Any of these sound familiar?

This expressive new choral setting of Emily Dickinson’s poem “Hope” offers an original melody built on the Dorian mode.

It provides many opportunities for building choral skills and developing vocal literacy (phrasing, vowel placement, breath support, and the use of solfege) and a way to build harmony in beginning choirs. Commissioned in 2022 by the Vancouver CanSing Choir.

This fun arrangement can be used for any Winter season concert or event. The traditional melody is combined with two short ostinato phrases that create a festive harmony for the main canon melody. Commissioned in 2021 by the Vancouver CanSing Choir.

The vivid imagery, “murmuring voice “and “eager hearts”, sets the stage for renewal and light after a long winter or period of darkness. Bliss Carman (Canadian poet) captures the essence of rebirth and a sense of overcoming darkness. Commissioned in 2018 by the Vancouver CanSing Choir.