Conrad Susa

Susa’s popular Carols and Lullabies, Christmas in the Southwest includes this spritely piece with marimba, with the choir as bells.
Recorded in 2001 at the Christmas Celebration concert

Kola Owolabi

Majestic double chorus setting by young Canadian composer Owalabi, with the Flagstaff Brass Quintet.
Recorded in 2003 at the Winter’s Night concert

Arr William Dawson

Dawson began publishing and recording his arrangements of traditional African-American spirituals in 1955. This piece gets you up on your feet.
Recorded in 2003 at the American Tradition concert

Nicolas Saboly

A baroque Provençal carol - the Nativity story as told by the shepherds.
Recorded in 2003 at the 2003 Estes Park Music Festival concert

Jean Berger

A bright setting of the Emily Dickensen poem.
Recorded in 2003 at the Virgil Grillo Health Information Center Benefit Concert

Maurice Duruflé

This beautiful choral setting of the Lord’s Prayer suggests the rhythm of contemplative chant.
Recorded in 2003 at the Virgil Grillo Health Information Center Benefit Concert

William Billings

This piece by early American composer Billings lives up to its name.
Recorded in 2004 at the Classic Cantabile concert

Geoffrey Bush

A haunting, ethereal setting of the Percy Bysshe Shelley poem.
Recorded in 2005 at the Cantabile Romance concert

Gerald Finzi

A lively, joyful piece from Finzi’s setting of seven Robert Bridges poems.
Recorded in 2005 at the Cantabile Romance concert

Daniel Gawthrop

A mix of 19th century harmonic colors and 20th century dissonance.
Recorded in 2005 at the Cantabile Romance concert

Ralph Vaughan Williams

A beautiful setting of George Herbert’s lyrical poem about life, death, and salvation.
Recorded in 2005 at the Cantabile Romance concert