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When Poetry Sings Tom Shelton
CHORAL SELECTIONS Title
Composer/Arranger
Voicing
Item Number
Page
Legacy
Sherry Blevins
SAB
02085014
3
The Woods
Randy Jordan
SATB
01437387
19
Thou Art My Lute
Richard Waters
SATB
01437389
32
Find in Me Your Rest
Brent Wells
SATB
01812278
40
There’s a Certain Slant of Light
Emily Dickinson and Patric Vu
SATB
01813810
50
Nothing Gold Can Stay
Patrick Vu
SATB
01837694
62
To the Road
Tom Shelton
SATB
01839010
70
Love Came Down At Christmas
Mina Choi
SATB
01959756
85
Caverns in the Clouds
Shayla Blake
SSA
00160219
94
I carry your heart
David L. Brunner
SSA
01436101
105
In Times of Silver Rain
Andre Thomas
SSA
01812291
113
An Awful Tempest
Jeffrey cobb
SA
01837687
124
Wind Trilogy
Christina Rossetti
SSA
08764634
137
Invitation to Love
Kevin Nicoletti
SSA
08764814
147
90905941
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HMC2825 A CHORAL SERIES
T O M S H E L T O N
Legacy
Sherry Blevins
Legacy Words and Music by
Sherry Blevins
Hinshaw Music 3
SAB and Piano
Legacy
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by Sherry Blevins Here’s to those who came before, Whose sweat and tears stain every floor, Floors where my feet also tread.
Here’s to dreams that started here, They thrived on hope and not on fear. That hope still echoes in these halls.
Here’s to those who paved the way, Who molded lives like molding clay, Who carried our dreams while they gently led, Who carried our dreams.
Here’s to those wanting more Who work even harder than before To find a future that started here, That started right here.
And their legacy will live In every brick and stone; And their legacy will be felt with every beating heart.
And our legacy will live In every brick and stone; And our legacy will be felt with every beating heart.
It will stand the test of time And remind us once again That one day the legacy will be our song.
It will stand the test of time And remind us once again That one day the legacy will be our song.
Composer's Notes It seems apropos that “Legacy” is in Tom Shelton’s choral series because both Tom and I studied music together at UNC-Greensboro and we both had the privilege of being taught and mentored by our dear choral professor, Dr. William Carroll. As many UNC-G students will attest, Dr. Carroll’s legacy lives on in the work he continues to do and in the work of his former students as we aspire to his greatness in our own work whether it is leading and conducting choirs, nurturing emerging composers, or ensuring that the world continues to be supplied with choral music of quality. We owe him a debt of gratitude. William P. Carroll served as Editor for Hinshaw Music for more than two decades, cultivating relationships with leading choral composers worldwide. With vast musical expertise, he has conducted workshops, led honor choirs, and served as an adjudicator. In 2001, he received the Lara Hoggard Award for his outstanding contributions to choral music in North Carolina. Carroll, now Editor Emeritus with the Fred Bock Publishing Group and Professor Emeritus at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro School of Music, previously held positions including Associate Dean and Director of Choral Activities during his 29-year tenure. He holds a Doctorate of Musical Arts from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, along with degrees from Southern Methodist University and Millsaps College. — Sherry Blevins
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Commissioned in celebration of Alexander Graham Middle School’s centennial anniversary Charlotte, North Carolina Christopher Brown, Music Director
Legacy
SAB Chorus and Piano for William Carroll, our teacher, mentor, and friend with love and appreciation
Words and Music by
SHERRY BLEVINS
(ASCAP)
Moderato ( q»ca. 100 )
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S A
Piano
10
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continue pedaling harmonically
Here's to
loco
those
3
5
who came
be - fore,
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3
whose sweat and
3
4
14
tears stain ev' - ry
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S A
B
floor,
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clay,
clay,
Here's to
Here's to
those
those
3
the way,
the way,
who paved
who paved
3
6
tread.
3
who mold - ed lives like mold - ing
3
who mold - ed lives like mold - ing
who car - ried our dreams while they gent - ly
al - so
feet
who car - ried our dreams while they gent - ly
floors where my
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3
led,
led,
3
div.
who car - ried our
3
who car - ried our
loco
3
poco rit.
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S
dreams.
A
dreams.
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B
poco rit.
25
28
3
live
in
live
and
3
7
will
a - cy
will
Their
and
leg - a
a - cy
-
a tempo
leg
stone;
stone.
ry
-
brick
-
their
and
ev'
a tempo
in
live
brick
And
ev' - ry
will
leg
in
cy
28
brick
ev' - ry 3
their
And
dreams.
5
stone.
-
and their
6
leg - a - cy
Leg - a - cy
31
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Their
leg
31
beat - ing
34
will be
felt
with ev' - ry
beat
a
felt
will
stand
heart.
will
with ev' - ry
beat
ev'
felt,
Will
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-
ing heart.
-
ing heart.
-
ry
of
time
and
the test
of
the test
stand
is
It
It
cy
-
34
will be
-
stand
3
the
test
of
re -
3
time
and
re -
time
3
7
37
a
-
gain.
mind us once
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mind
a - gain,
once
37
a - gain,
us
song.
that one day
that one day
song.
leg - a - cy
will be our
will be our
song.
the leg - a - cy
will be our
The
the leg - a - cy
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41
9
Here's to
Here's to
8
45
Here's to dreams
dreams
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here.
ech - oes
in
these
halls.
ed
-
that hope still
fear;
that hope still
fear;
that hope still
Ah,
ed
48
48
here.
-
that start
45
start - ed
here.
dreams
that
that start
3
They thrived on
3
They thrived on
hope and
not
in
hope and
not
in
ech - oes
in
these
halls.
halls.
ech - oes
10
in
these
9
51
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Here's
to
hard - er
hard - er
than
than
than
be - fore
be - fore
be - fore
ev - en
who work
more
3
to find
3
to find
a
3
to find
a
11
a
ev - en
- ing
ev - en
who work
want
more
those
who work
3
- ing
want
those
hard - er
54
to
Here's
51
fu - ture
fu
fu - ture
-
that start
3
3
3
-
ed
that start
-
ed
ture that start
-
ed
10
here,
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here,
here,
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60
leg
60
that start - ed
-
-
Our
a tempo
will
a - cy
will
-
right
right
a
here.
here.
poco rit.
and
live
in
ev - ry
brick
in
ev - ry
brick
will
live
in
ev'
-
ry
cy
12
3
3
3
And our
And our
live
-
a - cy
leg
3
3
that start - ed
here.
