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Title	Poet/Lyricist	Instrumentation	Level	Listen
You were meant for this: 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
Three Inventions Three imaginative “inventions” – mechanical, optical and subatomic		Piano duo (2 pianos)	A	https://www.seafarerpress.com/sites/seafarerpress.advantagelabs.com/files/samples/three_inventions_2_prism.mp3
Strong Braid A rhapsodic salute to Faith's invaluable companions: Science and Reason	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-5-strong_braid.mp3
So Many Corners Seven songs of longing, loss and love	Rose Ausländer	Soprano, piano OR Soprano, orchestra	A
Sing Me Awake Both lament and rhapsody, a meditation on our return to life after grief and loss	Gregory Orr	SATB, piano, and string quartet OR string orchestra	MA
Shelter This Candle Evocative vocal effects creating a world of utter darkness and dazzling light	Edna St. Vincent Millay	SATB, oboe, horn, cello, harp	A
Quickening An intimate toccata evoking the deep stirrings of new life		Prepared piano solo	M
Off the Page (Score + mp3s) Nine Improvisations for String Players and other Adventurous People		Available in all string, woodwind and brass keys	Various
Maji Capturing the fluidity, sparkle and winding path of water		Orchestra	M	https://www.seafarerpress.com/sites/seafarerpress.advantagelabs.com/files/samples/maji.mp3
Jump! A sonic experience of jumping, falling, and flying	Ray Bradbury	SSA, narrator, string quartet	M	https://www.seafarerpress.com/sites/seafarerpress.advantagelabs.com/files/samples/jump.mp3
Fractals Five musical miniatures inspired by the infinite variety of fractals		Bassoon, piano	A
Even a Fist Was Once an Open Palm A powerful setting of an Israeli poet’s longing for peace	Yehuda Amichai	SATB a cappella	A	https://www.seafarerpress.com/sites/seafarerpress.advantagelabs.com/files/works_variant_audio_files/even_a_fist_was_once_an_open_palm.mp3
Bells in Winter A fanfare for brass and bells		Brass choir, timpani, & 3 percussionists	M	https://www.seafarerpress.com/sites/seafarerpress.advantagelabs.com/files/samples/bells_in_winter.mp3
Autumn Accumulations A virtuosic tone poem which really “stacks up”		Piano solo	A	https://www.seafarerpress.com/sites/seafarerpress.advantagelabs.com/files/samples/autumn_accumulations.mp3
April Rain Song A little sleep-song, sung to the cadence of a gentle rain	Langston Hughes	SATB a cappella	MA	https://www.seafarerpress.com/sites/seafarerpress.advantagelabs.com/files/samples/april_rain_song.mp3
A Perfect Circle		Handbell choir	MA	https://www.seafarerpress.com/sites/seafarerpress.advantagelabs.com/files/works_variant_audio_files/recording-a-perfect-circle.mp3

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