This is an evocative, folk-like setting of Yeats' poem 'The Lake Isle of Innisfree.' The modal vocal writing is both simple and sophisticated and always expressive of the yearning in Yeats' words.
This enduring gospel favorite is set with a straight-forward first verse and chorus. The next two verses combine traditional bluegrass vocal style with counterpoint and fugue, resulting in a crescendo...
Brightest and Best' is a lively arrangement for TTBB chorus and piano of the sturdy American Hymn tune 'Star in the East'. A banjo-inspired piano accompaniment provides sparks while the tune is presen...
Dies ist eine aufregende Bearbeitung für zwei Chorstimmen a cappella eines traditionellen amerikanischen Volksliedes. Dabei kann der Gesang optional mit Handklatschen und Bodypercussion begleitet werd...
This folk song arrangement expresses the dispersed Jewish community's hope for reunion 'next year in Jerusalem.” It is comprised of two distinct sections: a newly-composed, sorrowful theme, express...
Now for treble choir! Inspired by the Joseph Jennings arrangement of this same tune for Chanticleer, Shawn combines the five syllable 'Halleluia' with the timeless melody of the old spiritual. A true...
Simple, soaring descants, countermelodies, and rich harmonic textures provide a symphonic breadth to this second movement of 'Heavenly Home: Three American Songs' that encompasses the full, four-octav...
This amazing work, premiered by the Los Angeles Master Chorale, Grant Gershon, director, is a contrast of homophonic refrains against polyphonic verses. Beginning with the austere Sacred Harp tune 'He...
Inspiriert von einem Arrangement des gleichen Stückes durch Joseph Jennings für Chanticleer, kombiniert Shawn Kirchner hier die fünf Silben des 'Halleluia' mit der zeitlosten Melodie des alten Spiritu...