3
that start - ed
right
3
loco
a tempo
leg
57
poco rit.
and
11
63
stone;
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brick
and
and our
stone.
66
beat
beat
ev'
-
Our
will be
felt
with ev' - ry
will be
leg - a
It
will
stand
ry
It
beat - ing
heart.
13
will
stand
cy
felt
-
ing heart.
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ing heart.
-
leg - a - cy
Leg - a - cy
stone.
63
with ev' - ry
felt,
is
the test
Will
of
the test
of
stand
the
12
3
time
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time
and
of
day
day
and
time
The
72
once
a
3
-
a
us
-
gain,
gain,
-
gain.
-
a
once
the leg - a
us
re - mind
72
re - mind
3
test
69
69
cy
will
be
our
song.
-
cy
will
be
our
song.
leg - a
-
cy
will
be
our
song.
14
that one
that one
the leg - a
75
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13
That one day
79
a tempo
Ah,
And our
leg
leg - a - cy
song.
will be our
song.
a tempo
a - cy
Our
will be our
leg - a
15
live
-
cy
3
in
ev - ry
will
live
3
song.
will
-
will be our
The
the leg - a - cy
the leg - a - cy
that one day
79
rit.
rit.
brick
and
ev'
-
ry
brick
and
14
83
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stone;
stone;
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87
heart
beat
87
and
- ing
stone.
It
Our
Our
will be felt
leg - a
leg - a
will
-
cy
cy
is
is
Ah,
-
with ev' - ry
stand
the test
Will
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stand
beat - ing hearts.
felt,
felt,
ev'
-
heart.
and our leg - a - cy
brick
of
time
the
test
with
ev' - ry
ry
3
and
and
of
time
re 3
re -
3
15
90
a
-
gain.
mind us once
a - gain,
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once
90
a - gain,
mind us once
that one day
song.
song.
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rit.
song.
that one day
rit.
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the leg - a - cy
will be our
the leg - a - cy
will be our
leg - a - cy
will be our
The
One
day
the leg - a
One
day
the leg - a
-
One
day
the leg - a
-
slowly
slowly
for rehearsal only
-
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98
cy
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cy
102
our
song.
will
be
our
song.
will
be
our
song.
rit.
rit.
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HMC2727
The Woods
Randy Jordan
SATB, divisi, Piano, Opt. Cello
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A CHORAL SERIES
W I L L I A M P. C A R R O L L
The Woods (Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening) Music by
Randy Jordan Text by
Robert Frost
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Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening by Robert Frost (1874 - 1963)
Whose woods these are I think I know. His house is in the village though; He will not see me stopping here To watch his woods fill up with snow. My little horse must think it queer To stop without a farmhouse near Between the woods and frozen lake The darkest evening of the year. He gives his harness bells a shake To ask if there is some mistake. The only other sound's the sweep Of easy wind and downy flake. The woods are lovely, dark and deep. But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep, And miles to go before I sleep.
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Composer's Notes On January 1, 2019, CBS Evening News announced that Robert Frost’s poem Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening had become public domain and that it would now be available for anyone to use on t-shirts, coffee mugs, and for composers to set to music. I immediately went to the piano and wrote the last six measures of this piece, “and miles to go before I sleep,” then promptly put it away for a few months. The poem is iconic in American literature and always one of my favorites. Steve Hendrix of the Washington Post wrote “The poem, with its moody pondering of mortality, was born in a flash of inspiration midway through Frost’s life of professional acclaim and personal loss. In the summer of 1922, Frost was struggling with a long poem at his home in Vermont. He had been working all night in the kitchen, frustrated and thwarted. He crumpled up his efforts and went out onto the porch in time to see the first glow of dawn. Somehow, the sunrise of a dry summer morning evoked in his tired writer’s mind the evening of a snowy winter’s day. Almost a “hallucination,” he would say later. He turned back to his pen and one of the century’s great poems was born “without strain” in Frost’s words. In 20 minutes, he had drafted the whole thing. Extreme, shocking simplicity, that’s where Frost was at his greatest.” It wasn’t until late summer of that year that I finally went through my own struggles of setting this great poem to music, often wondering how to do it justice. My intentions were to create the scene in one’s mind of the snowy day, the horse shaking his harness bells, the gently falling snow, all culminating with the awe of the beauty of the forest and of the moment. Having that in mind, in preparation for performance, do not be afraid to interpret tempos, dynamics, and intensity with a great amount of flexibility! Rubato, dynamic contrast, tone differentiation, and emotional content are your friends here. Stretch them to their limits. Strive to create the image that Robert Frost so masterfully created. —Randy Jordan
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Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening for the Arlington Master Chorale (August 11, 2019)
The Woods
(Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening) SATB, divisi with Piano and Optional Cello*
Text by
ROBERT FROST (1923)
Poco rubato, espressivo ( h»60 )
connected
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Piano
S
Cello
B
5
9
A T
Oo,
Oo,
Oo, Oo,
9
oo,
oo,
oo,
oo,
Oo
Oo
Oo
oo
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Music by
RANDY JORDAN
sim. pedal throughout
Whose woods these
13
S
are
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16
though;
19
woods
22
I
think
see
fill
up with
snow.
in
the
-
vil
here
stop - ping
me
His house is
He will not
know.
I
lage
to watch his
5
23
6 25 S
A
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T
B
25
28
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see me stop
see me stop see me stop
see
He will not
see
me
stop - ping
here,
me
stop - ping
here,
here,
He will not
see
stop - ping
me
stop - ping
here,
me
He will not
He will not
-
see
see
see
see
ping
-
ping
here
-
ping ping
here here
here
me
He will not
see me stop
here
here,
To watch his
woods
fill
He will not
He will not
fill
woods
He will not
He will not
To watch his
woods
softer
He will not
softer
24
stop - ping
fill
up with
up with
up with
snow
31
snow
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snow,
31
snow,
25
snow,
snow,
on
a tempo
snow.
with poco rit.
snow.
