Dramatic

Tree of Life

Tree of Life
Type
Piece
Title
Tree of Life
Composer
Trevor Shaw
Minutes
4
Difficulty
3 (Advanced high school collegiate or community chorus)
Language
English
Voicing
4 part mixed chorus
Mood
Dramatic, with dynamic contrasts; Caring, warm

Two Choral Excerpts

Type
Piece
Title
Two Choral Excerpts
Composer
Perry Townsend
Language
English
Instruments
Piano (orchestral reduction)
Mood
Tense, with some edge; Dramatic, with dynamic contrasts

Uprooted

Uprooted
Type
Piece
Title
Uprooted
Composer
Sarah Rimkus
Minutes
5:30
Difficulty
3 (Advanced high school collegiate or community chorus)
Language
English; Japanese
Voicing
4 part mixed chorus
Mood
Sparse, distant, minimal; Tense, with some edge; Dramatic, with dynamic contrasts

USHER Scene 1 – Sickness

Type
Piece
Title
USHER Scene 1 – Sickness
Composer
Saunder Choi
Minutes
4:11
Language
Wordless; English
Voicing
8 part mixed chorus
Mood
Dramatic, with dynamic contrasts; Tense, with some edge

USHER Scene 11 – Reading the Book

Type
Piece
Title
USHER Scene 11 – Reading the Book
Composer
Matthew Brown
Minutes
6
Language
Wordless
Voicing
8 part mixed chorus
Mood
Restrained, holding back; Tense, with some edge; Dramatic, with dynamic contrasts

USHER Scene 12 – Ethelred

Type
Piece
Title
USHER Scene 12 – Ethelred
Composer
David Conley
Minutes
4:22
Language
French; Wordless
Voicing
10 part mixed chorus
Mood
Dramatic, with dynamic contrasts

USHER Scene 13 – The Fall (Usher Pastiche)

Type
Piece
Title
USHER Scene 13 – The Fall (Usher Pastiche)
Composer
Drew Corey
Minutes
7
Language
French; Wordless
Voicing
4 part mixed chorus
Mood
Dramatic, with dynamic contrasts; Sparse, distant, minimal

USHER Scene 3 – THe Portrait of Madeline Usher

Type
Piece
Title
USHER Scene 3 – THe Portrait of Madeline Usher
Composer
Allen Menton
Minutes
4:45
Language
French
Voicing
4 part mixed chorus
Mood
Dramatic, with dynamic contrasts; Tense, with some edge

USHER Scene 4 – Roderick’s Guitar

Type
Piece
Title
USHER Scene 4 – Roderick’s Guitar
Composer
Morgan Woolsey
Minutes
3:21
Language
French; Wordless
Voicing
8 part mixed chorus
Mood
Dramatic, with dynamic contrasts; Tense, with some edge

USHER Scene 5 – Stroll before Bed

Type
Piece
Title
USHER Scene 5 – Stroll before Bed
Composer
K.C. Daugirdas
Minutes
3:16
Language
French; Wordless
Voicing
8 part mixed chorus
Mood
Dramatic, with dynamic contrasts; Tense, with some edge

Vanishing

Type
Piece
Title
Vanishing
Composer
Jamie Klenetsky Fay
Minutes
3
Difficulty
4 (Auditioned chorus)
Language
English
Voicing
4 part mixed chorus
Mood
Restrained, holding back; Tense, with some edge; Dramatic, with dynamic contrasts

Veni Sancte Spiritus

Type
Piece
Title
Veni Sancte Spiritus
Composer
Carson Cooman
Minutes
8:00
Difficulty
3 (Advanced high school collegiate or community chorus)
Language
Latin
Voicing
5 part mixed chorus
Mood
Dramatic, with dynamic contrasts; Inspiring

Vere Novo (The Genesis of Butterflies)

Type
Piece
Title
Vere Novo (The Genesis of Butterflies)
Composer
Saunder Choi
Minutes
5:00
Difficulty
5 (Challenging)
Language
French
Voicing
4 part treble chorus
Instruments
Piano
Mood
Rhythmic, with steady energy; Dramatic, with dynamic contrasts; Joyful

We Are the Music Makers

We Are the Music Makers
Type
Piece
Title
We Are the Music Makers
Composer
Julian David Bryson
Minutes
3:30
Difficulty
3 (Advanced high school, collegiate or community chorus)
Language
English
Voicing
4 part mixed chorus; 4 part low voice chorus; 4 part treble chorus
Instruments
Piano
Mood
Dramatic, with dynamic contrasts; Joyful

We Learned the Whole of Love

Type
Piece
Title
We Learned the Whole of Love
Composer
Laurie De Leonne
Minutes
3:30
Difficulty
2 (High school)
Language
English
Voicing
4 part mixed chorus
Instruments
Piano
Mood
Caring, warm; Dramatic, with dynamic contrasts

Who Do We Call Them?

Type
Piece
Title
Who Do We Call Them?
Composer
Evan Blaché
Minutes
3:30
Difficulty
4 (Auditioned chorus)
Language
English
Voicing
4 part mixed chorus
Mood
Tense, with some edge; Rhythmic, with steady energy; Dramatic, with dynamic contrasts

Who Is This Boy?

Type
Piece
Title
Who Is This Boy?
Composer
Fahad Siadat
Minutes
4
Difficulty
2 (High school)
Language
English
Voicing
4 part mixed chorus
Mood
Dramatic, with dynamic contrasts; Restrained, holding back; Tense, with some edge

Wordless Choruses

Type
Piece
Title
Wordless Choruses
Composer
Charles Turner
Minutes
10:30
Difficulty
4 (Auditioned chorus)
Language
Wordless
Voicing
4 part mixed chorus
Instruments
Piano
Mood
Dramatic, with dynamic contrasts; Restrained, holding back

Yellow is the Color of Ribbons

Yellow is the Color of Ribbons
Type
Piece
Title
Yellow is the Color of Ribbons
Composer
Karen Siegel
Minutes
4
Difficulty
5 (Challenging)
Language
English
Voicing
12 part mixed chorus
Mood
Restrained, holding back; Caring, warm; Dramatic, with dynamic contrasts

Your Kingdom

Type
Piece
Title
Your Kingdom
Composer
Saunder Choi
Minutes
13:36
Language
Tagalog
Voicing
6 part mixed chorus
Mood
Tense, with some edge; Rhythmic, with steady energy; Dramatic, with dynamic contrasts
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