Performed by The City of Tomorrow, Wind Quintet

Dedicated to William and René Riegle.

SAGE/Sapphire

Orcana: Tales from Ancient Scotland

iv. Snorro the Dwarf

iii. Revelry of the Trow

ii. Selkie Solstice

i. Mither o' the Sea

Lyrics by Rich Adkins
Music by Philip W. Riegle

Haven't Hit the Bottom Yet

Telling the Bees
Text by Lizette Woodworth Reese

Music by Philip W. Riegle
Joanna Ehlers, mezzo-soprano

Premiered August 3rd by KC VITAs new music ensemble of Kansas City, MO.

Bathsheba came out to the sun, 
Out to our wallèd cherry-trees; 
The tears adown her cheek did run, 
Bathsheba standing in the sun, 
Telling the bees. 

My mother had that moment died; 
Unknowing, sped I to the trees, 
And plucked Bathsheba’s hand aside; 
Then caught the name that there she cried 
Telling the bees. 

Her look I never can forget, 
I that held sobbing to her knees; 
The cherry-boughs above us met; 
I think I see Bathsheba yet 
Telling the bees.

Telling The Bees

A musical response to the novel "Allies" by Alan Gratz.

Allies

Somlandela/In the Sweet By and By 
South African Spiritual & Traditional Hymn
arr. Philip W. Riegle
Performed by SoliVocé, Junior High  Acapella Ensemble.

Somlandela/In The Sweet By And By

"The Ballad of the Raven & Swan"
Inspired by the novel "Witch Born" by Nicholas Bowling
Featured on the third review in the Quaran-teened book review series.

Quaran-teened 

Ballad of the Raven & Swan

Musical response to the novel "The List" by Patricia Forde

Go safely, little one

According to Philip W. Riegle, magic might be real. Through compositions ranging from the  concert and theatrical stage to songwriting and media, Riegle seeks to tell stories through music. As a conductor and educator, he encourages his choral ensembles to explore the power of stories and music to change the hearts and minds of their audiences.

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