35
with
7
fill
fill
snow.
up with snow.
with
a tempo
fill
woods fill
35
to watch his
poco rit.
snow,
My lit - tle
on
My lit - tle
8 40
horse
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40
horse
near
snow
near
43
on
queer
Be - tween the
and
queer
snow,
fro
-
-
woods and
To
stop with - out
on
fro
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stop with - out
-
zen
zen
ev'
zen
lake
zen
-
ev'
on
-
-
The dark - est
ning
ning
lake
a farm - house
snow,
To
snow,
a farm - house
Be - tween the
fro
fro
woods and
it
it
must think
snow,
43
snow,
snow,
must think
snow,
The dark - est
46
ev'
-
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49
year.
of
the
year.
ev'
-
ning
shake
shake
49
of
the
He gives his
faster
har
To ask
if
To ask
if
har
He gives his
year.
year.
the
of
the
of
faster
46
ning
there
is some
mis
-
there
is some
mis
-
take.
27
ness
bells
a
a
bells
take.
ness
-
-
slower
The on - ly
The on - ly
The on - ly
The on - ly slower
9
10
52
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sweep
oth - er sound's
the
oth - er sound's
sweep
the
oth - er sound's
sweep
the
sweep
oth - er sound's
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55
the
flake.
flake.
y
Of eas - y
wind and down
-
y
Of eas - y
wind and down rit.
-
y
28
-
y
wind and down
-
Of eas - y
flake.
flake.
wind and down
55
Of eas - y
rit.
58 3 accel. and grow in intensity
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S
A
T
B
These woods are
These woods are a tempo
3
These woods are
These woods are
a tempo
64
3
love - ly,
love - ly,
3
29
3
dark
and
dark
and
dark
and
these woods are love - ly,
3
These woods are love - ly,
3
and
molto rit.
These woods are love - ly,
dark
3
These woods are love - ly,
3
3
3
3
3
love - ly,
love - ly,
3
3
3
3
64
3
11
12
68
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deep.
These woods are hushed
deep.
deep.
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Oo,
deep
Oo,
Oo,
Oo,
deep.
love - ly,
love - ly,
dark and
deep.
Oo,
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-
is - es to
Oo,
keep,
Oo,
Oo,
-
is - es to
keep,
But I have prom
dark and
But I have prom
love - ly,
love - ly,
love - ly,
73
deep.
dark and
love - ly
These woods are
dark and
These woods are hushed
love - ly,
hushed
deep.
love - ly,
These woods are
68
hushed
but I have
Oo,
but I have
78
prom - is - es
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keep,
Oo,
Oo,
prom - is - es
to
keep,
slowing to the end
miles
go
be - fore
be
-
fore
miles
be
-
fore
miles
be
and miles to
I
I
sleep,
and
Oo
go
sleep.
I
be - fore I
and miles to
sleep.
31
sleep.
sleep.
13
(sleigh bells ringing in the distance going away)
I
sleep,
fore
molto rit.
-
Oo
slowing to the end
be - fore I
go
Oo
miles to
82
78
82
to
Oo,
molto rit.
niente
niente
niente
niente
niente
HMC2707
Thou Art My Lute
Richard Waters
SATB, a cappella
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A CHORAL SERIES
W I L L I A M P. C A R R O L L
Thou Art My Lute Music by
Richard Waters Text by
Paul Laurence Dunbar
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Thou Art My Lute
by Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872-1906)
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Thou art my lute, by thee I sing,— My being is attuned to thee. Thou settest all my words a-wing, And meltest me to melody. Thou art my life, by thee I live, From thee proceed the joys I know; Sweetheart, thy hand has power to give The meed of love—the cup of woe. Thou art my love, by thee I lead My soul the paths of light along, From vale to vale, from mead to mead, And home it in the hills of song. My song, my soul, my life, my all, Why need I pray or make my plea, Since my petition cannot fall; For I’m already one with thee!
About the Composer: Richard Waters (b. 1973) is Director of Choral Activities, Voice Area Coordinator, and Professor of Music at Eastern Kentucky University, where he directs the university’s choral ensembles, teaches courses in conducting and choral literature, and oversees the graduate choral conducting program. Choirs under his direction have toured nationally and internationally, and have been invited to perform at several state and regional music conferences. His compositions have been featured at numerous conferences, festivals, and honor choirs. He holds degrees in music education and choral conducting from James Madison University (BM), the Hartt School of Music (MM), and the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (DMA). For more information, visit: www.richardwaters.net.
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Commissioned by the Paul Laurence Dunbar High School Choir (Lexington, KY), Tiffany Marsh, conductor
Thou Art My Lute SATB Chorus, a cappella
Text by
Music by
PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR
RICHARD WATERS
Con rubato q»60 ( e»120 )
Soprano
## 4 p & 4 œ.
œ œ œ. j œ œ œ
## 4 p & 4 œ. Oo
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Alto
j œ ˙
# # 4 wp V 4
Oo
Tenor
p œ œ
Oo
Bass
? # # 44
œ œ
œ
œ
(for rehearsal only)
? # # 44 e» e
# & # 68 œ 5
wœ œ
j œ œ
˙
w œ
˙
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Piano
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˙. ˙
Oo
# & # 44 œ .
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œ
j œ
j œœ. œ œ ˙˙ ˙˙ .
98 œ œ œ œ.
art
my lute,
by
art
# V # 68 œ
my lute,
art
j œ œ
by
98 œ œ œ œ.
? # # 68 œ
my lute,
œ
my lute,
œ J
thee
art
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by
by
j œœ œœ J
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j œ œœ J
# & # 68 œ
# e» e & # 68 œ ? # # 68 œœ 5
HMC2707
j œ œ
j œ
œ J
thee
I sing,
thee
I sing,
98 ˙ .
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˙
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43 œœ
Œ
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Composer note:
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In the fall of 2022, a member of the Brigham Young University Concert Choir died by suicide after a prolonged battle with mental illness. Shortly before his death, the young man authored a poem which forms the basis for this piece. His words ask the question: has God left us adrift and alone as we journey through this life? He then answers that query with the reassurance that just as God will provide for the sparrow, he will surely provide rest for us as well. “Find in Me Your Rest” is a musical setting of this beautiful poem, composed as an offering of hope for those who may be struggling with the weight of depression, anxiety, or other mental health challenges.
