| Color— Caste— Denomination— | Edna Yeh | Color— Caste— Denomination— by Edna Yeh – Voicing: SSSSAAAA Instrumentation: Unaccompanied Performance Length: 5:00 Notation: Aleatoric passages Text Source: Emily Dickinson Language: English Descriptive Terms: Diversity, Humanity, Time, Death First Performance: May 22, 2022 : Vox Musica, Daniel I. Paulson, Beatnik Studios, Sacramento, CA Text SettingSource for Scores(P:E 1214/1705~2023-Q1) |
| Though the great Waters sleep | Isaac Lovdahl | Though the great Waters sleep by Isaac Lovdahl – Voicing: SATB Instrumentation: Piano Performance Length: 5:50 Notation: Brief sections of aleatory on 1-2 repeated notes Text Source: Emily Dickinson Language: English Seasonal/Liturgical Use: N/A Descriptive Terms: Reflection, Questioning, Uncertainty, Hopefulness First Performance: November 19, 2021 : Yale Glee Club, Nate Widelitz (assistant conductor); Jeffrey Douma (conductor), Woolsey Hall, Yale University Text SettingComposer’s NotesSource for Scores(P:E 1206/1591~2021-Q4) |
| Look back on time with kindly eyes | Joseph Gregorio | Look back on time with kindly eyes by Joseph Gregorio – Voicing: SSSAAATTTBBB Instrumentation: Unaccompanied Performance Length: 5:00 Notation: Standard Text Source: Emily Dickinson Language: English Descriptive Terms: Sun, Light, Sunset, Reflection, Secular First Performance: November 20, 2011 : Choral Chameleon, Conductor Vince Peterson, John Street United Methodist Church, New York, NY Text SettingComposer’s NotesSource for Scores(P:E 1005/1524~2021-Q2) |
| It’s All I Have | Christopher Rust | It’s All I Have by Christopher Rust – Voicing: SAB Instrumentation: Piano Performance Length: 2:40 Notation: Standard Text Source: Emily Dickinson Language: English Descriptive Terms: Lyrical, Easy, Junior High/High School First Performance: November 28, 2020 : Sunset High School Virtual Choir, Christopher Rust, Virtual Text SettingComposer’s NotesSource for Scores(P:E 1083/1515~2021-Q1) |
| Glory! | John Muehleisen | Glory! by John Muehleisen – Voicing: SSAA-SSAA Instrumentation: Piano, Snare Drum Performance Length: 8:15 Notation: Standard Text Source: Emily Dickinson Language: English Seasonal/Liturgical Use: Valentine’s Day Descriptive Terms: American Poets, History, Literature First Performance: May 31, 2008: Northwest Girlchoir, Sara Boos, Meany Hall, University of Washington, Seattle, WA Text SettingComposer’s NotesSource for Scores(P:E 302/1018~2019-Q4) |
| I Shall Not Live in Vain | Joy DeCoursey-Porter | I Shall Not Live in Vain by Joy DeCoursey-Porter – Voicing: SATB Instrumentation: Unaccompanied Performance Length: 1:02 Notation: Standard Text Source: Emily Dickinson Language: English Seasonal/Liturgical Use: Graduation, Lent, Memorial Services Descriptive Terms: Benediction, Hope, Love, Quasi-spiritual, Short First Performance: Jun 02, 2019: Cascadian Chorale, Gary Cannon, Bellevue, Washington Text SettingComposer’s NotesSource for Scores(P:E 69/1021~2019-Q4) |
| I Died for Beauty | Laurie Betts Hughes | I Died for Beauty by Laurie Betts Hughes – Voicing: SATB Instrumentation: Piano Performance Length: 4:00 Notation: Standard Text Source: Emily Dickinson Language: English Seasonal/Liturgical Use: Memorial Services Descriptive Terms: Death, Funeral, Memorial, Requiem, Suicide First Performance: Mar 11, 2018: Colorado Chorale, Kevin Padworski, Central Presbyterian Church; Denver, CO Text SettingComposer’s NotesSource for Scores(P:E 577/910~2019-Q1) |
