SAB work with Piano
Text by F. Taylor Atkinson

My Darling

Second movement of the Requiem. A modern take on a double fugue.

Requiem - II. Kyrie

"II. Hymn" from "Three Poems by Poe"

SSAA Choir work with Piano and two percussion (tambourine and drum)

Praise to the Lord

Dreams Of A Spring Night

The Fifth Movement of Bryan Grosbach's "Requiem," Sanctus uses dark colors and thick textures to express calamity, confusion, and eventually peace. Capable of being performed as a stand-alone work, this movement was the first chronologically composed, as well as performed.

This recording is of the Denver Pro Chorale under the direction of Dr. Michael Kornelsen at the January 2014 CMEA Conference. Soloists in order they sing: Katie Haywood, Mary Szablya, Monica Garcia.

V. Sanctus (from Requiem)- CMEA 2014, Denver Pro Chorale

This work for eight-part divisi SATB Choir is an exploration of colorful soundscapes using the well-known text from the Bible, when Paul the Apostle describes love in his letter to the Corinthians. As a considerable variety of 'hues' move the music forward, individual melodic lines seem to pop from the texture, resting on top of the bed of sound created by the rest of the choir.

This recording is of the Denver Pro Chorale under the direction of Josh Jackson, interim director, at their Fall Concert of 2015.

Love Is Patient - Fall 2015, Denver Pro Chorale

This is the third movement of Bryan Grosbach's 'Requiem.' At this point, the souls of the dead have passed from the realm of the living and are swirling through the cosmos, in search of an eternal resting place.

This is a performance by the Denver Pro Chorale under the direction of Dr. Michael Kornelsen.

The Grosbach Requiem

III. Pie Jesu (from Requiem)- Spring 2015, Denver Pro Chorale

This is the sixth movement of Bryan Grosbach's Requiem. This movement symbolizes the souls that have been fought over by heaven and hell in the 'Dies Irae' (fourth movement) are finally accepted into the kingdom of heaven by Jesus (represented by the soloist).

This is a performance by the Denver Pro Chorale under the direction of Dr. Michael Kornelsen. The alto soloist is Katie Haywood.

VI. Agnus Dei (from Requiem) - Spring 2015, Denver Pro Chorale

This work for eight-part divisi SATB Choir is a story of a man buried in a tomb outside the city of Jerusalem. 

The work first opens with a slow, chant-like opening to the story, and then moves into the people of the city asking the question in a modern Bach chorale-like manner: "Where is the man who was laid in the tomb?" 

Finally, the piece takes off into a groove, as the answer comes triumphantly: "He is Risen!"

Bryan Edward Grosbach