Find In Me Your Rest
(Original title: “His Eye Is on the Sparrow”) by Zachary Mongie, adapted by Brent Wells
Did God make woman, child, and man but didst not make them homes? Hens have their coops, sheep have their folds, are we then, left alone? Yet found within His Testaments the Lord himself declares: “the sparrow’s house, the swallow’s roost, her young she may keep there.” His voice is calm, a golden song; the voice I long to hear. Lo, from His mouth, a phrase flows out, so pure, so true, so clear: “For in that blessed day wherein you find in Me your rest, your brittle bones, your molting wings shall finally find their nest.” Copyright © 2025 Gentry Publications. Administered worldwide by the Fred Bock Publishing Group. All Rights Reserved. Made in U.S.A
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for the Brigham Young University Concert Choir
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HMC2795
Nothing Gold Can Stay
Patrick Vu
SATB divisi, a cappella
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A CHORAL SERIES
B R A N D O N A. B O Y D
Nothing Gold Can Stay Text by
Robert Frost (1874-1963)
Music by
Patrick Vu
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Nothing Gold Can Stay
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Robert Frost (1874-1963)
Nature’s first green is gold, Her hardest hue to hold. Her early leaf’s a flower; But only so an hour. Then leaf subsides to leaf. So Eden sank to grief, So dawn goes down to day. Nothing gold can stay.
Composer's Notes I was one semester into my master’s degree at Texas Tech University when I wrote this piece, and because of that transitional period, composition took a back seat in my life. I had not written much if not anything at all that fall, so while I was traveling in Natchez, Mississippi for a singing gig, I worked on an extremely out of tune piano in the basement of a rectory during any moment of free time. It had recently reached freezing temperatures there and the trees were all barren, so I found Robert Frost's "Nothing Gold Can Stay" fitting for my surroundings. Frost’s short poem is about the transient and fleeting nature of life. Full of simpler textures and beautiful harmonies, the music brings about a somber mood and depicts this fading landscape. – Patrick Vu
About the Composer Patrick Vu (b. 1998) is a Vietnamese-American composer and conductor from Allen, Texas whose music has quickly gained attention across the United States. Patrick was awarded the 2023 ACDA Raymond Brock Prize for Student Composers for his piece “On the Hillside.” He has received commissions and performances from professional organizations including VocalEssence, Chor Leoni, Chorus Austin, Young New Yorkers’ Chorus, Fort Worth Opera, and more. While Patrick remains mostly self-published, his choral music is published by Gentry Publications, Hinshaw Music, Galaxy Music Corporation, Carl Fischer, Hal Leonard, and Alliance Music Publications. In 2022, Patrick graduated with a BM in Music Composition and a BME Vocal Music Education from Texas Christian University. In 2024, Patrick received his MM in Choral Conducting from Texas Tech University. Please visit patrickvu.com for more information!
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Winner of the 2024 Bach Society of Dayton's Young Composers Competition for Dr. Alan Zabriskie
Nothing Gold Can Stay SATB divisi Chorus, a cappella
Text by
ROBERT FROST (1874-1963)
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HMC2790
To the Road
Tom Shelton
SATB and Piano
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A CHORAL SERIES
T O M
To the Road
Text by S H Paul Laurence Dunbar E Music by L Tom Shelton T O N
Hinshaw Music 70
To the Road Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872-1906)
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Cool is the wind, for the summer is waning, Who's for the road?
Sun-flecked and soft, where the dead leaves are raining, Who's for the road?
Knapsack and alpenstock press hand and shoulder, Prick of the brier and roll of the boulder;
This be your lot till the season grow older; Who's for the road?
Up and away in the hush of the morning, Who's for the road?
Vagabond he, all conventions a-scorning, Who's for the road?
Music of warblers so merrily singing,
Draughts from the rill from the roadside up-springing, Nectar of grapes from the vines lowly swinging, These on the road.
Now every house is a hut or a hovel, Come to the road:
Mankind and moles in the dark love to grovel, But to the road.
Throw off the loads that are bending you double; Love is for life, only labor is trouble;
Truce to the town, whose best gift is a bubble: Come to the road!
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About the Composer Tom Shelton is a native of Greensboro, N.C. and a graduate
of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, where he
earned both a Bachelor of Music Education and Master of Music in Choral Conducting. He is Associate Professor and
Chair of the Choral Studies, Music Education, and Sacred
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Music Department at Westminster Choir College. In addition, he is the director of Children's and Youth Choirs at Princeton
United Methodist Church and conducts the Semi-Tones Ensemble with the Princeton Girlchoir Organization.
Professor Shelton has a passion for music education in all areas: church, school and
community. He taught middle school choral music in Winston-Salem/Forsyth County for 18 years. During that time he was selected Teacher of the Year for both Atkins
Middle School and Kernersville Middle School. In 1999 the North Carolina Music
Educators Association presented him with the North Carolina Middle School Music Teacher of the Year award.
Professor Shelton is an active member of the American Choral Directors Association, having served as the National President (2017-2019). Other ACDA leadership positions
have included Southern Division president (2011-2012), National R&S chair for Middle School/Junior High Choirs (2007-2009) and North Carolina president (2005-2007).
Professor Shelton has conducted and adjudicated choral festivals, as well as presented workshops in 21 states as well as Hong Kong; Minsk, Belarus; Jakarta, Indonesia;
and Sri Lanka. He has conducted Choral Festivals in Carnegie Hall; Honor Choirs for the Central Division ACDA and Southern Division ACDA; as well as All State and
Festival Choirs throughout the United States. Professor Shelton is the Series Director for the Music for Young Voices Series with GIA Publications and has over 60
compositions published by Choristers Guild, Colla Voce Music, G. Schirmer, Galaxy, GIA Publications, Growing in Grace Curriculum, Heritage Music Press, Hinshaw Music, Musicspoke.com, Santa Barbara Music Press, and Walton Music. For more information: tomsheltonmusic.com
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Commissioned by the Heartland Youth Choir for the 2022 Meet the Composer Festival, Des Moines, Iowa
To the Road
SATB Chorus and Piano
Text by
Music by
PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR
With abandonment ( q.»56 )
(1872-1906)
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Piano
S
A
S A
T B
3
TOM SHELTON
for the sum - mer is wan - ing,
Cool is the wind,
for the sum - mer is wan - ing,
Cool is the wind,
5
Who's
HMC2790
the road?
