Coro femminile con pianoforte

This Spanish folk song is widely known throughout Latin America as a symbol of peace and unity. The text speaks of the myriad of colors found in the rainbow and the sounds of animals set to playful mu...

Frauenchor (SA) und Klavier

Originally collected at Chezzetcook, Nova Scotia, by the well-known Canadian folklorist Helen Creighton, the tune and text of this piece are variants of the popular and ubiquitous “Riddle Song&r...

This well-known Scottish folk song presents the image of a Scottish Pipe band in formal Scottish dress with their tartans, kilts and all. The Bonnie Charlie mentioned in the text is of course a refere...

Based on parts of Genesis, chapter 1, this piece explores the creation of light, day and night, the sun and the moon.

Originally titled Caribbean Sun, the poem captured the exuberance of the poet's childhood in the tropics. The piano sets the scene with an energetic rhythmic figure that is picked up by the voices.

Frauenchor (SSA) und Klavier - englisch

Chorpartitur

The rhythms of Jack Prelutsky's witty text inpired this playful, jazzy setting.

In a Valley Low combines folksongs from American and Finland in a light, melancholy jazz style. The folksongs share the idea of passing through the world and carrying the beauty encountered there in y...

The life of Oglala Sioux holy man Black Elk (1863-1950) spanned the tragic decades of the battle with Custer at the Little Big Horn, the ghost dance, and the massacre at Wounded Knee. In 1930, Nebrask...