World premiere by Westminster Williamson Voices, conducted by James Jordan in November 2013. Follow the link below to purchase sheet music through GIA Publications!

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The Lake Isle of Innisfree

The world premier, performed by Westminster Williamson Voices and the University of Aberdeen Chamber Choir, conducted by James Jordan. 

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The University of Aberdeen Chamber Choir, conducted by Thomas LaVoy, sings the world premiere of "The Heart Burns" in St. Asaph's Cathedral in Wales. 

                On the wide fields the water gleams like snow,
		And snow like water pale beneath pale sky,
		When old and burdened white clouds are stooped low.
		Sudden as thought, or startled near bird's cry,
		The whiteness of first light on hills of snow
		New dropped from skiey hills of tumbling white
		Streams from the ridge to where the long woods lie;
		And tall ridge-trees lift their soft crowns of white
		Above slim bodies black or flecked with snow.
		Warm as old fire the Red House burns yet bright
		Beneath the unmelting snows of pine and larch,
		While February moves as slow, as slow
		As Spring might never come, never come March.

		Amid such snows, by generations haunted,
		By echoes, memories and dreams enchanted,
		That old house called The Heart burns, burns, and still
		Outbraves the mortal threat of the hanging hill. 

	- Adapted from "The Red House," by John Frederick Freeman

The Heart Burns

Alan Zabriskie and the University of Central Missouri perform the U.S. premiere of "Amid Such Snows" in Warrensburg, MO.

On the wide fields the water gleams like snow,
And snow like water pale beneath pale sky,
When old and burdened white clouds are stooped low.
Sudden as thought, or startled near bird's cry,
The whiteness of first light on hills of snow
New dropped from skiey hills of tumbling white
Streams from the ridge to where the long woods lie;
And tall ridge-trees lift their soft crowns of white
Above slim bodies black or flecked with snow.
Warm as old fire the Red House burns yet bright
Beneath the unmelting snows of pine and larch,
While February moves as slow, as slow
As Spring might never come, never come March.

Amid such snows by generations haunted,
By echoes, memories and dreams enchanted,
That old house called The Heart, burns, burns, and still
Outbraves the mortal threat of the hanging hill.

- Adapted from 'The Red House' by John Frederick Freeman

Amid Such Snows - The University of Central Missouri Concert Choir

Premiered on Friday the 24th of March, 2017 in St. Andrew's Cathedral, Aberdeen, Scotland. Performed by the University of Aberdeen Chamber Choir, the University of Aberdeen Percussion Ensemble, and the Edinburgh Quartet. 

Michael Zaugg, conductor
Karen Proctor, soprano soloist
Sarah Le Brocq, mezzo-soprano soloist
Ross Cumming, baritone soloist

5. Ages Bloom

4. On the Seashore

3. My True Being

2. That Shoreless Ocean

1. Ages Pass

The world premiere of "I Shall Not Live in Vain," sung by Westminster Williamson Voices under the direction of Dr. James Jordan at the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, Philadelphia, PA. The piece will be available soon on GIA Publications' Evoking Sound Choral Series.

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