Who's
for
the road?
the road?
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for
for
Who's
Sun-flecked and soft, where the dead leaves are rain-ing,
5
the road?
Sun-flecked and soft, where the dead leaves are rain-ing,
for
Who's
3
4
7
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Knap - sack and al - pen - stock press hand and shoul - der,
7
9
This
be your lot
til the sea - son grow old - er;
This
be your lot
til the sea - son grow old - er;
9
11
Who's for
the
Who's for
the
road?
road?
Prick of the bri - er and roll of the boul- der;
11
74
14
S
A
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T
B
Up and a
Up and a - way
-
way,
for
the road?
Who's
for
the road?
all con - ven - tions a - scorn - ing,
Vag - a - bond he,
all con - ven - tions a - scorn - ing,
for
75
the road?
Who's
the road?
for
Who's
Vag - a - bond he,
16
Who's
16
morn - ing,
of the morn - ing,
in the hush of the
14
5
6
18
Mu
sic
so merr - i - ly sing - ing,
Mu
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-
-
so merr - i - ly sing - ing,
sic
Mu - sic of war -blers so mer - ri - ly sing - ing,
Draughts
Nec - tar
of grapes
rill
rill
from the vines low - ly swing - ing,
Nec - tar
of grapes
from the vines low - ly swing - ing,
Nec - tar
of grapes
from the vines low - ly swing - ing,
Nec - tar
of grapes
from the vines low - ly swing - ing,
20
Draughts from the rill from the road - side up - spring - ing,
Draughts
20
Draughts from the rill from the road - side up - spring - ing,
Mu - sic of war -blers so mer - ri - ly sing - ing,
18
76
road - side up - spring - ing,
road - side up - spring - ing,
22
S A
These on the
T B
These on the
road.
road.
Now ev - 'ry house is a hut or a hov - el,
q.»38
25
to
77
But
the road:
to
Man-kind and moles in the dark love to grov-el,
27
Come
27
q.»38
molto rall.
rit.
25
7
molto rall.
22
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rit.
the road.
8
29
S
A
Throw off the loads that are bend - ing you dou - ble;
T
Throw off the loads that are bend - ing you dou - ble;
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29
31
Truce
Truce
31
to
to
the town,
whose best
the town,
whose best
Love is for life, on - ly la - bor is trou - ble;
B
Love,
la - bor is trou - ble;
gift
is
a
bub - ble:
gift
is
a
bub - ble:
78
Live,
To the road!
Come to the road!
Come to the road!
To the road!
molto accel.
33
Come to the road!
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Come to the road!
To the road!
To the road!
molto accel.
33
35 Tempo primo ( q.»56 )
Tempo primo ( q.»56 )
9
35
79
10
37
Cool is the wind,
Cool is the wind,
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for the sum - mer is wan - ing,
for the sum - mer is wan - ing,
37
39
the road?
Who's
for
the road?
Who's
for
the road?
the road?
Sun-flecked and soft, where the dead leaves are rain-ing,
Who's
for
the road?
Sun-flecked and soft, where the dead leaves are rain-ing,
Who's
for
the road?
80
the road?
for
for
Who's
Who's
the road?
for
for
Who's
39
Who's
41
Throw
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Throw
off
loads
off
loads
11
that
bend
you dou - ble;
Love is for life, on - ly la - bor is trou - ble;
that
bend
you dou - ble;
Love is for life, on - ly la - bor is trou - ble;
Throw off the loads that are bend - ing you dou - ble;
Love
life
la - bor is trou - ble;
Throw off the loads that are bend - ing you dou - ble;
Love
life
la - bor is trou - ble;
41
43
Truce
to the town,
whose best gift is
Truce
to the town,
Truce
whose best gift is
to the town,
whose best gift is
Truce
to the town,
whose best gift is
43
a bub- ble:
a bub- ble:
a bub- ble:
a bub- ble:
81
Come to
the
Come to
the
Come to
the
Come to
the
12 45
road!
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road!
road!
Who's for the
Who's for the
road?
road?
These on the
road!
45
47
road.
Come to the road! Come to the
road!
Come to the
road!
road.
47
Come to the
road!
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These on the
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Love Came Down at Christmas by Christina Georgina Rossetti (1885) Love came down at Christmas, Love all lovely, Love Divine, Love was born at Christmas, Star and Angels gave the sign.
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Worship we the Godhead, Love Incarnate, Love Divine, Worship we our Jesus, But wherewith for sacred sign? Love shall be our token, Love be yours and love be mine, Love to God and others, Love for plea and gift and sign.
Composer's Notes In this composition, the angels offer worship and praise through simple Korean phrases that float over Rosetti’s poem: Ososeo Immanuel (Come, Emmanuel) Young-gwang, Young-gwang (Glory, Glory) Sarangui wang naui Yesu, ososeo (King of Love, Jesus, Come). These angels sing and chant endlessly to welcome the King of Love. The choral introduction and recurring musical motifs in this anthem evoke the sound of snowfall, symbolizing the quiet, humble arrival of King Jesus into our human world as a baby in a manger. — Mina Choi
Korean Pronunciation Guide* [Vowels] O-so-seo: O-so-seo: Im-ma-nu-el: Im-ma-nu-el: Im-ma-nu-el: Im-ma-nu-el:
o like “o” in go eo like “uh” in sun i like “ee” in see a like “a” in father u like “oo” in boot e like “e” in bed
[Diphthongs] Young (Yeo): Gwang: Sarangui: Naui:
like “yuh” in young like “wa” in water something like “eu” + “ee”: similar to the "oui" in French, but without a distinct 'w' sound something like “eu” + “ee”: similar to the "oui" in French, but without a distinct 'w' sound
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Dedicated to the Princeton Theological Seminary Chapel Choir (Dr. Martin Tel, Director) for the Carols of Many Nations Services
Love Came Down at Christmas SATB with Piano and Optional Alto Saxophone*
English Text by Christina Rossetti (1830 - 1894) Korean Text by Mina Choi
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E Alto Saxophone
Piano
5
Gentle and sweet ( h»ca. 56 )
9
Sax
S A
T B
(sax part here in concert pitch)
Music by Mina Choi
a tempo
Oo
6
10
7
doo
doo
doo
doo doo
doo
doo
doo
doo
doo doo
a tempo
* A separate transposed alto saxophone part is found on page 12.
12
3
11
3
doo
2
8
poco rit.
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3
13
4
Oo
doo
doo
doo
doo
4 14
Sax
S
A
T
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B
19
doo
doo
doo
doo
doo doo
doo
doo doo
doo
doo doo
임 마 im - ma
-
누 nu
-
임 마 im - ma
-
누 nu
-
임 마 im - ma
-
누 nu
-
3
doo
21
sub.
Love
sub.
doo
엘 el
all
doo
sub.
엘 el
doo
doo
86
doo
doo
doo
doo
doo
doo
doo
doo
doo
love -
ly,
Love di
doo
doo
at
-
vine;
23
22
doo
down
doo
came
18
Love
엘 el
3
17
16
20
3
Christ - mas,
@
15
24
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오 소 o - so English trans: (Come)
-
오 소 o - so English trans: (Come)
-
29
star
star
star
star
3
서 seo
and
an
-
-
an
-
and
an
-
3
sign.
sign.
gave the
sign.
32
31
gels
87
33
Oo
doo
doo
doo
doo
doo
doo
5
mas;
서. seo.
sign.
-
-
오 소 o - so (Come)
gave the
Christ
gels
3
임 마 누 엘! im - ma - nu - el
gave the
서. seo.
-
서. seo.
gels
오 소 o - so (Come)
-
gave the
오 소 o - so (Come)
gels
28
임 마 누 엘! im - ma - nu - el
3
and
at
an
born
was
서 seo
30
27
임 마 누 엘! im - ma - nu - el
and
26
서 seo
Love
오 소 o - so
-
English trans: (Come)
@
25
6
34
doo
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doo
doo
@
35
doo
doo doo
doo
doo doo
doo doo
doo doo
doo doo
36
3
doo doo
doo
39
3
40
영 young (Glory!)
Wor
Wor
88
doo
doo
doo
doo
doo
doo
doo
doo
doo
42
광! gwang!
광! gwang!
the
-
ship
we
-
we
doo
영 young (Glory!)
doo
41
38
doo
Oo
37
3
ship
the
43
영 young
광! gwang!
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영 young
God
God
47
head,
Love
in
-
car
nate,
3
di
-
-
-
광! gwang!
-
di
car
rit.
영 young
3
vine;
vine;
48
vine;
vine;
49
Broadly ( h»ca. 48 )
50
Wor
3
광! gwang!
-
-
in
di
Love
영 young
Love
Love
3
Meno mosso
head,
46
-
-
Love
di
Love
광! gwang!
rit.
45
@
44
nate,
Meno mosso
51
ship
we
-
ship
ship
we
Je
-
our
Wor
we
our
Je
Wor
-
ship
we
our
Je
Wor
Broadly ( h»ca. 48 )
(for rehearsal only)
89
Je
-
our
-
-
-
-
7
8
52
sus.
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sus.
sus.
sub. but
@
57
sub.
sub.
58
Oo
doo
doo
doo
doo
doo
doo
doo
doo
doo
Tempo I ( h»ca. 56 )
where - with
but
Tempo I ( h»ca. 56 )
sub.
but
54
but
sus.
53
doo doo
doo
doo doo
doo
doo doo
90
sign?
for
sa - cred
sign?
3
61
Oo
doo
doo
doo
doo
doo
doo
sign?
sa - cred
sign?
for
60
sa - cred
3
for
56
sa - cred
doo
where - with
where - with
59
where - with
for
55
62
doo
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doo
doo
@
63
doo
doo
doo
doo
doo
doo
doo
doo
doo
English trans:
be
사 sa (The
사 sa English trans: (The
be
랑 rang king
-
랑 rang king
-
왕 wang love,
our
to - ken;
의 ui of
왕 wang love,
our
to - ken;
-
나 na my
-
의 ui
의 ui
91
예 ye Je
예 ye Je
Oo
-
Oo
shall
68
나 na my
Love
shall
Love
9
의 ui of
65
67
66
64
3
-
69
수, su, sus)
Love
Love
be
Love
be
수, su, sus)
Love
be
be
3
10
70
yours
yours
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yours
사 sa English trans: (The
God
74
and
yours
71
love
be
and
love
랑 rang king
-
의 ui of
and
-
랑 rang king
be
사 sa English trans: (The
and
-
be
be
랑 rang king
love
love
사 sa English trans: (The
75
O
mine;
mine;
mine;
mine;
오 o come!)
3
소 so
의 ui of
왕! wang! love,
오 o come!)
소 so
의 ui of
왕! wang! love,
오 o come!)
소 so
92
76
-
서. seo.
thers
-
-
서. seo.
서. seo.
3
77
3
love
to
Love
73
왕! wang! love,
72
love
sub.
doo
sub. doo
sub.
3
doo
doo
for
for
78
plea
plea
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doo
doo
and
and
gift
and
doo
doo
doo
doo
doo
84
sign.
sign.
doo doo
doo
doo doo
doo doo
and
gift
80
(tacet sax)
3
83
79
rit.
86
Oo
doo
doo
doo
doo
doo
Oo
doo
doo
93
doo
doo
doo rit.
doo
doo
doo
doo
doo
(for rehearsal only)
87
doo
doo doo
doo
doo
doo
doo
doo doo
doo doo
11
82
doo
85
81
doo
doo
doo
88
NM1035
Caverns in the Clouds
Myers/Blake
SSA Accompanied
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Elena Sharkova Choral Series
Caverns in the Clouds
A Choral Selection for SSA Voices, Piano and Percussion
Lyrics by Julie I. Myers Music by Shayla L. Blake
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Caverns in the Clouds
2
SSA Voices, Piano, and opt. Percussion*
Lyrics by Julie I. Myers (ASCAP) Music by Shayla L. Blake (ASCAP) Dreamy q = 90
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Perc.
