advantagelabs.com/files/works_variant_audio_files/for_so_the_children_come.mp3 |
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A rousing song of commission, with an "anti-hellfire-and-brimstone" message |
John Murray (as rendered by Alfred S. Cole) |
SATB, piano
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M |
https://www.seafarerpress.com/sites/seafarerpress.advantagelabs.com/files/works_variant_audio_files/recording-go_out_0.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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A contemplative modal chorale reminiscent of early American hymns |
John Greenleaf Whittier |
SATB a cappella
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ME |
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A new setting of a classic and relevant Christmas lyric |
Theodore Chickering Williams |
SATB, piano
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ME |
https://www.seafarerpress.com/sites/seafarerpress.advantagelabs.com/files/works_variant_audio_files/recording-in-the_lonely_midnight_satb_%26_piano.mp3 |
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Two different a cappella arrangements of a beloved Polish carol |
Polish carol / Elizabeth Alexander |
SSA a cappella
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ME |
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An atmospheric work praising the mystery of Creation |
Richard S. Gilbert |
SATB, violin, piano |
MA |
https://www.seafarerpress.com/sites/seafarerpress.advantagelabs.com/files/samples/into_the_silent_darkness.mp3 |
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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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An ecstatic and introspective cantata embracing six sources of religion for our own time |
Elizabeth Alexander |
SATB, piano OR
SATB, flute, horn, string quartet |
MA |
https://www.seafarerpress.com/sites/seafarerpress.advantagelabs.com/files/works_variant_audio_files/recording-kindling-1-first_touch.mp3 |
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An exuberant setting of a Hindu poet's celebration of the present moment |
Kalidasa |
SATB, organ, orchestral chimes
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M |
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An old-time gospel experience with a vision for our time |
Tony Larsen & Elizabeth Alexander |
SATB, soloists, piano |
M |
https://www.seafarerpress.com/sites/seafarerpress.advantagelabs.com/files/works_variant_audio_files/Love%20is%20the%20Spirit%20of%20this%20Church%20-%20Pacific%20NW%20UU%20Music%20Fest%20-%20Cecelia%20Hayes%20-%20Harper%20recording%20-%20edited.mp3 |
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An ecstatic musical setting of a Psalm Antiphon by Hildegard von Bingen |
Hildegard of Bingen |
SATB a cappella |
M |
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A "roll up your sleeves" embrace of gratitude, work, healing and joy |
Elizabeth Alexander |
S children's choir, SATB, piano, flute (opt.), 2 trumpets (opt.)
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M |
https://www.seafarerpress.com/sites/seafarerpress.advantagelabs.com/files/works_variant_audio_files/may_this_be_a_working_alleluia.mp3 |
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An allegory of life's beauty, transience and continuity |
Elizabeth Alexander |
Low voice, piano
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M |
https://www.seafarerpress.com/sites/seafarerpress.advantagelabs.com/files/samples/recording-on_the_edge_of_the_water.mp3 |
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A warm-hearted affirmation of the divine spark in each child |
Rob Eller-Isaacs & Bill Neely |
SATB a cappella
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ME |
https://www.seafarerpress.com/sites/seafarerpress.advantagelabs.com/files/samples/one_more_redeemer.mp3 |
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An animated retelling of the ancient “loaves and fishes” story…with generosity at its core |
Elizabeth Alexander |
FLEXIBLE VOICING:
2-4 part children's choir, piano
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M |
https://www.seafarerpress.com/sites/seafarerpress.advantagelabs.com/files/works_variant_audio_files/recording-only_a_couple_fishes.mp3 |
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A meditation on darkness, transcendence and hope. |
Denise Levertov |
SATB, piano
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M |
https://www.seafarerpress.com/sites/seafarerpress.advantagelabs.com/files/samples/praise_wet_snow_falling_early.mp3 |
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Ancient and modern invocations of the Holy, filled with reverence, mystery and illumination |
Mozarabic prayer, Hildegard von Bingen, Rob Eller-Isaacs |
SATB |
M |
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A luminous song of wholehearted devotion |
Kabir |
SATB a cappella |
M |
https://www.seafarerpress.com/sites/seafarerpress.advantagelabs.com/files/works_variant_audio_files/Song%20of%20Kabir%20-%20Unity%20Singers%20-%20Ruth%20Palmer.mp3 |
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The canonic "table grace" refrain from Only a Couple Fishes |
Elizabeth Alexander |
FLEXIBLE VOICING:
1-4 part canon OR
4-part chorus
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E |
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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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A tender portrait of the divine |
Ralph Waldo Emerson |
Low voice, piano
Medium voice, piano
High voice, piano
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M |
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A contemplative winter meditation on the Star...which is found beyond fear... |
Sister Peronne Marie Thibert |
SATB a cappella
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M |
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An expansive embrace of the sacredness of all creation |
Elizabeth Alexander |
Low voice, piano
Medium/high voice, piano
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M |
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A reminder of the power of faith to shine through difficult times |
Evelyn K. Dudley |
SATB a cappella
TTBB a cappella
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MA |
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A meditation on the faith of seed-planting |
Elizabeth Alexander |
SATB a cappella
SATB, flute, oboe, piano
SATB, orchestra
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ME |
https://www.seafarerpress.com/sites/seafarerpress.advantagelabs.com/files/works_variant_audio_files/trust_the_seeds_satb_0.mp3 |
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A prayer of thanks, simple and true |
Richard Fewkes |
S (children's choir), SATB, piano
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E |
https://www.seafarerpress.com/sites/seafarerpress.advantagelabs.com/files/samples/we_lift_up_our_hearts.mp3 |
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A tender setting of "A Litany of Remembrance" |
Rabbis Sylvan Kamens / Jack Riemer |
SATB, piano
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M |
https://www.seafarerpress.com/sites/seafarerpress.advantagelabs.com/files/samples/we_remember_them.mp3 |
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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 affirms 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 |
