CHORAL MUSIC

LARGE ENSEMBLE JAZZ

SOLO VOICE

VOCAL JAZZ ENSEMBLE

MUSICAL THEATER / MISC.

2. Bug In A Jug

1. I'm Glad The Sky Is Painted Blue

CPH:
http://www.cph.org/p-24768-from-shepherding-of-stars.aspx

Editor's Choice at JW PEPPER:
http://www.jwpepper.com/From-Shepherding-of-Stars/10461235.item#.U4dFga1dVLY

FROM SHEPHERDING OF STARS (SATB, piano) - Concordia Publishing House demo

CPH:
http://www.cph.org/p-24767-shall-we-gather-at-the-river.aspx

Editor's Choice at JW PEPPER:
http://www.jwpepper.com/Shall-We-Gather-at-the-River%3F/10461238.ritem

SHALL WE GATHER AT THE RIVER (SATB, piano) - Concordia Publishing House demo

22. Closing Credits - Demo

21. You Have No Idea - Demo

20. Evan's At The Top Of The List - Demo

19. Stepping Stones : Magnolia - Demo

18. Brothers And Sisters - Demo

17. Paul - Demo

16. Did You Miss Me? - Demo

15. Give Me Words For These Pictures - Demo

14. Dennis - Demo

13. Moving Day - Demo

12. A Regular Classroom : Hope Landing - Demo

11. It's Just For A Couple Of Days - Demo

10. Evan, You're So Weird - Demo

9. He Sees More Than We See - Demo

7. We Have No Means Of Communication - Demo

2. My Name Is Evan Mitchell James - Demo

1. I Had No Idea - Demo

Winner of the San Francisco Choral Artists 2014 New Voices Project. 

Text by William Shakespeare:

Over hill, over dale,
    Through bush, through briar,
Over park, over pale,
    Through blood, through fire,
I do wander everywhere,
Swifter than the moone’s sphere;
And I serve the fairy queen,
To dew her orbs upon the green.
The cowslips tall her pensioners be:
In their gold coats spots you see;
Those be rubies, fairy favours,
In those freckles live their savours:
I must go seek some dewdrops here,
And hang a pearl in every cowslip’s ear.

OVER HILL, OVER DALE (SATB) - San Francisco Choral Artists (Live)

FIVE EYES (SATB, piano) - Concordia University A Cappella Choir

THE HONEY BEE (SATB, piano) - KU Recital Choir

AFTERNOON ON A HILL (SATB, piano) - Seward Summer Chamber Choir

The dark and powerful Radiohead song from "OK Computer" is arranged here by David von Kampen for vocal jazz ensemble.  Modern and edgy harmonies and an intensely emotional message, however, the vocal parts are singable for most high school and college groups.  Guitar is recommended but optional, and electric piano would help the vibe as well.

The Tourist - (SATB Level 3) (arr. David von Kampen)

Clip - "Forbidden Love" (from AMERICAN SMOOTHIE)

Clip - "When You Need Someone" (from AMERICAN SMOOTHIE)

Clip - "The Framing Song" (from AMERICAN SMOOTHIE)

Crooked Number - KU Jazz Ensemble I

Skylark (Vocal Jazz) -- arranged for SATB and piano

Skylark - NCDA Vocal Jazz Directors

Available from www.KerryMarsh.com

http://www.kerrymarsh.com/blog/2014/6/7/just-added-california-dreamin-ultra-hip-arrangement-by-david.html

CALIFORNIA DREAMIN' (Vocal Jazz)

John 1:14

And the Word was made flesh, 
and dwelt among us, 
and we beheld his glory, 
the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, 
full of grace and truth.

VERBUM CARO FACTUM EST (SATB) - UNL University Singers

Boosey and Hawkes: http://www.boosey.com/shop/prod/Kampen-David-von-In-A-Railroad-Station-SATB/2087327

IN A RAILROAD STATION (SATB, piano) - Vancouver Chamber Choir

http://www.cph.org/p-21131-come-we-that-love-the-lord.aspx

COME, WE THAT LOVE THE LORD (SATB, piano) - Concordia Publishing House

Laura - Vocal Jazz Demo

Lyrics by Becky Boesen

www.CatherlandtheMusical.com

Recorded by Lucas Kellison at SadSon Music Group, Lincoln NE

Natalie McClure, vocals
David von Kampen, piano
Jessica Dussault, cello
Bryan Daize, percussion

"The Mom I Wish I Knew" - from CATHERLAND

Score available from www.DavidvonKampen.com

Commissioned by the Vancouver Chamber Choir
Premiered April 24, 2015.
Recording Used with Permission
www.VancouverChamberChoir.com

LOVE CAME DOWN AT CHRISTMAS (SATB, piano) - Vancouver Chamber Choir

The Old Stone House (from UNDER THE SILVER AND HOME AGAIN for Baritone and Piano)

The Buckle (from UNDER THE SILVER AND HOME AGAIN for Baritone and Piano)

The Ride-by-Nights (from UNDER THE SILVER AND HOME AGAIN for Baritone and Piano)

Bunches of Grapes (from UNDER THE SILVER AND HOME AGAIN for Baritone and Piano)

Mistletoe (from UNDER THE SILVER AND HOME AGAIN for Baritone and Piano)

From "Divine Service: A Lutheran Mass"

Live Video Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uxbc8X2Mu_E&feature=youtu.be

Available as SATB+piano, includes optional strings/percussion/organ.

BENEDICTION (SATB, piano, strings) - Concordia A Cappella Choir

THE SWING was commissioned by the Vancouver Chamber Choir in 2011. The following program notes were written by Eric Tuan at Stanford University:

"Stevenson’s more playful side emerges in his poem “The Swing,” whose lighthearted verses express the wide-eyed wonder and innocence of childhood. The Nebraska-based composer David von Kampen provides Stevenson’s poetry with a spirited setting whose rollicking compound meter mirrors the dactylic rhythms of the text. von Kampen’s jazz background shines through in the rich harmonies and quasi-improvisatory figuration of the piano part, while the men and women of the chorus toss melodies back and forth as if soaring in the air themselves."

THE SWING (SATB, piano) - Stanford University Chamber Chorale

Performed by the Taiwan Youth Festival Chorus.

Text from 2 Samuel 18:33

Taiwan Youth Festival Chorus conductor Matthew Oltman (Music Director Emeritus of Chanticleer) says this about the piece:

"When English composer Thomas Tomkins published his heartbreakingly sad "When David Heard" in 1622,  it could be said that no further interpretations of the devastating text from 2 Samuel were needed. David von Kampen, however, has managed to set the text in a way that is equal in emotional intensity (thanks, in part, to a shared exploration of dramatic chromaticism) and yet wholly different in texture, form and density. An important feature is the deft use of the solo cello as the voice of David--at times wailing, at times sighing quietly. The technical demands on the singers are not overly taxing, allowing for plenty of opportunity for interpretive exploration."

www.DavidvonKampen.com

DAVID'S LAMENTATION (SATB, solo cello) - Taiwan Youth Festival Chorus

David von Kampen's Album

AN EVENING PRAYER - SATB unaccompanied

PSALM 141 (SATB) - Concordia University A Cappella Choir

Haunted Heart - UNL Vocal Jazz Ensemble

Incidental Music from "Bloody Poetry" - Tim Paek, cello

Based on the anonymous Gregorian chant for Christmas Day.

Hodie Christus Natus Est - KU Jazz Ensemble I

Sneak Out - KU Jazz Ensemble I

PSALM 108 (SATB) - Concordia A Cappella Choir

arr. Phil Azelton

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Vocal Jazz Ensemble, 2010

When I Fall in Love (Azelton) - UNL Vocal Jazz 2010

Soft Glow, Sharp Edges - KU Jazz Ensemble I

For Luna.

Brian Scarborough on the trombone solo.

Luna B - KU Jazz Ensemble I

Text by Isaac Watts (1674–1748)

HUSH! my dear, lie still and slumber,	 
  Holy angels guard thy bed!	 
Heavenly blessings without number	 
  Gently falling on thy head.	 
 
How much better thou'rt attended	 
  Than the Son of God could be,	
When from heaven He descended	 
  And became a child like thee!	 
 
Soft and easy is thy cradle:	 
  Coarse and hard thy Saviour lay,	 
When His birthplace was a stable	
  And His softest bed was hay.

CRADLE HYMN (SATB) - Concordia A Cappella Choir

Available from www.KerryMarsh.com

http://kerrymarshvocaljazz.myshopify.com/products/the-tourist-satb-l3

Featuring Sara Blakesley and Jeff Jasperson on vocal solos, Lucas Parker on guitar.
arr. David von Kampen

The Tourist - KU Jazz Singers (Radiohead)

Composer/Arranger
www.DavidvonKampen.com

Composer from Lincoln, Nebraska. 2015 MTNA Distinguished Composer of the Year. 2014 San Francisco Choral Artists New Voices Project winner, three-time winner of  Vancouver Chamber Choir Young Composers Competition, 6-time Downbeat Award winner, ASCAP Young Jazz Composer, and the recipient of the 2013 Cius Award from the University of Kansas School of Music. Over 50 choral and instrumental pieces published with Walton, G. Schirmer, Boosey and Hawkes, Concordia Publishing House, and others. Directs the Vocal Jazz Ensemble and teaches theory at University of Nebraska-Lincoln, instructor of composition at Concordia Nebraska, and directs choirs at Christ Lutheran Church in Lincoln.

David von Kampen

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