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Scores Maunuscript: Compositions Manuscript: Arrangements
SCORESCompositions and choral arrangements available through Santa Barbara Music Publishing. To preview the music and to order scores, visit their Web site or call 805-962-5800
| A la Media Noche | SSAA | piano, flute, percussion | SBMP 304 |
| Amazing Grace | SSAA | a cappella | SBMP 437 |
| Arise My Love | SA div. | piano | SBMP 552 |
| Ave Maria | SSAA | a cappella | SBMP 292 |
| Ave Maria | TTBB | a cappella | SBMP 358 |
| The Beauty of Your Dreams | SSAA | piano | SBMP 564 |
| Blow, Thou Winter Wind | SSAA | piano | SBMP 428 |
| The Call | SSA/SATB | a cappella | SBMP 455 |
| Come Pretty Love | SSA | a capella | SBMP 428 |
| Et in terra pax | SSSA | a cappella | SBMP 493 |
| Hodie | SSAA | a cappella | SBMP 336 |
| How Did the Rose | SATB | piano | SBMP 548 |
| I Dream a World | SSA | piano | SBMP 613 |
| I Lift My Eyes | SATB | piano | SBMP 691 |
| I Lift My Eyes | SSAA | piano | SBMP 658 |
| It Takes a Village | SATB | percussion | SBMP 331 |
| It Takes a Village | SSAA | percussion | SBMP 328 |
| maggie and milly and molly and may | SSAA | piano | SBMP 588 |
| Nada te turbe | SSAA | cello | SBMP 334 |
| Nada te turbe | SATB | cello | SBMP 399 |
| Peace like a River | SSAA | piano | SBMP 417 |
| The Peace of Wild Things | SSAA | piano | SBMP 561 |
| The Peace of Wild Things | SATB | piano | SBMP 692 |
| The Roses | SSAA | accordion | SBMP 293 |
| Shape Note Hymns for Christmas | SSAA | piano | SBMP 176 |
| This We Know | SSAA | oboe, cello | SBMP 333 |
| This Wonderful Feeling | SSAA | marimba | |
| 1. saboo | SBMP 361 | ||
| 2. In My Quiet Place | SBMP 362 | ||
| 3. Purple | SBMP 363 | ||
| There Are No Farewells | SSAA | piano, optional string quartet & flute | SBMP 427 |
| Ubi Caritas | SATB | a cappella | SBMP 291 |
| Variations on a Theme by Rilke | SSAA | piano | SBMP 294 |
| Vivos Voco | SSAA | piano, hand bells | SBMP 615 |
| Viriditas | SSAA | a cappella | SBMP 295 |
| Waly, Waly | SSAA | a cappella | SBMP 364 |
| Wing Away | SSAA | a cappella | SBMP 332 |
| Ye Jaliya-O! | SATBB | a cappella, perc. | SBMP 726 |
| Ye Jaliya-O! | SSA w/div. | a cappella, perc. | SBMP 7?? |
Available through Santa Barbara Music Publishing in 2007:
| Everything She Touches | SSA | piano,perc | |
| I Dream a World | SATB | piano |
Compositions available through Treble Clef Music Press, to order, visit their Web site or phone: 919-932-5455
| Angels Singing Out of Tune | SSAA, soprano solo | TC 175 | |
| Circle | SSAA w/divisi | TC 192 |
Compositions available through Yelton Rhodes Music, to order, visit their Web site
| Pendulum (2002 commissioned by Vox Femina Los Angeles) | SSAA | piano | YR 7206 |
| Woman Am I | SSAA | opt. percussion | YR 7205 |
As recorded on Openings, published by the composer, e-mail: szymko@spiritone.com
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It Is Happiness*, poetry by Mary Oliver 1. The Summer Day 2. Sunrise 3. Wild Geese |
SSAA | violin, cello, flute, clarinet, oboe, bassoon, piano |
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It Is Happiness*, poetry by Mary Oliver 1. The Summer Day 2. Sunrise 3. Wild Geese |
SSAA | violin cello, flute, piano (reduced accompaniment) |
| Eli, Eli, poem by Hannah Senesh | soprano | cello |
| Eli, Eli, poem by Hannah Senesh | SA | cello |
