Traditional Irish Blessings : Irish Blessings

Midwest native Lee Kesselman, distinguished composer and conductor, wrote this tender piece during the early days of the shelter-in-place directive of the 2020 pandemic. The sense of community, the way we hope for the best for others, and self-sufficiency are explored in this beautiful text.

Composer: Traditional Irish Blessings

Well written books can transport young readers, introduce great characters and expose the reader to new and wonderful feelings. This composition hopes to inspire singers to open a new book and travel wherever it takes them.

Composer: Philip Silvey

Now available for treble voices. Royal Canadian Air Force Pilot John Magee wrote his popular poem High Flight when he was just 19 years old. In the poem, he describes the delirious feeling of wheeling and soaring, and an intimate connection with the divine. Setting these words, the composer's music soars and dives and floats and reflects the joy this young pilot experienced from the pilot's chair.

Composer: David L. Brunner

Now available for treble voices. Royal Canadian Air Force Pilot John Magee wrote his popular poem High Flight when he was just 19 years old. In the poem, he describes the delirious feeling of wheeling and soaring, and an intimate connection with the divine. Setting these words, the composer's music soars and dives and floats and reflects the joy this young pilot experienced from the pilot's chair.

Arranger: David L. Brunner | Composer: David L. Brunner

This is an evocative, folk-like setting of Yeats' poem The Lake Isle of Innisfree. The modal vocal writing is both simple and sophisticated and always expressive of the yearning in Yeats' words.

Composer: Shawn Kirchner

To Shiver the Sky is an oratorio about the history of flight, and mankind's quest to conquer the heavens. Told through the words of 11 of our greatest astronomers, inventors, visionaries and pilots, it charts our relentless need to explore the universe, defy our earthly bonds, reach for the face of God, and ultimately claim our place among the stars. It is sung in English, Latin, Italian, German, French, Polish, Russian, and Sanskrit. This is the sixth movement of the work entitled, To the Stars.

Composer: Christopher Tin

To Shiver the Sky is an oratorio about the history of flight, and mankind's quest to conquer the heavens. Told through the words of 11 of our greatest astronomers, inventors, visionaries and pilots, it charts our relentless need to explore the universe, defy our earthly bonds, reach for the face of God, and ultimately claim our place among the stars. It is sung in English, Latin, Italian, German, French, Polish, Russian, and Sanskrit. This is the sixth movement of the work entitled, To the Stars.

Arranger: Christopher Tin | Composer: Christopher Tin

This is an exciting two-part arrangement of a traditional American country dancing song. It is meant to be sung a cappella with optional hand and body percussion parts. This is a hoot to sing and a hoot for the listeners.

Arranger: Shawn Kirchner