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Iris Levine
Nationally recognized for her excellence in choral conducting, Dr. Iris S. Levine is founder and artistic director of Vox Femina Los Angeles, L.A.'s premiere women's chorus. Through her extensive experience with women's choral literature, and innovative concert programming, Dr. Levine has charted Vox Femina on an impressive journey, building its prominence in the choral community. Vox Femina has performed throughout North and Central America, produced award-winning recordings and commissioned numerous works for women’s voices. Vox Femina has had the pleasure of performing with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, under the direction of Maestro Gustavo Dudamel.
Dr. Levine is Department Chair and Professor of Music at California State Polytechnic University in Pomona. Dr. Levine earned her Doctorate degree in Choral Music from the University of Southern California and a Masters degree in Choral Conducting from Temple University in Philadelphia. Dr. Levine serves as the ACDA Repertoire and Standards National Chair for Women’s Choirs. She is the Choir Director at Stephen S. Wise Temple in Bel Air, and is highly sought as guest clinician and adjudicator for choral festivals throughout the country.
The Journey Of Harriet Tubman
Composer: African American Spiritual
Arranger: Ron Kean
Author/Lyricist: African American Spiritual
Voicing: SSAA choral
Season: Spiritual
Released: January 2018
Difficulty: Medium
This 5-movement, multi-media choral drama honors one of the great heroes of the emancipation era. The journey of those who sacrificed becomes a story we can relive and honor. Dr. Kean's goal was to compose and arrange original music and traditional spirituals in a style that is evocative of the enslaved Africans' frame of mind. The spirituals are accompanied with kalimba (thumb piano) to honor the sub-Saharan African musical tradition of connecting with ancestors and with the marimba to sound like the west African balafon. This is a work that will move an audience to tears. (Medium to Advanced)
“The Journey of Harriet Tubman” has generated a much needed discussion of African American enslavement and and cultural appropriation. The composer has dedicated half of his royalties from this work to ''The Equal Justice Initiative,'' a private, 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that is committed to ending mass incarceration and excessive punishment in the United States, to challenging racial and economic injustice, and to protecting basic human rights for the most vulnerable people in American society. Please visit https://eji.org/about/
Anadyomene
Composer: Kevin A. Memley
Author/Lyricist: Sara Teasdale
Voicing: SSAA
Released: January 2013
Difficulty: Medium
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IMPRESSIONS (Reflections on Humanity by Sara Teasdale) is a set of three outstanding pieces by Kevin Memley for treble voices. The texts are favorites of many and Kevin’s treatments are exquisite masterpieces. Although the 3 selections are released separately, they are best presented as a trilogy. High school and college.
CHILDREN OF A DREAM
Composer: Nicholas Kelly
Author/Lyricist: Bliss Carman
Voicing: SSAA
Released: January 2018
Difficulty: Medium Advanced
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Nicholas Ryan Kelly, an emerging composer, was introduced to Pavane Publishing through his winning composition in the North Dakota State Edwin Fissinger competition. This new piece demonstrates his skills of musically describing the text. The piano writing is not an accompaniment, it is part of the piece. The vocal writing, the modulations, all reveal an artist at work. Poet Bliss Carman provides a text describing nature's rich colors, which are skillfully enhanced under Kelly's care. Medium in difficulty.
If I Were The Velvet Rose
Composer: Kevin A. Memley
Author/Lyricist: Sara Teasdale
Voicing: SSAA
Released: January 2013
Difficulty: Medium
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IMPRESSIONS (Reflections on Humanity by Sara Teasdale) is a set of three outstanding pieces by Kevin Memley for treble voices. The texts are favorites of many and Kevin’s treatments are exquisite masterpieces. Although the 3 selections are released separately, they are best presented as a trilogy. High school and college.
Only My Dreams
Composer: Ron Kean
Author/Lyricist: William Butler Yeats
Voicing: SSAA
Released: January 2016
Difficulty: Medium Advanced
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The poem by Yeats that serves as the text for this Ron Kean piece has been set by many fine composers. Ron's approach is unique, bringing in overtones through whirlies to add an ultra-spiritual dimension to the impact of the work. Ron's vocal writing is always careful, pulling lines into one another with suspended results. Singers simply love to sing them because everyone is equally important. Selected for the Iris Levine Treble Chorus Series, this piece fits any general program for advanced treble high school, college and community choir. Medium.
Shenandoah
Composer: American Folk Song
Arranger: Jonathan Rodgers
Author/Lyricist: American Folk Song
Voicing: SSAA
Released: January 2019
Difficulty: Medium
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Just when you thought no one could possibly bring new depth and beauty to this American classic, this stunning setting appears. The arranger's reverence and respect for the tune and its history is never in question. The freshness that emerges is exceptional and worthy of our attention.
There Will Come Soft Rains
Composer: Kevin A. Memley
Author/Lyricist: Sara Teasdale
Voicing: SSAA
Released: January 2013
Difficulty: Medium
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IMPRESSIONS (Reflections on Humanity by Sara Teasdale) is a set of three outstanding pieces by Kevin Memley for treble voices. The texts are favorites of many and Kevin’s treatments are exquisite masterpieces. Although the 3 selections are released separately, they are best presented as a trilogy. High school and college.
The Journey Of Harriet Tubman
Voicing: FS SSAA
Released: January 2018
This 5-movement, multi-media choral drama honors one of the great heroes of the emancipation era. The journey of those who sacrificed becomes a story we can relive and honor. Dr. Kean's goal was to compose and arrange original music and traditional spirituals in a style that is evocative of the enslaved Africans' frame of mind. The spirituals are accompanied with kalimba (thumb piano) to honor the sub-Saharan African musical tradition of connecting with ancestors and with the marimba to sound like the west African balafon. This is a work that will move an audience to tears. (Medium to Advanced)
“The Journey of Harriet Tubman” has generated a much needed discussion of African American enslavement and and cultural appropriation. The composer has dedicated half of his royalties from this work to ''The Equal Justice Initiative,'' a private, 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that is committed to ending mass incarceration and excessive punishment in the United States, to challenging racial and economic injustice, and to protecting basic human rights for the most vulnerable people in American society. Please visit https://eji.org/about/
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