| Eskimo Songs | mezzo-soprano | cello |
| Braided Light | SSAA | a cappella |
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MORE COMPOSITIONS, available through the composer, e-mail: szymko@spiritone.com
| All Winter Long (1994), Native American text | SSA | hand drum | |
| Always Coming Home (2005) text by Ursula LeGuin | SSAA | piano, cello | |
| As a Woman (1988), text by Virginia Woolf | SSA | a cappella | |
"As a woman, I have no country. As a woman, I want no country. As a woman, the whole world is my country." |
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| Benedizione (2007) Francis of Assisi | SSAA | piano | |
| Call (1997) Poem by Alla Bozarth | SSAA | 2 frame drums (or Taiko Drums) | |
The poem was written on the eve of Alla Bozarth's controversial ordination into the Episcopal priesthood - with eleven other women - the first in church history. Commissioned by Aurora Chorus for its 5th Anniversary concert. |
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| Common Prayer, (rvsd 2006) Parker Palmer's Inclusive language version of the "Our Father" | SATB | piano | |
| Ein Grosser Gesang (2002) 1.Ich lebe mein leben 2. Herbst. Poems by Rainer M. Rilke; sung in German | SATB | bassoons (2) | |
| Entro en la Vida(2005) text: Teresa of Avila | SATB | piano, brass quintet, timpani | |
Commissioned by First Unitarian Church of Portland, Oregon for Easter, 2005 |
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| Finding Her Here (2005) poem by Jayne Relaford Brown | SSAA | a cappella | |
Commissioned by Anna Crusis Women's Choir, for their 30th Anniversary Concert |
Fire Burn Bright (1997) text traditional English | SSA | harp |
| The Freshness (2001) text by Rumi, translated by Coleman Barks | SSAA | harp | |
| The Freshness (2002) text by Rumi, translated by Coleman Barks | SATB | harp | |
| HERE (2005) Wendell Berry's "Wild Geese"' | SATB | piano, violin | |
| Hear Me! We Are One (1991), Omaha Indian text | SATB | piano | |
| Holy Thursday(rvsd 2004) poem by William Blake | SSA,Sop solo | piano,cello | |
| I AM (2002), poem by Catherine DeVinck | SSA | violin, flute, violin cello | |
| Ja Sam Tvoj Svjedok (1995) | SSA | ||
Serbo-Croatian: "I am your witness." In response to atrocities against women during the Bosnian War. |
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| My Soul Magnifies the Lord (1989), inclusive English language version of "The Magnificat" | SATB | piano, oboe, cello, flute | |
| My Soul Magnifies the Lord (1998), inclusive English language version of "The Magnificat" | SSAA | piano, oboe, cello, flute | |
| On Holding On (1990) | SSAA | a cappella | |
Scored for modern dance collaboration. |
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| Sioux Prayer (1992), traditional Lakota prayer | SSA, or SAB |
a cappella | |
| Song Coming Toward Us, poem by Carolyn Forche | SSAA | piano, cello | |
| Song of Songs (1999), poem by Joan Borysenko | SATB, alto & tenor solo | piano (4 hands), marimba, xylophone, vibraphone, double bass | |
| Three by Blake(2002) 1.The Fly, 2.The Garden of Love 3.Holy Thursday | SATB, alto & bass solos | double bass, kazoos | |
| To Build a Swing(2002) text by Hafiz (trans. Ladinsky) | SATB | piano, violin | |
| Under One Sky (1995), poem by Judith Barrington | SSAA, alto solo | piano | |
