Three versions: SSATB/opt. piano), TTBB version, or solo (high) voice & piano version; Four Spanish Sonnets of Garcilaso de la Vega) 1) En tanto que de rosa y azucenda 2) Si para refrenar este deseo loco 3) Hermosas ninfas que (published separately) 4) Amor de mi alma (published separately) Sung by Quire of Voyces (England), Choral […]
There will be rest, and sure stars shining, Over the roof-tops crowned with snow. A reign of rest, serene forgetting, The music of stillness holy and low. I will make this world of my devising, Out of a dream in my lonely mind, I shall find the crystal of peace, –above me Stars I shall […]
Second movement of “A Living Triptych.” (First movement is JUDASKUSS.) The authorship of the original text is still unresolved. But what is clear is the vividness, unmatched tenderness, and profound sadness of a mother watching her son die on a cross. The work features three “characters” in this epic and profoundly sad event. The first […]
SATB/piano (also available in TTBB/piano); Randall set this on a text by William Butler Yeats; performed by the Santa Fe Desert Chorale, Turtle Creek Chorale, Bournemouth Male Choir, Heritage Singers (Jacksonville), etc. Published: Colla Voce – 45-21062 (Mixed Version) Published: Colla Voce – 48-96760 (Men’s Chorus)
SSAATTBB/unaccompanied; Latin text; Randall set this epic text (the first section of words he wrote) to to describe Saul’s dramatic event on the road to Damascus; often used in European and Asian choral competitions; sung by UT Vocal Ensemble (winner of 2016 European Grand Prix for Choral Singing, Lorenzo Donato – conductor), Sofia Vocalensemble Sweden, Tomsic […]
SATB/piano; Civil War text; subject of perseverance, love and homecoming; commissioned by Choirs of America; recorded by the Southwest Repertory Singers, Z. Randall Stroope, conducting. “….The cannons are silent, no drum o’er the hedge row; just the sound of rain on summer wheat; I dance to beauty, I dance to laughter; Beyond the pinewood, through […]
SSA/piano (also published for TBB/piano and SATB/piano); apocalyptic and epic text; work shows off skill of pianist; one of Randall’s most popular works for treble ensembles. (This recording for TREBLE.) Publisher: AMP 0575 (SSA)
SATB/piano (also published for SSA/piano, TBB/piano) apocalyptic and epic text; work shows off skill of pianist; dramatic opener or closer Publisher: AMP 1090 (SATB)
SATB/piano or TTBB/piano Recorded by Oklahoma State University Concert Chorale, Z. Randall Stroope, conducting Poetry by Edmund Waller; written for Peggy Graff, Birdville High School, TX; mixed version premiered at the 2014 Texas Music Educator’s Convention by Amy Allibon and the Birdville High School Chorale; men’s chorus version sung at the 2015 Texas Music Educators […]
1) SATB/piano (Colla Voce 45-21104) 2) SSA/piano (Colla Voce 45-21106) 3) TBB/piano (Colla Voce 48-96810) 4) TTBB/piano (Colla Voce 48-96690) 5) Wind Ensemble (Colla Voce 45-21104 C) 6) SATB w full orchestra (45-21104 A) 7) All versions come with option for brass/timp/percussion Duration: 5:30 Publisher: (Piano/vocal) Colla Voce 45-21104 Publisher: (SATB/brass/perc/org (F.S./parts)) Colla Voce 45-21104A