OUR MUSIC

This season, we will be singing music from the following composers:

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Heather Sorenson: I Have loved the Stars too Fondly

Heather Sorenson is an internationally known composer, arranger, and orchestrator from Dallas, TX, whose works are performed in churches, schools, universities, concerts, and competitions worldwide. Initially recognized for her skill as a pianist, she is now widely known for her choral, piano, and orchestral works.

 

Samuel Barber: Sure on this shinning night

Samuel Osmond Barber II was an American composer, pianist, conductor, baritone, and music educator, and one of the most celebrated composers of the mid-20th century.

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Adolphnus Hailstock: Nocturne

Adolphus Cunningham Hailstork III (born April 17, 1941) is an American composer and educator. He was born in New York and grew up studied violin, piano, organ, and voice. He currently resides in Virginia.

 

Eric Whitacre: Sleep

Eric Edward Whitacre (born January 2, 1970) is an American composer, conductor, and speaker best known for his choral music.

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Eleanor Daley: Grandmother Moon

Eleanor Joanne Daley OC (born April 21, 1955) is a Canadian Composter of choral and church music and is a church choir director choral clinician and accompanist. She lives and works in Toronto, Canada. Among her best-known works are The Rose Trilogy and Requiem.

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Edward Elgar: Spanish Serenade

Sir Edward Elgar (1857-1934) was an English composer whose works in the orchestral idiom of late 19th century romanticism were characterized by bold tune, striking color effects, mastery of large forms that stimulated a renaissance of English Music.

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David Bell: Mindscape

Has been Music Director and Conductor of the Golden Concert Choir since 2007. A native of and living in Denver. As a composer, Mr. Bell has written works for a variety of ensembles, both choral and instrumental, and for solo voice and instruments. He has been commissioned for several works, including a piece for mezzo soprano and string orchestra, works for Native American flute, instrumental works, and choral works.

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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893): Sleeping Golden Cloud

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky was a Russian composer of the Romantic era who left a lasting impression on classical music. He's best known for his ballets, including Swan Lake (1876), The Sleeping Beauty, and The Nutcracker, his final ballet. Tchaikovsky's music is known for its emotive melodies, orchestration, and harmony, and blends Russian folk traditions with Western influences. He was the first Russian composer to make a lasting impact on Western music. 

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George Dyson: Nocturne

Sir George Dyson  (28 May 1883 – 28 September 1964) was an English musician and composer. After studying at the Royal College of Music in London, and was a schoolmaster and college lecturer. As a composer Dyson wrote in a traditional idiom, reflecting the influence of his teachers at the RCM, Hurbert Parry and Charles Villiers Stanford.

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Elaine Hagenberg: By Night

Elaine Hagenberg’s music “soars with eloquence and ingenuity” (ACDA Choral Journal). Renowned for her ability to seamlessly weave lush harmonic landscapes, captivating melodies, and evocative piano and orchestral accompaniments, she offers a unique blend of artistic sophistication and universal appeal.

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Jesse Eggers: Meteorite

Jesse Eggers grew up in Colorado, playing piano from age six with local teacher Diane Cuadrado. He continued playing piano and learned composition during his time at Colorado College, where he minored in music. The night sky has long been a source of fascination and wonder for Jesse, and he felt inspired to write "Meteorite" after singing Ola Gjeilo's "Northern Lights" and Morten Lauridsen's "Sure on this Shining Night." To Jesse, "Meteorite" is simultaneously a celebration of the awe-inspiring majesty of the night sky, and of harmony and music itself.