Stephen Hatfield

This piece is based on a field yell, from the days when the slaves sang as they worked, both to keep the work rolling, and to send each other messages of support and solidarity.

Chant for a Long Day is inspired by two monophonic chants for women, the Mersiyét from Pakistan, and the “waulking songs” from the island of Barra in the Hebrides. The text is a depiction...

Run Children Run is based on a field yell, from the days when the slaves sang as they worked, both to keep the work rolling, and to send each other messages of support and solidarity.

Each movement of this mass incorporates folk melodies from a different country. The moods and the tempi of the originals have been altered; melodies have been unraveled, spliced together and persuaded...

Contains seven Irish and nine Newfoundland folk songs.

In this irresistible Brazilian song setting, vocal lines imitate percussion patterns to create a truly infectious groove.

Nukapianguaq presents Inuit music in a choral setting that remains as faithful as possible to the aesthetics of the original tradition.

There's a certain kind of lousy mood that often comes with a holiday. This piece is in honor of that loust mood.

This piece is known in a variety of melodies and dialects in the Ukranian oral tradition.

The mood and texture of this piece is simple, limpid, and serene: the peace that passes understanding. Every line in every voice, no matter how understated, is of melodic interest and emotional import...

Contains seven Irish and nine Newfoundland folk songs.

Kinderchor oder Frauenchor (SSAA) und Dudelsack oder optionales C oder B Instrument.