The music for this setting of Teasdale's poem highlights the tension in the text between the beauty of nature and the violence human beings inflict on themselves. In the closing measures of the piece, the composer restates the opening line of the text to reinforce the cyclical patterns in nature: despite humanity's penchant toward violence, the rain will come and spring will begin again. / Choeur …

Par KNOCKAERT PETER. In difficult times, it?s important to experience a little tenderness. Teneritas (Latin for ?tenderness?) is what the world needs so much more. By expressing tenderness we will come closer to one another and only by understanding each other there will be respect for each other. With the words of the Dalai Lama: ?We need to develop a sense of the oneness of humanity by consideri…

York Höllers Beitrag zur klassischen und auch für Neue Musik bedeutsamen Gattung des Trios für Klarinette, Bratsche und Klavier kam 2014 beim ?Fokus Perspektive Schumann' in der Alten Oper Frankfurt zur Uraufführung mit Mitgliedern des Ensemble Modern. Höller spürt in der schwungvoll mit Fanfarenmotiven und Halbtontrillern anhebenden Komposition einem spezifischen Gestus Robert Schumanns nach. Mit…

Par GOODALL HOWARD. Invictus: A Passion seeks to address one of the most powerful and dramatic of the world’s traditional religious stories through the lens of a diverse, modern world. A variety of texts written or inspired by women form a narrative that describes human suffering and persecution, but also emphasises the human capacity for love and humility in the face of tyranny. These universal m…

The Original First and Second Books including Dowland's Original Lute Tablature. Par DOWLAND JOHN. Considered the greatest lute virtuoso and composer of the English school in the early 17th Century, John Dowland (1563-1626) composed over 80 pieces of solo lute music. His peerless skills as an instrumentalist were hailed by poet Richard Barnfield, who referred to Dowland as one '. . . whose heav'nl…

Version for accompanied SATB Choir. Par ROTH ALEC. A choral work inspired by the photograph of the same name taken from lunar orbit in 1968, considering the positive and negative sides of the human race's mastery and control of the world. The work was commissioned by the UK choir Ex Cathedra for its 40th anniversary, which fell in the same year (1969) as the 40th anniversary of the Moon landing. I…

Inspired by his life-long interest in chant and choral music, Paul Mealor's De profundis pushes the boundaries of the human voice in a style synonymous with Russian orthodox music. In spring 2012 this piece sparked the 'Bass Hunter' competition - a world-wide talent search for the lowest human voice in existence. The note, an 'E' (329 Hertz), is six notes below the lowest note ever written for a c…

Par SMITH PAUL. A beautiful and flowing work for SATB choir, SATB solo quartet and piano, with textures that celebrate love, cherishing our place among the stars. A New World is a musical story across five movements with texts by authors from Cicero and Ovid to George William Russel; from nursery rhymes to war poets. The music and texts link to form a narrative that questions what sort of ‘New Wo…

Par SUZUKI SHINICHI. The first classical Organ method for children, the Suzuki Organ School is based on Dr. Shinichi Suzuki's Mother Tongue Method. The Suzuki Method® of Talent Education is based on Suzuki's view that every child is born with ability, and that people are the product of their environment. According to Suzuki, a world-renowned violinist and teacher, the greatest joy an adult can kno…