Salvation is created,
In midst of the earth,
O God, O our God.
Alleluia.

BREVITAS is a professional vocal ensemble dedicated to performing the greatest choral music from all eras. The word “Brevitas” means brevity referring to the soul of wit and a desire to strip away extraneous material leaving only the most impactful rhetoric. The members of the choir are excellent musicians and talented singers who are dedicated, passionate, precise, supportive, and flexible. We strive for performances that engage and enlighten both the heart and the mind of the listeners.

Salvation is Created - Pavel Chesnokov

O seaweed from the yellow cliff, seaweed from the hills,
O seaweed from the ocean and seaweed from the tide.

Refrain:
Seaweed from the yellow cliff, Irish seaweed.
Seaweed from the ocean, the best there is in Ireland!

I told her that I’d buy her a comb,
She replied that she was already well-groomed.

I told her that I’d buy her a boat,
She replied that she would not sit in a wooden one.

I told her that I’d buy her a ship,
She replied that she would not put herself in danger.

There’s a golden yellow head on the Irish seaweed,
There are two bare ears on the foreign seaweed.

There are black speckled shoes on the Irish seaweed,
There’s a cap and trousers on the Irish seaweed.

BREVITAS is a professional vocal ensemble dedicated to performing the greatest choral music from all eras. The word “Brevitas” means brevity referring to the soul of wit and a desire to strip away extraneous material leaving only the most impactful rhetoric. The members of the choir are excellent musicians and talented singers who are dedicated, passionate, precise, supportive, and flexible. We strive for performances that engage and enlighten both the heart and the mind of the listeners. 

Dulaman - arr. David Mooney

Glory to God in the highest,
and on earth peace to men of good will.
We praise Thee,
We bless Thee,
We adore Thee,
We glorify Thee,
We give Thee thanks for Thy great glory,
Lord God, heavenly King,
O God, almighty Father.
Lord Jesus Christ, Only Begotten Son,
Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father,
That takest away the sins of the world, have mercy on us;
That takest away the sins of the world, receive our prayer.
Thou art seated at the right hand of the Father, have mercy on us.
For Thou alone art the Holy One, Thou alone art the Lord, Thou alone art the Most High,
Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit, in the glory of God the Father.
Amen.

BREVITAS is a professional vocal ensemble dedicated to performing the greatest choral music from all eras. The word “Brevitas” means brevity referring to the soul of wit and a desire to strip away extraneous material leaving only the most impactful rhetoric. The members of the choir are excellent musicians and talented singers who are dedicated, passionate, precise, supportive, and flexible. We strive for performances that engage and enlighten both the heart and the mind of the listeners.

Gloria (Missa "Aeterna Christi Munera") - Palestrina

Beautiful, my delight,
Pass, as we pass the wave.
Pass, as the mottled night
Leaves what it cannot save,
Scattering dark and bright.

Beautiful, pass and be
Less than the guiltless shade
To which our vows were said;
Less than the sound of the oar
To which our vows were made,
Less than the sound of its blade
Dipping the stream once more.
			- Louise Bogan

BREVITAS is a professional vocal ensemble dedicated to performing the greatest choral music from all eras. The word “Brevitas” means brevity referring to the soul of wit and a desire to strip away extraneous material leaving only the most impactful rhetoric. The members of the choir are excellent musicians and talented singers who are dedicated, passionate, precise, supportive, and flexible. We strive for performances that engage and enlighten both the heart and the mind of the listeners. 

To Be Sung on the Water (Sample) - Samuel Barber

From our new album: Silence and Music. Learn more at www.brevitaschoir.com

Salvation is Created (Chesnokov)

The Christ Child (Gabriel Jackson)

Nunc Dimittis (Pärt)

Tis Winter Now (arr. Halley)

Nowell Sing We

Serenity (O Magnum Mysterium) - Ola Gjeilo

In the Bleak Midwinter - arr. Abbie Betinis

Hodie Christus Natus Est - Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina

Hark the Herald Angels Sing - arr. Steven Landau

Hear My Prayer, O Lord - Live (Purcell)

arr. Waldemar Åhlén
Soprano - Rebecca Warthen
Tenor - Karsten Longhurst

Sommarpsalm (Sweden)

Scarborough Fair (England)

arr. Muammer Sun
Soprano - Kiersten Honaker
Alto - Kerry Ginger
Tenor - Dalan Guthrie
Bass - Brennon Nelson
Percussion - Kameron Kavanaugh, Michael Carter

Entarisi Ala Benziyor (Turkey)

arr. Ruth McCall
Didjeridu - Randin Graves
Percussion - Michael Carter

Waltzing Matilda (Australia)

arr. Heitor Villa-Lobos
Soprano - Clarisse Colao
Mezzo - Ann Powell

Estrela É Lua Nova (Brazil)

Veniki (Russia)

Samples for our release The West Wind: Choral Music from Utah.

Paean - Merrill Bradshaw

What God Hath Meant - Todd Kitchen

For the Future - Andrew Maxfield

In Paradisum - Matthew D. Nielsen

O Let the Solid Ground - Michael Hicks

Three Sea Ballads: 3. Sea Fever  - Robert Cundick

Three Sea Ballads: 2. Christmas Eve at Sea  - Robert Cundick

Three Sea Ballads: 1. The West Wind - Robert Cundick

Psalm 92 - Monica Rasmussen

A Morning Piece - Dwight Bigler

BREVITAS is a professional vocal ensemble dedicated to performing the greatest choral music from all eras. The word “Brevitas” means brevity referring to the soul of wit and a desire to strip away extraneous material leaving only the most impactful rhetoric. The members of the choir are excellent musicians and talented singers who are dedicated, passionate, precise, supportive, and flexible. We strive for performances that engage and enlighten both the heart and the mind of the listeners.

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