Sung by the Frensham Madrigals, this is a choral work I wrote in 2013 to accompany the hymn lyrics of 'Ubi Caritas Et Amor, Deus obi est' meaning, 'where charity and love are, God is there'

Ubi Caritas Et Amor - Jos Markerink (2013)

A settting of 'Insomniac' by Maya Angelou

Waiting On I. Insomniac - Jos Markerink (2015)

After working with kids for the past few years, I have absolutely fallen in love with their honest (and occasionally brutal) interpretations of the world around them. It is, after all, only from a child that you would hear the words: 'Why are you so fat?' And although potentially soul-destroying, I find it admirable that social expectation has not yet entered their stream of consciousness. It was this that I thought of instantly when reading the poem, 'Tree' by Australian poet Richard James Allen. The poem seems to simply be a child's quirky ramblings, until the last few lines where it becomes more of a serious comment about the world around us. 

This work was written for an Internal Workshop Performance at National Choral School (Gondwana Choirs).

Music by Jos Markerink
Text by Richard James Allen

Tree - Jos Markerink (2016)

Mind - Jos Markerink (2016)

A plainchant inspired composition

English Translation:

Sea of Clouds
Sea of Showers
And we go to the stars
And we go to the stars
Each has its own manner
Each to its own.

Suum Cuique - Jos Markerink (2017)

An SATB arrangement of American spiritual "I'm A Poor Wayfaring Stranger" sung by a one-woman multitracked choir

Wayfaring Stranger - Jos Markerink (2017)

A fun tongue-twister canon to warm up your choir

"The voice of the masses might change the thoughts of the few" - Jack Thomas

Music by Jos Markerink & Jack Thomas
Lyrics by Jack Thomas

Change the Train - Markerink & Thomas (2017)

The Interior Castle V. Silkworm - Jos Markerink (2017)

Summer Stars - Jos Markerink (2017)

Australian Composer and Music Teacher from Darwin, NT

Jos Marks