SA
SA
& 44
& &
œ bœ bœ bœ
&
œ bœ bœ bœ
bœ œ œ œ
œ b œrit.b œ b œ
bœ
b˙
b˙
b˙
bœ
bœ
b˙
5
a tempo
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w
œ œ œ œ œœ
œœ
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œœ
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˙
# œœ
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œ
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˙
*Separate percussion part on page 11
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the morn
œ œ œ œ ˙
9
œ œ œ œ ˙ œœ
P œ œ œ œ œ
œœ
paint the east - ern sky,
˙ œœ
6
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
8
& œœ
rit.
bœ œ œ œ
7
&
wæ
3
SA unison
a tempo
p & œœ
wæ
2
P & 44 ˙
Piano
4
Windchimes
÷ 44 wæ p 1
œœ
œœ
3 10
SA
œ
bril - liant col
œ
œ
œ œ œœ
œœœ
œœ œ œ œ œœ œ œ
œ
œ
œœ œ
œ œ œ
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&
Perc.
& œœ œ
-
œœ œ
Œ
13
& ˙.
ors
14
light.
œ œ
on
œ
the day
Windchimes
12
a
œ.
can
œ.
j œ œ
-
œœœ œ
œ
œœ œ
œ œ œ œ œ
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of
œ œ J
œ
œœœ œ
15
œ
-
w
time
& ˙˙˙
œ œ œ œ œ
˙ œ œ œ œ
? œ
œ #œ
œ
œœœ
œ
17
& œ œ œ œ ˙ roam the
&
o - pen sky,
œœ œ
œœ œ
œ
œœœ
œœœ
Ó
˙
œœ œ
œ # œœ
œœ œ
œœ œ 96
œœœ
18
œœœ
œœ œ
œœœ
œœœ
SA div.
œ œ œ œ œœ
form - ing shapes of
˙ œ œ œ œ
œ œ œ œ ˙
œ ? # œœ
œœœ
?
˙˙˙
# ˙˙
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HMC2719 A CHORAL SERIES
i carry your heart
e.e. cummings / David L. Brunner
SSA and Piano
J U L I E
i carry your heart
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Music by
|
O P P E N H E I M
David L. Brunner Text by
e.e. cummings
Hinshaw Music 104
i carry your heart with me e. e. cummings
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i carry your heart with me (i carry it in my heart) i am never without it (anywhere i go you go, my dear; and whatever is done by only me is your doing, my darling) i fear no fate (for you are my fate, my sweet) i want no world (for beautiful you are my world, my true) and it's you are whatever a moon has always meant and whatever a sun will always sing is you here is the deepest secret nobody knows (here is the root of the root and the bud of the bud and the sky of the sky of a tree called life; which grows higher than soul can hope or mind can hide) and this is the wonder that's keeping the stars apart i carry your heart (i carry it in my heart) About the Work It is a special occasion when I am able to create a new work for a friend and colleague. Carolyn Minear was a good friend, mentor and champion for everyone she came into contact with in her role as Fine Arts Supervisor for the Orange County (FL) public schools. These words of e. e. cummings seemed the perfect way for us to express our affection for her. e. e. cummings wrote in an unique poetic language with unconventional use of punctuation, syntax and typography. It is evocative, enigmatic, playful, quirky, and profound in its direct simplicity. The words of this poem are intimate, full of delight and wonder, a softly whispered affirmation of love. About the Composer David L. Brunner, professor emeritus at the University of Central Florida, is a well-known conductor and composer whose expertise embraces singers of all ages, from young singers and emerging choirs to university, community and professional choruses. He has appeared as conductor, composer, workshop clinician, conference presenter and adjudicator in thirty-four U.S. states, Canada, the UK, Europe, Japan and Australia. An ASCAP award-winning composer annually for twenty-five years, David Brunner is one of a prestigious group of American composers named the Raymond W. Brock Commissioned Composer by the American Choral Directors Association, their highest honor for American composers. The New York Times has noted him as a “prolific choral writer whose name figures prominently on national repertory lists," his work having been performed and recorded worldwide. His writing styles range from harmonically rich and lyrical to bold and asymmetrically rhythmic. In each instance, he is committed to texts that resonate and connect with singers and audiences of all ages. Boosey & Hawkes, Walton Music and Hinshaw Music have published over one hundred twenty of his works. A complete resource of David Brunner’s music can be found at davidbrunner.com. 105
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Dedicated to Carolyn Minear by her friends and colleagues in recognition of her passionate pursuit of quality arts education for all students and teachers and her ability to find beauty in all around her
i carry your heart SSA Treble Chorus and Piano
Text by
Music by
e.e. cummings
DAVID L. BRUNNER
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heart)
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want
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About the Piece Langston Hughes’ poem “In Time of Silver Rain” was featured in the 1947 collection of Fields of Wonder poems. With everything happening in our world today, this poem portrays an optimistic outlook on life. Although there is no consensus on the meaning of “silver rain,” here it represents the idea that, as in life, something good can come from both gentle and heavy rain. It also symbolizes winter’s end and spring rain’s arrival. For all who are navigating the ups and downs of life in every season, take comfort in knowing that spring will come, bringing new beginnings.
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André J. Thomas, composer Other settings by the composer of other Langston Hughes poems include: Hold Fast to Dreams (Hinshaw Music) and I Dream a World (Heritage Music).
In Time of Silver Rain (1947) In time of silver rain, the earth puts forth new life again, green grasses grow, and flowers lift their heads, and over, all the plain, the wonder spreads Of Life, Of Life, Of life! In time of silver rain, the butterflies lift silken wings to catch a rainbow cry, and trees put forth new leaves to sing in joy beneath the sky as down the roadway passing boys and girls go singing, too, in time of silver rain when spring and life are new.
Langston Hughes, poet
Text Copyright 2023 by The Estate of Langston Hughes and International Literary Properties LLC, by permission of Harold Ober Associates Incorporated.
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In Time of Silver Rain SSAA and Piano
Words by Langston Hughes (1901-1967) Music by Andre J. Thomas (b. 1952)
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122
Jeffrey Cobb
SA with Piano
AN AWFUL TEMPEST Text by
Emily Dickinson Music by
Jeffrey Cobb AW M H S
US
IC
HI N
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HMC2747 AN AWFUL TEMPEST
P.O. Box 470 Chapel Hill, NC 27514
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2
Commissioned by the Traverse City West Middle School Choir Traverse City, Michigan, Phil Johnson - Director
AN AWFUL TEMPEST SA with Piano
Text by
EMILY DICKINSON (1830-1886)
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Piano
S
A
6
white note cluster
air;
The
clouds were gaunt
and
HMC2747
few;
aw - ful Tem - pest mashed the
A
Black
legato
as of
a
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An
Like a coven of plotting witches! ( q»144 )
black note cluster
black note cluster
10
black note white note cluster cluster
black note cluster
Music by
JEFFREY COBB
14
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18
22
Spec - tre's Cloak,
mashed the air;
Hid
The
view.
