Augusta Read Thomas - Composer

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Alleluia for chorus S.A.T.B. (1996)AUDIO

Commissioned and premiered by Chanticleer
Duration 2'

Chanting to Paradise for solo soprano, SATB chorus and orchestra (2002)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'

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'

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'

Flash, for SATB chorus and orchestra (2011)PRESS & PROGRAM NOTES See also Orchestral Works

Texts: Gerard Manley Hopkins
First performance: University of South Florida Orchestra and Chorus, William Wiedrich, conductor, 3 April 2011
Duration 7'

Floating Temples, for SATB chorus and orchestra (2011)PRESS & PROGRAM NOTES See also Orchestral Works

Texts: Matsuo Basho and Gerard Manley Hopkins
First performance: University of Arkansas Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, Robert Mueller, conductor, Walton Arts Center, Fayetteville, AR, 15 April 2011
Duration 24'

Four Basho Settings, for mixed SSAA youth choir (2002)PRESS & PROGRAM NOTESAUDIO

Commissioned by the Friends of Farnham Youth Choir
Approximate duration 6-7'
BUY SCORE

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'

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'

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'
BUY SCORE

Psalm 91: Verse 11, for chorus (1996)PROGRAM NOTES

Text: Psalm 91: Verse 11
Commissioned Mr. Martin Mellish for his parent's fortieth wedding anniversary
First performance: Wells Cathedral Men's and Boy's Chorus, Wells Cathedral, UK, Malcolm Archer, conducting September 29, 1996
For boys and mens chorus or for SATB chorus
Duration 1'30"

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'

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'
BUY SCORE (for SATB)
BUY SCORE (for TTBB)

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'

San Francisco Girls Chorus rehearsing Two E. E. Cummings Songs

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 2'30"
BUY SCORE

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'

Two E. E. Cummings Songs, for SSAA chorus (2008)PROGRAM NOTESAUDIOSee also Orchestral Works

Texts by E. E. Cummings
First performance by the San Francisco Girls Chorus, in San Francisco, CA, on 24 October 2008
Duration 8'

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