A pleasure to sing this wonderful composition, Zachary!  Please recognize our fabulous pianist, Aram Arakelyan.

Very James Horner reminiscent... think Deep Impact

That piano melody is beautiful. Better than 80% of movie scores made in the last 10 years

Phenomenal Choir, thank you for sharing. A wonderful moment of Bliss to have listened.

Extraordinaire !!!!!! Totally wonderfulllllllllll !!!!!!!!

listening again & again...thank you for this spiritual treasure!

Over the Rainbow

American Songbirds (Daisy Chapman) - Better Me

Reflection

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Dream Land

USC Thornton Chamber Singers
Dr. Jo-Michael Scheibe, conductor 
Aram Arakelyan, accompanist 

Sheet Music: http://www.sbmp.com/SR2.php?CatalogNumber=1277

There is sweet music here that softer falls 
Than petals from blown roses on the grass, 
Or night-dews on still waters between walls 
Of shadowy granite, in a gleaming pass; 
Music that gentler on the spirit lies, 
Than tir’d eyelids upon tir’d eyes; 
Music that brings sweet sleep down from the blissful skies. 
Here are cool mosses deep, 
And thro’ the moss the ivies creep, 
And in the stream the long-leaved flowers weep, 
And from the craggy ledge the poppy hangs in sleep. 

~Lord Tennyson Alfred (1809-1892) 
The Lotos-Eaters: Chronic Song I 

There Is Sweet Music Here

This beautifully lyrical setting weaves in atmospheric pianistic writing and improvisatory birdsong sounds amidst lush choral textures. The poem explores the subtle music inherent in nature, suggesting a connection between the present and the past.  Affective text painting makes full use of the warmth of the renowned Ember tone.  

Through imagery of rustling leaves, swaying boughs, and faint odors, the poem creates a sense of mystery and hidden harmonies. It evokes a nostalgic longing for the beauty of bygone eras, represented by the "faded springs."

"There is Music" was commissioned through the Ember Ablaze Composer Lab (EACL), and premiered in New York City on 2 May 2025 at St. Malachy's Church/Actors' Chapel, in a concert entitled "Shifting Grounds."  The composer was awarded this commission as the FY'25 EACL Emerging Composer winner.

Text:  

Under-Song, by Lola Ridge (1873-1941)

There is music in the strong
Deep-throated bush,
Whisperings of song
Heard in the leaves' hush -
Ballads of the trees
In tongues unknown -
A reminiscent tone
On minor keys…

Boughs swaying to and fro
Though no winds pass…
Faint odors in the grass
Where no flowers grow,
And flutterings of wings
And faint first notes,
Once babbled on the boughs
Of faded springs.

Is it music from the graves
Of all things fair
Trembling on the staves
Of spacious air -
Fluted by the winds
Songs with no words -
Sonatas from the throats
Of master birds?

One peering through the husk
Of darkness thrown
May hear it in the dusk -
That ancient tone,
Silvery as the light
Of long dead stars
Yet falling through the night
In trembling bars.

There is Music by Leah Porter Tracy; text by Lola Ridge

DEPRESSION

lied by Christiane Rösinger reworked by Lambert
original:
https://staatsakt.hanseplatte.de/lieder-ohne-leiden-12351.html

Christiane Rösinger - Lieder Ohne Leiden (Lambert Rework)

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Cover image by Jan Waider http://www.northlandscapes.com/

Hollie Kenniff - The Timing of Glaciers

Surrender To The Deepest Blue

THINGS THAT NOBODY KNOWS

Zachary J. Moore (b. 1992) is an American composer and arranger, and recent graduate of the University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire with a Bachelors degree in Music Education. Zach, who is a native resident of Wisconsin, attended Muskego High School and began composing in 2009 at the age of fifteen. Since then, he has had the opportunity to take master classes and guidance from some of the world’s leading choral composers including Eric Barnum, Dan Forrest, Ola Gjeilo, Ethan Wickman, Timothy Takach and Jake Runestad.

From 2013 to the present, Zach has received an increasing amount of commissions from both choral and instrumental ensembles all over the world. In 2014 the North Central American Choral Directors Association commissioned him for their project, “A Community That Sings.” More recently, he was commissioned by the University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire Wind Ensemble to write his first ever instrumental work, In Memoriam, for their 2016 performance at the CBDNA North Central Regional Conference. In addition to his numerous domestic commissions, Zach has also received two international commissions as well, the most recent being for the Cheong Gong High School Male Choir, winners of the 2013 International Busan Choral Competition. Currently, Zach is serving as the 2014-2016 composer-in-residence to The Eau Claire Master Singers. The residency has been comprised of five new commissions, one being The Fall of Rome, commissioned for the Franklin D. Roosevelt 75th Anniversary Concert being held in Washington D.C., 2016.

Aside from commissions, Zach’s compositions have received prestigious performances at state conventions, including Music Educator Association Conventions (Nebraska -2014 and Florida – 2015), Florida American Choral Director’s Association Conference (2015), and the North Central Choral Director’s Association Regional Conference (2014). Internationally, Zach’s works have been performed in Africa, Europe, North America and Asia, with the most recent notable performance being by the Taipei Youth Choir (2015) at the Taipei National Concert Hall.    

Throughout Zach’s career as a composer, he has received distinguished awards for his compositions. In 2010 his first composition received third place in the Wisconsin Student Music Association’s Student Composition Project. More recently, in 2014, he submitted an entry to the renowned American Prize national competition, earning third place as well. 

For information regarding scores and commissioning please visit, Zacharyjmoore.com.

- See more at: http://zacharyjmoore.com/the-composer/biography/#sthash.1UY47Y34.dpuf



There Is Sweet Music Here

Zachary J. Moore

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