Dale Warland Choral Series-The poetry used in this setting of The Voices was presented to Dale Warland on the occasion of his final concert with the Dale Warland Singers by his friend the poet Michael Dennis Browne.Warland writes ?The art of choral singing has given my life great meaning and I hope to express that fulfillment through this music for mixed chorus and solo cello.?The Cello plays a leading role in thework composed for a 2013 commission consortium of 23 choirs as a gift to Chorus America.

Dale Warland Choral Series-Dale Warland's To Sail The World for SATB choir with Cello and Piano accompaniment. The spirit of exuberance should be the guiding inspiration for the choir and theinstrumentalists when performing this excerpt from Whitman's famous “A Song of Joys”. Here the Cello expresses Whitman's exuberant optimism in dialogue with the choir while the Piano highlights andenhances the entire mix with its sparkling octaves and spare punctuating jabs.

Dale Warland Choral Series-Composed for the Clarion Chamber Chorale of Omaha Nebraska Dale Warland's To A Young Child is a setting of the Gerard Manley Hopkins poem 'Spring and Fall'. This work for SATB choira cappella is full of beautiful figurative and profound language. It speaks to the human condition in a compact way. And although the subject is complex the message is simple and requires similar simplicity in performance withfreedom and rubato in this powerful and inspirational composition.

Dale Warland Choral Series-Movement no. 2 from Nativity Suite the opening sounds of the instruments and voices in this setting of one of the most widely known of the Latin texts appropriate for Christmas are meant to conjure an air of mystery.The initial tone clusters approached by layering the voice parts suggest intimacy and the veiled quality suited to this traditional liturgical text. Other movements include: Welcome All Wonders (50600071) A Boy Was Born(50600073). Flute and Harp Parts available separately for the full suite (50600165).

Dale Warland Choral Series-No. 1 in Nativity Suite the opening sounds of the instruments and voices in this setting are meant to invoke an air of mystery. The initial tone clusters approached by layering the voice parts should be presentedvery subtly in order to enhance the intimacy and the veiled quality suited to this traditional liturgical. The alleluias which reflect the significance of the Christmas Eve should be joyful. Other movements include: O MagnumMysterium (50600072) A Boy Was Born (50600073). Flute and Harp Parts available separately for the full suite (50600165).

Dale Warland Choral Series-California composer Dale Trumbore is quickly becoming one of America's leading young composers. Commissioned by Brandon Elliott and the Choral Arts Initiative the music begins softly with soft and energeticexcitement and ends serenely following the powerful statement 'I am the instrument of God' as the choir whispers 'I am music'.

Dale Warland Choral Series-The Whole Sea In Motion sets a prose text from Agnes Grey a 1907 novel by the British author Anne Brontë. In choosing this text to set the composer was struck by the first sentence which begins 'Nolanguage can describe [...] the sky and ocean' and then proceeds to do just that detailing the narrator's experience of the ocean in a vivid keen language. Within the musical setting of the text the ocean is representedalternately in the ebbing and flowing of the aleatoric Piano accompaniment and in overlapping melodic lines in the chorus. Duration: ca. 5 min

The last published poem of Sara Teasdale forms the lyric framework for this setting for mixed chorus Flute and Harp. Rich harmonies and vocal textures create an atmosphere of rare beauty. Performance Time: Approx.4:20.

Dale Warland Choral Series-Setting the Wendell Berry 'To My Mother' but incorporating it for his parents Joshua Shank portrays the sense of wandering and confusion in the early sections of his music but ultimately finds the revelation of true unconditional love. Commissioned by Matthew Culloton and The Singers - Minnesota Choral Artists and chosen by Dale Warland for his G. Schirmer series this is a work worthy of the finest choirs.

Dale Warland Choral Series-This Sara Teasdale text is set in a serene and enveloping choral soundscape: I would live in your love as the sea grasses live in the sea. Duration: ca. 4:55.

For SATB chorus Clarinet in Bb Percussion Harp and String Orchestra.Commissioned by the Barlow Endowment for Music Composition at Brigham Young University the Dale Warland Singers Commission Award presented by Chorus America and funded by the American Composers Forum and Utah Chamber Artists.First performed 30 April 2012 at the Libby Gardner Concert Hall University of Utah Salt Lake City by Utah Chamber Artists conducted by Barlow Bradford.InstrumentationSATB chorus with divisionssolo soprano(optional soprano alto tenor & bass soli) Clarinet in Bb offstagePercussion (1player):    Tubular Bells Glockenspiel large Bass Drum large Suspended CymbalHarpString orchestra    (minimum 6.6.4.4.2 players)

Dale Warland Choral Series-The American composer William Schuman (1910-1992) wrote works in virtually every musical genre each mirroring his strong personality in their sharply defined sense of structure line and dynamism. This short wordlesscomposition for women's chorus and Piano dates from 1942 and was written for the Sarah Lawrence Chorus.

Judith Clurman Rejoice: Honoring the Jewish Spirit Choral Series-Commissioned by a consortium of choruses including Chanticleer The Dale Warland Singers and The Phoenix Bach Choir this beautiful a cappella setting of Psalm 86 is a delicate powerhouse. In the text the Psalmist pleads forDivine favor in spite of his spiritual poverty. A simple and clear pronunciation guide is included along with a poetic translation making the Hebrew text both accessible and understandable.

Dale Warland Choral Series-Now available in an SSAA edition! After an opening that evokes a confused and troubled world this work bursts into a sweeping attempt to drive the world's coldness away in favour of love. Flute part included. Also availablefor SATB. Duration: ca. 3:00.

Dale Warland Choral Series-This beloved benediction from Numbers 6:24-26 is offered in an artful and accessible setting with expressive phrases and a fresh contemporary harmonization that will enhance the close of any concert or worship service.Duration: ca. 1:30.