| In this short Life | Keane Southard | In this short Life by Keane Southard – Voicing: SATB Instrumentation: Unaccompanied Performance Length: 5:00 Notation: Standard Text Source: Emily Dickinson Language: English Seasonal/Liturgical Use: Memorial Services Descriptive Terms: Contemplative, Meditative, Philosophical, Transcendental First Performance: Sep 15, 2018: The Capital Hearings, Mike Rowan, First Congregational Church, UCC, Washington, DC, USA. Text SettingComposer’s NotesSource for Scores(P:E 230/925~2019-Q1) |
| Hope | John Muehleisen | Hope by John Muehleisen – Voicing: SSA Solo(s): Soprano, Alto Instrumentation: Unaccompanied Performance Length: 5:00 Notation: Standard Text Source: Emily Dickinson Language: English Descriptive Terms: Confidence, Courage, Faith, Inspiration, Optimism, Poetry First Performance: Jun 15, 2013: Seattle Girls’ Choir, Prime Voci, Jacob Winkler, Venue Town Hall, Seattle Text SettingComposer’s NotesSource for Scores(P:E 302/726~2017-Q4) |
| We Learned the Whole of Love | Laurie Betts Hughes | We Learned the Whole of Love by Laurie Betts Hughes – Voicing: SATB Instrumentation: Piano Performance Length: 3:35 Notation: Standard Text Source: Emily Dickinson Language: English Seasonal/Liturgical Use: Anniversary, Spring, Valentine’s Day Descriptive Terms: Anniversary, Death, Love, Marriage, Relationships First Performance: Aug 15, 1994: Interlochen Arts Camp ad hoc ensemble, Interlochen Arts Camp, Interlochen, MI Text SettingComposer’s NotesSource for Scores(P:E 577/637~2017-Q2) |
| Wild Nights | Karen P. Thomas | Wild Nights by Karen P. Thomas – Voicing: SSAA Instrumentation: Unaccompanied Performance Length: 6:30 Notation: Standard Text Source: Emily Dickinson Language: English Seasonal/Liturgical Use: Weddings, Valentine’s Day Descriptive Terms: Heart, Love, Night, Passion, Sea First Performance: Feb 02, 2013: Chroma of Seattle Pro Musica, Karen P. Thomas, Richmond Beach Congregational Church, Shoreline, WA Text SettingSource for Scores(P:E 242/294~2015-Q2) |
| Cycle of Friends | Michael Kaulkin | Cycle of Friends by Michael Kaulkin – Voicing: SSAATTBB Solo(s): Soprano Instrumentation: Flute, Oboe, Harp, Percussion, Trumpet In C, Clarinet In B-flat, Horn In F, Strings, Bassoon Performance Length: 25:00 Notation: Standard Text Source: Sappho, Meng Hao Jan, Emily Dickinson, Li Po, Traditional Aztec Language: English Descriptive Terms: Friendship, Global, Poetry First Performance: May 03, 1996: The Music Group of Philadelphia, Sean Deibler, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Text SettingComposer’s NotesSource for Scores(P:E 133/134) |
| Final Litany | Wayne Eastwood | Final Litany by Wayne Eastwood – Voicing: SATB/SSA/TTB by movement Solo(s): Soprano, Bass, Narrator Instrumentation: Piano, Cello, Clarinet, Timpani Performance Length: 38:40 Notation: Some alternative notation and improvisatory elements Text Source: Emily Dickinson, Death Row Inmates, Psalm 51, Book of Common Prayer, Clement of Alexandria, Ordinary of the Mass, Johan Franck Language: English Seasonal/Liturgical Use: Easter, Lent, Memorial Services Descriptive Terms: Forgiveness, Freedom, Future, Healing, Hope, Overcoming, Reconciliation, Redemption, Regret, Remorse, Resurrection, Salvation First Performance: May 19, 1996: Schola Cantorum on Hudson, Deborah Simpkin King, St. Michael Church, Jersey City, NJ, USA Text SettingComposer’s NotesSource for Scores(P:E 82/83) |
| Forever is composed of Nows | Joseph N. Rubinstein | Forever is composed of Nows by Joseph N. Rubinstein – Voicing: SSAATTBB Instrumentation: Unaccompanied Performance Length: 4:30 Notation: Standard Text Source: Emily Dickinson Language: English Seasonal/Liturgical Use: Anniversary Descriptive Terms: Eternity, Minimalism, Speed, Time First Performance: Jun 04, 2011: The Young New Yorkers’ Chorus, Michael Kerschner, St. Peter’s Church, New York, NY Text SettingComposer’s NotesSource for Scores(P:E 209/210) |
