A Winter Landscape by Lane Johnson
series: Edith Copley
Highly mood sensitive with great attention to the text, this is a special piece for the winter season.
SATB div. - a cappella [difficulty level: medium, for the mature choir] duration: 3:40
catalog number: SBMP 790
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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series: Edith Copley
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 [difficulty level - mediuim] duration - 3:50
catalog number: SBMP 881
[© all rights reserved] performed by theNorthern Arizona University Shrine of the Ages Choir, Edith A. Copley, conductor
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series: Edith Copley
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 [difficulty level: medium] duration: 5:05
catalog number: SBMP 856
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series: Edith Copley
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 [difficulty level: medium] duration: 2:00
catalog number: SBMP 857
[© all rights reserved] performed by Northern Illinois University Chamber Choir, Eric Johnson, conductor
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Koowu by Maryam Khoury
series: Edith Copley
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 [difficulty level: medium] duration - 5:40
catalog number: SBMP 695
[© all rights reserved] Performed by the Women of the Northern Arizona University Shrine of the Ages Choir, Edith Copley, conductor
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