A Winter Landscape
Lane Johnson
Highly mood sensitive with great attention to the text, this is a special piece for the winter season.
SATB div. - a cappella
duration: 3:40
difficulty level: medium, for the mature choir
Series: Edith Copley
SBMP 790
see and hear the music: Scorch
hear the music [© all rights reserved] Performed and recorded at the 2008 Western Division ACDA Convention in Anaheim, CA by the Northern Arizona University Shrine of the Ages Choir, Edith A. Copley, conductorORDER HERE
Koowu
Maryam Khoury
In Arabic, Koowu means strength. As a child, Maryam Sameer Faheem Khoury’s father told her stories about the difficulties he experienced growing up in Palestine. Koowu is about how different her life would be if her father had not moved to the United States. The text of Koowu is symbolically about a caged bird who longs to fly away and find freedom. The modality of the melody hints at the composer’s roots; the addition of a dumbek (drum) adds its own authenticity to the ethnic leanings of the piece. A colorful, unique addition to women’s repertoire.
SSA - a cappella, dumbek
duration - 5:40
SBMP 695
see
the music - PDF file CD recording available
hear
the music [© all rights reserved] Performed by the Women of the Northern Arizona University Shrine of the Ages Choir, Edith Copley, conductorORDER HERE
winter
see
the music CD recording
available
hear
the music [© all rights reserved] N. Arizona Univ. Shrine of the
Ages Choir, Edith CopleyORDER HERE
