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When Hearts Overflow By Amy Gordon
When Hearts Overflow, commissioned by Kelly Ann Self and the Orange Coast College Chorale, sets the beautiful poem by Kelly Ann Self. The text is a reminder that we can overcome pain and hardship if we unite, both figuratively and literally, in singing. The musical texture alternates between…
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Ruminations And Affirmations
Ruminations & Affirmations was commissioned by Jackson Thomas for a culminating doctoral study at the University of Kansas centered on the pedagogy of minimalist vocal techniques. The piece is inspired by elements of Minimalism, as well as the composer's personal experiences with anxiety and OCD...
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I Celebrate Life (SATB Version)
I Celebrate Life (the second and last movement of the Light Cycle suite), commissioned by Jennifer Gaderlund for the Graham Middle School Choirs, sets the beautiful poem by Rhoda Gordon, the composer’s late grandmother, for SATB (orig. SSA) Choir and Piano. The piece opens with an excited yet...
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In Times Of Stasis
PROGRAM NOTE: The music and lyrics of Songs of Hope in Strange Times: In Times of Stasis was written during the COVID-19 global pandemic of 2020-onwards and was commissioned by Westminster High School, directed by Kelly Ann Self. The overall song cycle is five movements long, with each movement...
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In Dulci Jubilo
This up-tempo arrangement of In Dulci Jubilo, commissioned by the Arlington Master Chorale, directed by Randy Jordan, features a modern reharmonization of this beloved carol. The choir is partnered with a colorfully orchestrated Piano and Solo Cello accompaniment. The melody is passed between the...
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Joy To The World
This up-tempo arrangement of Joy to the World, commissioned by Jonathan Bautista and dedicated to Nova Vocal Ensemble, features lively rhythms, playful dialogue between the voices, and a fresh reharmonization of this beloved carol. Most of the melodic, rhythmic, and motivic counterpoint is…
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Alleluia
Alleluia is part of the sacred mass tradition and is associated with praise and acclamations. This modern setting of the Alleluia text, which was commissioned by Choral Arts Initiative for the 2019 PREMIERE|Project Festival, opens with a fanfare-like piano solo. The choir then enters and slowly...
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I'm Still Here
I’m Still Here, the sixth poem from Ocean Poems, sets the beautiful poem of the same name by Jonathan Talberg, Director of Choral, Vocal, & Opera Studies at California State University, Long Beach. The poem is dedicated to Al Talberg (1928-2018), Dr. Talberg’s father. The piece opens with an...
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When We're Gone 10,000 Years
When We’re Gone 10,000 Years from Ocean Poems sets the beautiful poem of the same name by Jonathan Talberg, Director of Choral, Vocal, & Opera Studies at California State University, Long Beach. This piece uses hocket-like interplay between the vocal parts and metric displacement to create…
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Sub Tuum Praesidium
Sub Tuum Praesidium is the sacred text of the oldest known Christian hymn about the Virgin Mary. This setting features modern techniques, such as chromatic mediants and polymodal textures. This piece would fit well into any Mass, sacred concert, or worship service. Sub Tuum Praesidium won the…
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Light In The Darkness
Light in the Darkness, commissioned by and dedicated to Dr. Mary Breden, sets the Christmas poem “Light in the Darkness” by poet Norval Clyne (1817-1888). The bright and bell-like piano accompaniment, although sometimes also quiet and pensive, reflects the simultaneous darkness of winter and the...
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Lotus Flower
Lotus Flower, commissioned by Ruth Ballenger and dedicated to The Ramona Convent Secondary School Chamber Singers, sets the beautiful poem by Analisa Vanegas (Ramona Convent Secondary School, ’18) for SA Choir and Piano. The use of body percussion and rhythmic vocal lines bring out the anthemic...
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We Three Kings
We Three Kings is a traditional Christmas Carol telling the story of three Magi who followed a star to Bethlehem, leading them to the infant Jesus. This arrangement, commissioned by Jonathan Bautista and dedicated to Nova Vocal Ensemble, features a modern reharmonization and an original motive...
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Two Friends
Two Friends is the first movement from Amy Gordon's choral song cycle "As Time Stops To Rest". The text, written by Susan Jordan, describes the peace of two friends losing track of time as they sit beside the ocean together. World premiere: 8/26/17 in Palos Verdes, CA Composer: Amy Gordon Text:...
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Storm's End
Storm's End is the second movement from Amy Gordon's choral song cycle "As Time Stops To Rest". The text, written by Susan Jordan, begins with a violent storm raging across a bliss field. After the storm has passed, there is a sense of overwhelming peace that sometimes follows an intense loss or...
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Magic
Magic is the third and final movement from Amy Gordon's choral song cycle "As Time Stops To Rest". The text, written by Susan Jordan, describes how the narrator sometimes touches the spirit kingdom that "lives forever close and forever strong". The narrator explains how the close encounters are...
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Nurse's Song
Nurse's Song (Songs of Innocence), commissioned by Jennifer Gaderlund and dedicated to The Graham Middle School Vocal Ensemble, sets the poignant poem by William Blake from his set of poems "Songs of Innocence and Experience". Conductor: Jennifer Gaderlund Choir: The Graham Middle School Vocal...
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What Child is This
What Child Is This? is a traditional English Christmas Carol composed in the 1800s. This arrangement, commissioned by Jonathan Bautista and dedicated to Nova Vocal Ensemble, fuses the melody and lyrics of What Child is This with motives and harmonies found in Carol of the Bells, a Ukrainian…
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The Skye Boat Song - performed by Nova Vocal Ensemble
"The Skye Boat Song" was arranged by Amy Gordon and performed by Nova Vocal Ensemble, led by Jonathan Bautista. "The Skye Boat Song" is a Scottish folk tune telling the story of how Prince Charlie escaped after a defeat in battle by disguising himself as a server maid and sailing away on a boat…
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A Boat Beneath A Sunny Sky
My setting of the Lewis Carroll poem "A Boat Beneath A Sunny Sky", which ends his famous book Alice in Wonderland. The first letter of every line of the poem spells out the name Alice Pleasance Liddell, upon whom Alice in Wonderland is based and to whom Lewis Carroll was(scandalously)close....
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A sample of my choral compositions.
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