“. . . Light traveling through such an anisotropic medium can exhibit double refraction or birefringence, in which an unpolarized incident light ray splits into two polarized rays with mutually perpendicular planes of vibration.” — Wolfram Demonstrations Project
Instrumentation: cello and piano
Duration: 5 minutes
Premiere: 8 March 2015 by Geoffrey Burleson, piano, and David Russell, cello
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“Because ginger had to be imported from Asia, it remained a relatively expensive spice. