Title | Poet / Lyricist |
Voicing / Instrumentation![]() |
Level | Listen |
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No One Gets A ProgramA sassy take on a wise old saying |
Dutch proverb / Elizabeth Alexander |
2 medium voices, piano |
M | https://www.seafarerpress.com/sites/seafarerpress.advantagelabs.com/files/samples/recording-no_one_gets_a_program..mp3 |
No Other People's ChildrenA song of reconciliation which affirms the belovedness of all people |
Elizabeth Alexander |
FLEXIBLE VOICING: |
E | https://www.seafarerpress.com/sites/seafarerpress.advantagelabs.com/files/works_variant_audio_files/recording-no_other_peoples_children.mp3 |
A Garret of Old PlaythingsFive Carl Sandburg songs, full of wistfulness, gumption and glee |
Carl Sandburg |
High voice, piano |
MA | |
Nature Creature (musical score)Songs on the beauty and complexity of being alive |
Lyon ~ Ignatow ~ Moore ~ Ammons ~ Erdrich ~ White ~ Hafiz |
Low voice, piano, cello (opt.) |
MA | https://www.seafarerpress.com/sites/seafarerpress.advantagelabs.com/files/recording-tree_song-mackenzie_ultan_alexander.mp3 |
The Meadow Doesn’t Know About the Stock MarketA sparkling tribute to the meadow's timeless wisdom |
George Ella Lyon |
low voice, piano, optional cello |
M | https://www.seafarerpress.com/sites/seafarerpress.advantagelabs.com/files/Track%202%20-%20The%20Meadow%20Doesnt%20Know%20About%20the%20Stock%20Market%20%28excerpt%29.mp3 |
A Love Like That (individual song)A tender ballad of unconditional love |
Hafiz / Daniel Ladinsky |
Low voice, piano |
M | |
GraceA reflection on the mystery and bounty of grace |
Elizabeth Alexander |
Low voice, piano |
ME | https://www.seafarerpress.com/sites/seafarerpress.advantagelabs.com/files/works_variant_audio_files/recording-grace_low_voice.mp3 |
A Love Like That: Songs of Unconditional LoveFive songs embodying generosity, grace and awe |
Silsbee ~ Emerson ~ Hafiz ~ Alexander ~ White |
Low voice |
Various | |
This is What Democracy Looks LikeA rally-ready protest song licensed through Creative Commons |
Elizabeth Alexander |
Unison voices |
E | https://www.seafarerpress.com/sites/seafarerpress.advantagelabs.com/files/works_variant_audio_files/recording-this_is_what_democracy_looks_like.mp3 |
* Nature Creature (CD/mp3)Songs on being alive in this world, with all its beauty and complexity |
Lyon ~ Ignatow ~ Moore ~ Ammons ~ Erdrich ~ White ~ Hafiz |
Voice, cello, piano |
Various | https://www.seafarerpress.com/sites/seafarerpress.advantagelabs.com/files/Track%202%20-%20The%20Meadow%20Doesnt%20Know%20About%20the%20Stock%20Market%20%28excerpt%29.mp3 |
Go Out! (Concert-Length Work)A poetic and feisty tribute to liberal religion and freedom of thought |
Centuries of Strong-Minded People |
A variety of vocal |
Various | https://www.seafarerpress.com/sites/seafarerpress.advantagelabs.com/files/works_variant_audio_files/recording-go_out_0.mp3 |
Oath TakingA passionate and soulful plea for integrity in all things |
Opal Palmer Adisa |
High voice, piano |
M | https://www.seafarerpress.com/sites/seafarerpress.advantagelabs.com/files/samples/oath_taking.mp3 |
I’ll Tell You A Story, then…A pensive journey of discovery, about what it means to be fully human |
Nancy White |
Low voice, piano |
M | https://www.seafarerpress.com/sites/seafarerpress.advantagelabs.com/files/works_variant_audio_files/ill_tell_you_a_story_then_low_voice.mp3 |
Sleep SongMusings on the nature of a sleeping child |
Ann Silsbee |
Low voice, piano |
ME | https://www.seafarerpress.com/sites/seafarerpress.advantagelabs.com/files/works_variant_audio_files/sleep_song_high_voice_1.mp3 |
The Eternal OneA tender portrait of the divine |
Ralph Waldo Emerson |
Low voice, piano |
M | |
Trouble in a Minnesota TownA town's wild descent into madness — and mangoes! |
Neal Bowers |
Low voice, piano |
MA | https://www.seafarerpress.com/sites/seafarerpress.advantagelabs.com/files/samples/trouble_in_a_minnesota_town.mp3 |
The Gospel Isn’t Written In the Bible AloneAn expansive embrace of the sacredness of all creation |
Elizabeth Alexander |
Low voice, piano |
M | |
On the Edge of the WaterAn allegory of life's beauty, transience and continuity |
Elizabeth Alexander |
Low voice, piano |
M | https://www.seafarerpress.com/sites/seafarerpress.advantagelabs.com/files/samples/recording-on_the_edge_of_the_water.mp3 |
Die Gedanken Sind FreiA centuries-old protest song, recast with wit and defiance |
16th c. German protest song / Elizabeth Alexander |
SATB, piano OR |
ME | https://www.seafarerpress.com/sites/seafarerpress.advantagelabs.com/files/works_variant_audio_files/recording-die_gedanken_sind_frei_duet.mp3 |
Even the Stars Will WonderSongs of longing, loss and love |
Rose Ausländer |
Soprano, chamber orchestra |
A | https://www.seafarerpress.com/sites/seafarerpress.advantagelabs.com/files/samples/so_many_corners-movement_3-love.mp3 |
My Aunt Gives Me a Clarinet LessonA spirited musical fantasy for all ages |
Gregory Djanikian |
Soprano, flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano, percussion |
A | https://www.seafarerpress.com/sites/seafarerpress.advantagelabs.com/files/samples/my_aunt_gives_me_a_clarinet_lesson.mp3 |
So Many CornersSeven songs of longing, loss and love |
Rose Ausländer |
Soprano, piano OR |
A | |
Jó!A historic decree of tolerance is celebrated with Eastern European vigor |
Edict of Torda / King John Sigismund III |
SSA choir |
M | |
I Write This Poem Out Of DarknessAn isolated poet offers words of struggle and connection to her imagined readers |
George Ella Lyon |
SSA choir, flute, violin, piano |
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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