An aw - ful Tem - pest
gaunt and few;
clouds were
3
Heav'n and Earth from
legato
Black as a Spec - tre's
Cloak,
Hid
125
Heav'n and Earth from
view.
4
26
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34
aw
-
few;
A
gaunt and few;
ful Tem - pest mashed the
An aw - ful Tem
An
-
loco
31
pest
Black
air;
The
mashed the air;
clouds were gaunt
and
The
were
clouds
legato
as of
a
legato
Black as a Spec - tre's
Spec - tre's
Cloak,
Cloak,
126
Hid
Hid
38
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Heav'n and Earth from
view.
Heav'n and Earth from
view.
crea - tures chuck-led on the
crea - tures chuck - led on the Roofs;
46
Roofs;
Roofs;
Roofs; (ha ha ha ha ha!)
(ha
ha
ha
ha
ha!)
And
127
whist - led,
The crea - tures chuck - led on the
whist - led
The crea - tures chuck - led on the
The
The
43
in
whist - led,
the
air;
whist - led,
whist - led,
5
6
48
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50
52
And
shook
gnashed, and gnashed, and
their
fists;
shook and shook, and shook, and shook, and
And
gnashed
shook, and shook, and shook, and shook, and
whist - led, whist - led, whist - led, whist - led,
their
teeth;
gnashed and gnashed, and gnashed, and gnashed, and
And
swung their
fren - zied hair.
gnashed, and gnashed, and
swung their
fren - zied hair.
128
54
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1
2
3
4
5
7
In measures 56 - 69, singers divide into 5 equal groups. Singers begin their part in a whisper and gradually crescendo towards meaure 70. As singers crescendo, they gradually add more body to the sound. The more chilling and creepy sounding, the better - brew the cauldron until it bubbles over at measure 70. (Singers may also add stomps, claps, snaps, howls, screeches, and other noises to the tempest.)
56
The
crea - tures chuck
-
led
on
the
roofs,
Whist - led
in
the
air,
129
8 1
2
3
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4
5
1
2
3
4
5
58
The
crea - tures chuck
whist - led
in
-
led
on
the
air,
the
roofs,
whist - led
Gnashed
in
gnashed
and
gnashed,
Swung
their
fren
The
crea - tures chuck
whist - led
-
led
on
the
air,
shook, and shook, and shook, and
in
the
air,
Shook, and shook, and shook, and shook, and shook, and shook, and shook, and shook, and
60
their
the
roofs,
whist - led
teeth,
in
the
air,
teeth,
shook, and shook, and shook, and shook, and shook, and
-
zied
and gnashed, and gnashed
their
hair,
130
swung their fren - zied hair,
62
1
2
3
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4
5
1
2
3
4
5
64
in
gnashed
and
gnashed,
swung
their
fren
The
crea - tures chuck
whist - led
-
led
on
the
air,
shook, and shook, and shook, and
The
crea - tures chuck
whist - led
-
in
gnashed
and
gnashed,
swung
their
fren
the
roofs,
whist - led
in
the
air,
teeth,
-
zied
and gnashed, and gnashed
led
on
the
air,
shook, and shook, and shook, and
shook, and shook, and shook, and shook, and shook, and
9
their
hair,
roofs,
whist - led
swung their fren - zied
the
in
hair,
the
air,
teeth,
shook, and shook, and shook, and shook, and shook, and
-
zied
and gnashed, and gnashed
131
their
hair,
swung their fren - zied hair,
10 1
2
3
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4
5
1
2
3
4
66
The
whist - led
chuck
-
gnashed
and
gnashed,
swung
their
fren
led
on
the
air,
shook, and shook, and shook, and
The
crea - tures
whist - led
-
in
and
gnashed,
their
fren
swung
the
roofs,
whist - led
in
the
air,
teeth,
-
zied
chuck
and gnashed, and gnashed
shook, and shook, and shook, and shook, and shook, and
led
on
the
air,
shook, and shook, and shook, and
gnashed
5
in
68
crea - tures
their
hair,
roofs,
whist - led
swung their fren - zied hair,
the
in
the
air,
teeth,
shook, and shook, and shook, and shook, and shook, and
-
zied
and gnashed, and gnashed
hair,
132
their
swung their fren - zied hair,
S
swung their
fren
-
zied
hair.
swung their
fren
-
zied
hair.
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A
73
76
lit,
eyes
fad - ed eyes
the Birds
legato
Turned
lit,
-
The morn - ing
ing
morn
70
a - rose;
the
slow
Birds
The
-
ed
Mon
-
ster's
Mon - ster's fad
The
a - rose;
The
-
ly
to
his
Turned slow - ly
11
133
to
legato
his
na - tive
coast;
coast;
12
79
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And
peace,
and
peace,
-
a
peace,
83
and
and
86
And
peace,
peace
peace
was,
peace
was,
dise!
dise!
was
and
Par
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peace
was
loco
-
Par
-
a
-
135
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For promotional or clinic purposes only. Performing or copying from this book is prohibited by law.
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For promotional or clinic purposes only. Performing or copying from this book is prohibited by law.
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For promotional or clinic purposes only. Performing or copying from this book is prohibited by law.
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For promotional or clinic purposes only. Performing or copying from this book is prohibited by law.
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For promotional or clinic purposes only. Performing or copying from this book is prohibited by law.
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For promotional or clinic purposes only. Performing or copying from this book is prohibited by law.
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For promotional or clinic purposes only. Performing or copying from this book is prohibited by law.
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For promotional or clinic purposes only. Performing or copying from this book is prohibited by law.
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For promotional or clinic purposes only. Performing or copying from this book is prohibited by law.
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For promotional or clinic purposes only. Performing or copying from this book is prohibited by law.
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For promotional or clinic purposes only. Performing or copying from this book is prohibited by law.
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