Songbird

Ramsey's characterization of the fairy's monologue from A Midsummer Night's Dream is both fun and imaginative, with rhythmic fluidity, a driving piano part, and clever accentuation perfectly complemen...

Reginal Wright's emotional and uplifting Crossroad sets Robert Frost's well-known poem 'The road not taken'. A twinkling piano accompaniment supports the voices, and the optional violin duet floats ab...

This delicate, spring-like poem, by Kevin Crossley-Holland, is an affectionate salutation to a newborn babe. After a hushed introduction of whispered welcomes, the voices burst into a dance-like song...

A celebration of Oxford's popular Songbird series, this collection of nine original works for upper voices in two, three, and four parts meets the need for fresh concert repertoire for youth and women...

Grow is a warm and heartfelt setting of words by the composer that celebrate human personal growth, comparing this to the season change from winter to spring. A rocking piano part underpins the eminen...

This work for upper voices with a text by the composer was inspired by members of the Radcliffe Ladies' Choir and their motto 'friendship through singing'. The lilting vocal lines are subtly underpinn...

Setting a tender poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson, this lullaby is full of sweet and recurring melodies that rock gently in 6/8 time. The vocal lines are well supported by a twinkling piano part and comb...

This uplifting piece sets a text inspired by Julian of Norwich, with additions by the composer. Quartel's intertwining vocal lines are beautifully combined with a soaring violin part and flowing piano...

Like the original version for SATB voices, this upper-voice arrangement of Wide Open Spaces reflects on the journeys and adventures to be found in the wide opens spaces within ourselves and in the wor...

Refuge sets a powerful Sara Teasdale poem by the same name, which perfectly captures the healing power of singing: 'For with my singing I can make a refuge for my spirit's sake, A house of shining wor...

Setting a text by Elizabeth Barratt Browning, this thoughtful and evocative piece compares a dying relationship with the changing of the seasons from summer to winter, which McGlade skilfully reflects...

With lyrics by the composer, Come Alive explores the scientific notion that energy never dies, but instead transforms into or transfers to something new. The text calls us to renew our connection to n...

The Compass uses evocative imagery and metaphor to describe how feelings of being lost and adrift can be assuaged by journeying towards self-acceptance and positive change. A characterful four-note mo...

In this captivating piece Mahler explores feelings of doubt and insecurity, employing the compelling metaphor of the tide and asking searching questions in a quest for existential meaning. Bewitching...

Questa è una vibrante ambientazione di una poesia di George Parsons Lathrop che descrive come la musica sia alla base di tutta la vita terrena. Una parte pianistica attiva fornisce un sottofondo energ...

Down the Silver Road è un'ambientazione confortante ed edificante della poesia To F.W. di Edith Franklin Wyatt, che descrive la gioia di invecchiare con un compagno. È stato presentato in anteprima da...

Our Voice sets the poem 'Murmuration' by contemporary poet Eleanor Stewart-Pointing, which explores the relationship between the human voice and the sounds and music of the natural world. The piano wr...

In this beautiful setting of words by the composer, based on a quote by Brian Palmer, singers are encouraged to listen to the sounds and people around them in order to learn and grow: 'one act of love...

Setting words by Chief Dan George, this optimistic work reminds us that there is still beauty to be found in times of trouble and that difficult days will not last forever. Quartel's sensitive setting...

This uplifting work by American composer Reginal Wright sets a text by the nineteenth-century poet Arthur O'Shaughnessy. The powerful words are sung to a memorable melody embellished with syncopation...

This setting of Langston Hughes's poem In time of silver rain uses uplifting melodies and a supportive piano accompaniment featuring oscillating semiquavers and broken chords. The solo cello carries a...

Commissioned by the English Montreal School Board Chorale for its 40th anniversary, Be like the bird sets an English translation of a text by Victor Hugo. Quartel uses lyrical melodies and rising sequ...

In this poignant ballad Toby Young has set an adaptation of Emily Dickinson's poem My Letter to the World to heartfelt melodies with a pop-style piano accompaniment. The song reflects on the pain of b...

This engaging, upbeat work sets a text by the Malaysian singer Bihzhu celebrating the collective excitement in exploring the unknown. Fly! features a contemporary, pop-inspired melody and a fun, synco...

This optimistic piece is characterized by catchy, singable melodies and a syncopated rhythmic drive in the vocal and piano writing. Wong employs a variety of textures to bring the setting to life, inc...