Barlow Bradford's Utah Chamber Artists perform "Give Me the Splendid Silent Sun". Bradford put Walt Whitman's words from Leaves of Grass to music in this choral work. GIVE me the splendid silent sun, with all his beams full-dazzling; Give me juicy a...  moreBarlow Bradford's Utah Chamber Artists perform "Give Me the Splendid Silent Sun". Bradford put Walt Whitman's words from Leaves of Grass to music in this choral work. GIVE me the splendid silent sun, with all his beams full-dazzling; Give me juicy autumnal fruit, ripe and red from the orchard; Give me a field where the unmow'd grass grows; Give me an arbor, give me the trellis'd grape; Give me fresh corn and wheat—give me serene-moving animals, teaching content; Give me nights perfectly quiet, and I looking up at the stars; Give me odorous at sunrise a garden of beautiful flowers, where I can walk undisturb'd; Give me for marriage a sweet-breath'd woman, of whom I should never tire; Give me a perfect child—give me, away, aside from the noise of the world, a rural, domestic life; Give me to warble spontaneous songs, reliev'd, recluse by myself, for my own ears only; Give me solitude—give me Nature—give me again, O Nature, your primal sanities!  less

Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis set to music for six part men's voices choir by David W Solomons www.dwsolo.com All parts performed by Matthew Curtis - www.choraltracks.com The title of this work (Canticula Ursae Minoris/Songs of the Little Bear) comes...  moreMagnificat and Nunc Dimittis set to music for six part men's voices choir by David W Solomons www.dwsolo.com All parts performed by Matthew Curtis - www.choraltracks.com The title of this work (Canticula Ursae Minoris/Songs of the Little Bear) comes from the origin of the melodies: Many years ago I wrote an "Oratorio" based on Winnie the Pooh and gave each character little melodic leitmotifs, sung as "Sing ho for the life of a bear" and "What I say said Eeyore is that it's unsettling" and I have used them for various sections of these Canticles, with Eeyore's little song curiously dominating the Lesser Doxology - Glory be to the Father and to the Son... The work, called Poohratorio of course, is due to be published once AA Milne goes into public domain (2031).  less

World premiere performance by the Volti Choir of San Francisco under the direction of Robert Geary. Do not stand at my grave and weep Music by Robert Paterson / Text by Mary Elizabeth Frye. This is one movement of a three-movement work entitled Ete...  moreWorld premiere performance by the Volti Choir of San Francisco under the direction of Robert Geary. Do not stand at my grave and weep Music by Robert Paterson / Text by Mary Elizabeth Frye. This is one movement of a three-movement work entitled Eternal Reflections, but may be performed as a stand-alone piece. for more information and to order sheet music, please visit www.robpaterson.com.