Premiere recording of Jocelyn Hagen´s arrangement of Icelandic folk song ´Sofðu Unga Astin Min´ by the North Dakota State University Concert Choir under the direction of Dr. Jo Ann Miller. 

Translation:
Sleep now softly little one
outside rain is falling
Mother guards your treasure trove,
hoard of bones and chest for stones.
We shall not stay awake through nights of darkness.

Many secrets darkness keeps,
my mind is dark and heavy,
Many times I´ve black sand seen
scorch the grass of meadows green.
Deep in the ice the fissures groan in darkness.

Sleep now softly, sleep so long,
late is best to waken.
Troubles soon will teach you so,
while each day will quickly go,
that people will love, lose, cry and mourn each other.

Sofðu Unga Astin Min

Live performance of Jocelyn Hagen's "Vespertilians," sung by the Flower Mound High School Concert Choir under the direction of Dr. Mark Rohwer.

"Vespertilians" is published through Judith Clurman's choral series, from G. Schirmer.
Link to purchase: http://www.halleonard.com/search/search.do?subsiteid=1&keywords=vespertilians

Vespertilians

Live recording by the Minnesota Sinfonia, under the direction of Jay Fishman, at the Basilica of Saint Mary in Minneapolis, Sunday, October 11, 2:00 p.m.
Winner of a Minnesota Sinfonia composition award sponsored by the McKnight Foundation. 
Chamber Orchestra version, also available for string orchestra.

Adagio

A Mashup of J.S. Bach's "Cello Suite No. 1 in G" and Prince's "i would die 4 u." Featuring Kirsten Whitson, cello.

i would die 4 u

This fantastic recording is taken from "Let Me Fly," a new release from the University of South Dakota Chamber Singers under the direction of Dr. David Holdhusen.

The original lyrics were created by singer/songwriter Chris Koza, and set to music by composer Jocelyn Hagen. The piece lives in that blurry world between classical and popular music, which is a place that Hagen likes to visit often.

Let Me Fly

Someplace / Jocelyn Hagen

This is an excerpt from the first track of NATION's new EP, releasing early 2017.

NATION is Jocelyn Hagen & Timothy C. Takach.

excerpt ~ "Fast Car" by NATION

The joining of hands and voices in song has the ability to cross cultural boundaries and speak louder than words.

This performance of "Hands" is taken from a performance at the World Choral Symposium in Barcelona Spain, July 2017, by the Vocal Art Ensemble of Sweden, under the direction of Jan Yngwe.

Jocelyn Hagen was commissioned to write "Hands" for the symposium by the International Federation of Choral Music, based on the theme "The Colors of Peace."

"Hands" is a vocalise. Instead of using text to speak about peace, Hagen chose to incorporate a small amount of movement for the singers to signify unity.

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Hands

"Load Poems Like Guns" from SONGS FOR MUSKA
Performed live by Conspirare, in Austin, Texas, June 9, 2017
conducted by Craig Hella Johnson

Load Poems Like Guns

"Smoke-Bloom" from SONGS FOR MUSKA
Live Performance by Conspirare, in Austin, Texas, June 9, 2017

Smoke-Bloom

"Blisters" from SONGS FOR MUSKA
Live Performance by Conspirare, in Austin, Texas, June 9, 2017
conducted by Craig Hella Johnson

Blisters

"Starting Now" was commissioned by the Culler family for the Ohio State University Women's Glee Club in 2017, under the direction of Dr. Kristina MacMullen. The text is by Joyce Sidman, and taken from her book "What the Heart Knows: Chants, Charms, & Blessings."

SSAA choir & piano

April 14, 2018 recording session

Starting Now, by Jocelyn Hagen, performed by the Ohio State University Women's Glee Club

This is a MASHUP of the famous choral anthem "Pilgrim's Hymn" by Stephen Paulus and a new song by Jocelyn Hagen. The new lyrics and melody pair with the underscoring harmonic progression of the hymn, played by SPEARFISHER.

The lyrics were inspired by recent school shootings, and the effect they have on the parents of the victims.

Beyond Reach ~ arr. Jocelyn Hagen + Spearfisher (Stephen Paulus)

This is a live recording from the U.S. Premiere performance of "Shieldmaiden" by the Carthage College Wind Orchestra, under the direction of Dr. James Ripley, on January 26, 2020.

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