AMOR DE MI ALMA (You are the lover of my soul) High voice and piano Z. Randall Stroope, composer (and pianist on the recording); Grant Harper, tenor Garcilaso de la Vega (1503-1536) wrote Soneto V (Amor de mi alma) – a vivid example of a Renaissance individual, skilled in music, arms, letters and the battles of […]

I AM NOT YOURS Voice and piano Z. Randall Stroope, composer Sara Teasdale (1884-1933), American poetess and lyricist. Born in St. Louis, her major poetic themes were love, death, and nature’s beauty. In 1918, she won the Columbia University Poetry Prize (forerunner of the Pulitzer Prize). Z. Randall Stroope wrote a choral setting of this […]

Solo voice, flute & piano (flute on movement #3 only) Four movements: 1) Autumn 2) A Winter Night 3) I So Liked Spring (*with flute) 4) Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer’s Day Texts by: Charlotte Mew, Sara Teasdale, William Shakespeare, and Walter de la Mare YouTube and Spotify recordings on this work wit   […]

SANCTUS  (duet for two sopranos/organ)   Randall wrote this work for his two daughters, Aubrey and Brittany, who traveled with him and sang with him weekly in their growing up years.  This was recorded when they were in their very early teen years.  (The score is attached for free download.)