Edith Copley Bio

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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 CD recording available
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, conductor
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Alleluyah Sasa
Ben Allaway
A rhythmic, upbeat, Kenyan-style piece with a Christmas text, though it could easily find it’s way into programs year-round. The lyrics are tossed back and forth, the English often coming first in one voice part, the Swahili translation following in another.
SATB div. - a cappella with percussion
duration - 3:50
difficulty level - mediuim
series: Edith Copley
SBMP 881
see and hear the music - Scorch
hear the music [© all rights reserved] Northern Arizona University Shrine of the Ages Choir, Edith A. Copley, conductor
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cond./perc. parts - SBMP 881.1 - $15.00 - ORDER HERE

Bethlehem
Traditional, arranged J. Edmund Hughes
Based on a Southern Harmony pentatonic tune, ever-creative Ed Hughes gives us a delightful new piece for Christmas with strains of Silent Night peaking in via the accompanying instruments.
SATB - piano. violin, cello
duration: 5:05
difficulty level: medium
series: Edith Copley
SBMP 856
see and hear the music - Scorch
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vln, cello parts - SBMP 856.1 - $10.00 - ORDER HERE

Cuncti simus
14th century Spanish tune, arranged by Eric A. Johnson
The text, in Spanish, tells the story of the Annunciation. Sing this lively, upbeat piece at Christmas and retain it for use after the holiday.
SATB - a cappella
duration: 2:00
SBMP 857
difficulty level: medium
series: Edith Copley
see and hear the music - Scorch
hear the music [© all rights reserved] performed by Northern Illinois University Chamber Choir, Eric Johnson, conductor - coming soon
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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, conductor
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winter

Joshua Shank

Snow gently and dramatically falls in a colorful, artistic musical creation for the advanced choir. Text by e.e. cummings.

SATB/solo quartet - a cappella

SBMP 534

see the music CD recording available

hear the music [© all rights reserved] N. Arizona Univ. Shrine of the Ages Choir, Edith Copley
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