Alex Freeman: Northern April for mixed choir
Northern April for mixed choir (SSAATTBarB) is set to text by Edna St. Vincent Millay (1892-1950). The work was commissioned by Tampere Vocal festival in 2023. Buy now
Einojuhani Rautavaara: A Children’s Mass for children’s voices and string orchestra
The seven movements of A Children’s Mass (1973) by Einojuhani Rautavaara are performed in alternation by a children’s choir (SSAA) and string orchestra. Only in the final movement are the two ensembles combined. This arrangement also makes it possible for the choral and orchestral cycles to be performed as separate entities. Full score & string…
Toivo Kuula: Works for male choir (PDF publications)
Downloadable and printable PDF editions Metsän kuninkaalle (To the King of the Forest) op. 4 nro 1 (1906), text from Kanteletar (“Metsän ukko, halliparta, metsän kultaisen kuningas”). This edition originally by R.E. Westerlund includes lyrics also in Swedish and German. Buy now Iltapilviä (Evening Clouds) op. 27a nro 5 (1914), poem by V. A. Koskenniemi….
Ilkka Kuusisto: Laulu on iloni ja työni for mixed choir
Ilkka Kuusiston sovitus suomalaisesta kansanlaulusta Laulu on iloni ja työni (Laulu se on ollut minun iltojeni ilo) on kirjoitettu kolmiääniselle kuorolle (sopraano, altto, baritoni) ja sopraanosoolo-obligatolle. Buy now
Iiro Rantala: Veneziana for chamber ensemble and piano
Iiro Rantala’s Veneziana for chamber ensemble and piano (2021-2022) is a 50 minute long program about all things Venice; how famous composers were affected by the city, how they affected the city and became part of the Venetian Story – told with an Iiro twist. Buy now
Lara Poe: Divergence for string quartet
Lara Poe’s energetic Divergence (2015-2016) for string quartet was conceived cyclically: the four movements explore drifting in and out of focus between different materials. A light ditty of the second movement diverges to the third movement’s overtone derived chords. Duration c. 25 minutes. Buy now
Lara Poe: Mainspring for alto saxophone and piano
Bouncy and brisk – but also expressive and super lyrical – Lara Poe’s Mainspring for alto saxophone and piano (2020) makes the most of the two instruments. Duration 4’30 Buy now
Géza Szilvay: Colourstrings Hedegű ABC – Kézikönyv tanároknak és szülőknek
Colourstrings Violin ABC – Handbook for teachers and parents (renewed Hungarian edition) A Színes Húrok gyermek-központú, család-központú, Kodály Zoltán zene pedagógiai elvein alapuló vonóshangszer tanítási módszer, tanítási filozófia. A hangszertechnika, zenei hallásfejlesztés, zenei értelem és érzelem integrált, egyidejű fejlesztését, valamint ezen képességek egyensúlyban tartását valósítja meg. Tananyagán sok korosztály nőtt fel, fejlődött több esetben világhírű…
Žibuoklė Martinaitytė: Works for mixed choir
The works of New York -based Lithuanian composer Žibuoklė Martinaitytė (b. 1973) have been lauded as breathtaking and profoundly moving. Her stimulating music bristles with energy and tension and revolves often around the subject of beauty, which she calls both a guiding principle and an aesthetic measure for sonic quality. Aletheia (2022) for mixed choir…
Timo-Juhani Kyllönen: Three Songs for soprano and cello
Timo-Juhani Kyllönen’s Three songs (1994) for soprano and cello spotlight three poems from the ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead (1550−1069 BC). Duration 12 minutes. Buy now