Augusta Read Thomas - Composer



Works for Chorus For works carrying this icon, more information, and audio excerpts, are available on the Recordings page. Click on the icon to be taken to the relevant listing. Where "AUDIO" is listed next to the work, an excerpt from a source other than a commercial recording is provided. Return to main Works page Alleluia for chorus S.A.T.B. (1996)AUDIO Commissioned and premiered by Chanticleer Duration 2 minutes Berkshire Songs, for childrens chorus (SA, SSA, or SSAA) and adult chorus (SATB, with div.) (2005)PRESS & PROGRAM NOTESAUDIO Text by Emily Dickinson Commissioned and premiered by the Nebraska Choral Arts Society, in Omaha, Nebraska, 25 March 2006 Duration 6 minutes Chanting to Paradise for solo soprano, SATB chorus and orchestra (2002)AUDIO See also Orchestral Works Premiered by the Norddeutscher Rundfunk Orchestra, Christoph Eschenbach, conducting, in Hamburg, Germany, 15 November 2002 solo soprano, SATB chorus, 2222/4.2Ctpt+1Bbpictpt.2.0/3 perc./1 harp/strings Duration 18 minutes Daylight Divine, for solo soprano, childrens chorus and chamber orchestra (2001)AUDIO See also Orchestral Works Text by Hopkins Commissioned and premiered by the Chamber Orchestra of Paris and Soli Deo Gloria, June 2001 John Nelson, conducting solo soprano, childrens chorus and 2221/2200/harp/1 percussion/small strings Duration 20 minutes Final Soliloquy of the Interior Paramour, for small ensemble and mezzo-soprano and counter-tenor (2004)PROGRAM NOTES See also Chamber Music Text by Wallace Stevens (NOTE: A small amount of humming and vocalizing is required from 50% of the players. These vocal parts require only an amateur level voice and singing skills.) Commissioned by the Barlow Endowment for Music Composition at Brigham Young University Premiered by Alarm Will Sound at Columbia University, 7 April 2005 Duration 8 minutes Four Basho Settings, for mixed SSAA youth choir (2002)PRESS & PROGRAM NOTESAUDIO Commissioned by the Friends of Farnham Youth Choir Approximate duration 6-7 minutes Fruit Of My Spirit, for SATB chorus (2004)PROGRAM NOTES Text: John 15:5, Galatians 5:22, 23 (paraphrased) Commissioned by the Community Presbyterian Church (of Clarendon Hills, IL), Lee McGinty, Music Director, in honor of its 75th anniversary Premiered by the Community Presbyterian Church, Peter Lipari, Chancel Choir Director, 2 May 2004 SATB chorus Duration 2 minutes Juggler of Day, for female chorus (SSAA) (2007) Text by Emily Dickinson First performance by the Cornell Women's Glee Club, Scott Tucker conducting, Ithaca, NY, 27 October 2007 Duration 5 minutes Love Songs, for chorus S.A.T.B. (1997)PROGRAM NOTES Texts by 7 famous poets (Pope, Pinckney, Sharp, Rogers, Lord Byron, Shakespeare, and Emerson) Commissioned and premiered by Chanticleer, 11 April 1997 Duration 15 minutes Purple Syllables, for SATB chorus (2004)PROGRAM NOTESAUDIO Texts by Emily Dickinson Commissioned by Music Accord for Chanticleer Premiered by Chanticleer at the Tanglewood Music Festival, July 7, 2005 Duration 15 minutes The Rewaking, for male chorus (2005)PROGRAM NOTESAUDIO SATB version also available Texts by William Carlos Williams Commissioned by the Cornell University Glee Club, Scott Tucker, Director, in honor of Conductor Emeritus Thomas A. Sokol Premiered by the Cornell Glee Club, Scott Tucker conducting, Ithaca, NY, September 2005 Duration 5 minutes Ring Out, Wild Bells, to the Wild Sky, for solo soprano, large chorus and orchestra (2000)PROGRAM NOTESAUDIO See also Orchestral Works Text by Tennyson Commissioned and premiered by the Choral Arts Society of Washington, Norman Scribner, conducting solo soprano, chorus, and 2231/4310/harp/3 percussion/strings Duration 15 minutes The Rub of Love, for chorus S.A.T.B. (1995)PROGRAM NOTES Text by an anonymous Greek poet Commissioned and premiered by Chanticleer, Louis Botto, music director, in 1995 Duration 2 1/2 minutes Song in Sorrow, for solo soprano, large chorus and orchestra (2000)PROGRAM NOTES See also Orchestral Works Text by 40 poets Commissioned and premiered by the Cleveland Orchestra and Kent State University Jahja Ling, conducting solo soprano, chorus, 6 choral soloists and picc3342/4331/harp/4 percussion/strings Duration 22 minutes Return to main Works page To obtain examination or performance material for any of Augusta Read Thomas's works, please contact G. Schirmer Inc..
Home \| Biography \| News & Performances \| Recordings \| Snapshots \| Contact