Rosthern Junior College WoMen's Choir Christmas Concert December, 2014. Knox United Church, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada Sid Robinovitch is a composer from Winnipeg, Manitoba

"Blue" from Robert Applebaum's "Primary Colors Suite." Text by Susan Cherry. Saturday, march 17, 2018. Mayslake Peabody Estate, Oak Brook, IL.

Traditional Christmas carol arranged by Edgar Pettman perforMed by the dwsChorale 1 I saw a maiden sitten and sing: She lulled a child, a sweete Lording. Lullay, lullay, my dear son, my sweeting. Lullay, lullay, my dear heart, my own dear darling....  moreTraditional Christmas carol arranged by Edgar Pettman perforMed by the dwsChorale 1 I saw a maiden sitten and sing: She lulled a child, a sweete Lording. Lullay, lullay, my dear son, my sweeting. Lullay, lullay, my dear heart, my own dear darling. 2 This very Lord he made alle thing: Of lordes the Lord, of kinges the King. 3 There was mickle Melody at that childes birth: And all in heaven's bliss, they made mickle mirth. 4 Angels sang that night and saiden to that child: Now blest be thou and she, both Meek and mild. 5 Pray we to that child and to that mother dear, His blessing to them that maken now cheer.  less

Esibizione della Corale Polifonica di Arsoli nella chiesa di S.BartoloMeo il 26 Dicembre 2011 nella manifestazione A Christmas Carol 2011 in collaborazione con il coro Allegre Note di Arsoli

A powerful declaration for freedom and equality, Rich Campbell’s “Border” is angular, emotional, and desperate. The Text draws from (and paraphrases) several sources: contemporary Media, Emma Lazarus’ “The New Colossus,” the Bible’s Matthew 25:31-40, curr...  moreA powerful declaration for freedom and equality, Rich Campbell’s “Border” is angular, emotional, and desperate. The Text draws from (and paraphrases) several sources: contemporary Media, Emma Lazarus’ “The New Colossus,” the Bible’s Matthew 25:31-40, currency, and others. The changing Meters of “Border” fill the work with an up-tempo, rhythmic energy that propels it forward. Campbell’s piece hardly relents, even as the pace slows this work presses forward with a colorful and often modal harmonic language. “Border” is a call for justice, empathy and compassion, a summons to our collective conscience.  less

The second of three settings of Text from the Odes of Solomon. The Odes of Solomon are believed to have been written around the year 100 A.D., and include strong parallels to the Dead Sea Scrolls. Scholars have debated whether the Odes should be consi...  moreThe second of three settings of Text from the Odes of Solomon. The Odes of Solomon are believed to have been written around the year 100 A.D., and include strong parallels to the Dead Sea Scrolls. Scholars have debated whether the Odes should be considered Jewish, Christian or Gnostic, and whether they were first written in Greek, Hebrew or Syriac. Early Christian writings refer to and quote from them. A Syriac manuscript containing the Text of most of the Odes was discovered in 1909 by the English scholar J. Rendel Harris, and other partial Texts in various languages have also been found. There are 42 Odes. SoMe fragMents are still missing from Odes I and III, and no part of Ode II has yet been found. For these choral settings, I selected Text from four of the Odes of Solomon which I found particularly compelling. The anonymous translation I have used coMes from The Gnostic Society Library.  less

The third of three settings of Text from the Odes of Solomon. The Odes of Solomon are believed to have been written around the year 100 A.D., and include strong parallels to the Dead Sea Scrolls. Scholars have debated whether the Odes should be consid...  moreThe third of three settings of Text from the Odes of Solomon. The Odes of Solomon are believed to have been written around the year 100 A.D., and include strong parallels to the Dead Sea Scrolls. Scholars have debated whether the Odes should be considered Jewish, Christian or Gnostic, and whether they were first written in Greek, Hebrew or Syriac. Early Christian writings refer to and quote from them. A Syriac manuscript containing the Text of most of the Odes was discovered in 1909 by the English scholar J. Rendel Harris, and other partial Texts in various languages have also been found. There are 42 Odes. SoMe fragMents are still missing from Odes I and III, and no part of Ode II has yet been found. For these choral settings, I selected Text from four of the Odes of Solomon which I found particularly compelling. The anonymous translation I have used coMes from The Gnostic Society Library.  less

Aestas Vocis performs the renowned Durufle's surreal and MesMerizing arrangeMent of the Latin Text. PerforMed at their sumMer concert, "Songs of Faith and Love," at Westminster Presbyterian Church, Munster, IN.

"Spirited Light" by Jake Runestad. Text by Hildegard von Bingen translated into English.

“The Wind” was commissioned by the Organization of AMerican Kodály Educators as a result of Rich Campbell winning the Ruth Boshkoff Composition Prize. The Text is from Robert Louis Stevenson’s 1885 A Child’s Garden of Verses. The choir begins by emulating...  more“The Wind” was commissioned by the Organization of AMerican Kodály Educators as a result of Rich Campbell winning the Ruth Boshkoff Composition Prize. The Text is from Robert Louis Stevenson’s 1885 A Child’s Garden of Verses. The choir begins by emulating the sound of the wind, and then sings directly to the wind, describing the many things the wind does while questioning just who or what the wind is. The piece, inspired by Kodály’s philosophy, develops a folk-like Melody in a modern conText. The rhythmic piano accompaniMent keeps the piece bouncing brightly until its exciting conclusion. Premiere performance by the 2016 OAKE National Children's Choir, Elizabeth Núñez, director. The Wind by Robert Louis Stevenson I saw you toss the kites on high And blow the birds about the sky; And all around I heard you pass, Like ladies' skirts across the grass— O wind, a-blowing all day long, O wind, that sings so loud a song! I saw the different things you did, But always you yourself you hid. I felt you...    less