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 […]
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 is the mother – “Christi Mutter!” The work starts with […]
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 […]
Two versions – SSA/piano or TBB/piano (not available for mixed); apocalyptic and epic text; work shows off skill of pianist; one of Randall’s most popular works for treble ensembles. Publisher: Alliance 0575 (SSA version) Publisher: Alliance 0616 (TBB version)
TTBB/piano Performed by the Ohio State University Men’s Glee Club, University of North Texas Men’s Ensemble, Oregon State University Meistersingers, Calgary (Canada) Men’s Chorus, and many others. Publisher: Alliance 0616
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