Commissioned by the Northwest Women's Choral Alliance. |
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| Wanderers (1996), a Rumanian gypsy saying | SSA | chant w/ drum (dumbek) | |
| We Are Clay (1990) | SAB, or SSA |
piano | |
Text from Isaiah: "We are clay and you are the potter. We are all the work of your hands." |
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| Where Is the Door? (2002) 1. Where is the Door? 2. Until 3. The God Who Only Knows Four Words. Poems by Hafiz translated by D. Ladinsky | SATB | a cappella and accordion | |
| Wynken, Blynken and Nod (2001), text by Eugene Field | SSA | piano | |
| Wynken, Blynken and Nod (2001), text by Eugene Field | mezzo-soprano solo | piano | |
| You Have Struck a Rock (1984) | SSAA, alto solo | conga | |
Text: women's cry of resistance to apartheid: "You have touched a woman, you have struck a rock. You have dislodged a boulder, you will be crushed." |
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CHORAL ARRANGEMENTS, available through by the composer, e-mail: szymko@spiritone.com
| Adama, traditional Israeli, sung in Hebrew | SSAA | a cappella (optional accordion) |
| Abiyoyo, trad. South African and African American lullabyes |
SSA (also TBB) |
a cappella |
| Blessing, by Claudia Schmidt |
SSA |
a cappella |
| Bright Morning Stars, traditional |
SSA (also TBB) |
a cappella |
| Circle Me Sisters, by Linda Allen | SSA | piano |
| Come Dance and Sing, traditional Shaker song | a cappella | |
| Coventry Carol, traditional English (Christmas) | SSAA | a cappella |
| Cradle Songs, a multi-cultural medley of lullabies | SSA | harp |
| De Colores, traditional Mexican, sung in Spanish | SSA | guitar, flute or violin |
| Die Gedanken Sind Frei, "All thoughts Are Free," traditional German | SSA | guitar and violin |
| Earth Lullabye, by Barbara McDaniel | SSA | a cappella |
| Everything Possible, by Fred Small | SSAA | piano |
| Flowers of Joy, by Jean Ritchie | SSA | piano, violin. |
| For the Mothers, by Betsy Rose | SSAA | piano |
| Had I a Golden Thread, by Pete Seeger | SSAA | piano, cello |
| In the Winter, by Judy Fjell | SSA | harp |
| Is It Kwanzaa? traditional | SSAA | percussion |
| Lift Every Voice and Sing ("The Negro National Anthem") by J. Rosamond & James Weldon Johnson |
SSAA, w/div (also TTBB) |
a cappella |
| Like a Mountain, by Naomi Littlebear Martinez | SSAA | piano |
| Listen Closely, by Steven Walters |
SSAA |
piano |
| Mi Ha-ish, trad. Hassidic melody/ Psalm 34:13-15 |
SATB (also SSAA) | piano |
| Mi Zeh Hidlik, traditional (Chanukah) |
SSA, also SATB |
piano |
| Miriam, by Laura Berkson | SSAA | piano, optional violin |
| Nkosi Sikelela I' Afrika (Peoples' National Anthem of South Africa) |
SSAA, (also TTBB) |
a cappella |
| Open Up and Let Her Through, by Betsy Rose | SSAA | piano, flute |
| Peace Somewhere, Judy Fjell | SSA | piano |
| Simply Love, by Holly Near | SSA | piano |
| Somos Tejedores, by Rhiannon, text by Monica Lozano | SSA | piano |
| Stille Nacht (Silent Night), by Franz Grüber, sung in German & English | SA with descant | flute |
| There Goes the Mountain, by Tom Paxton | SSA | piano, flute |
| Union Maid, traditional and W. Guthrie, with feminist lyrics | SSA | a cappella |
| Why Oh Why, by Holly Near | SSAA, soloist(s) | hand percussion |
| Yemaya Asesu, trad. Afro-Cuban | SSA | hand percussion |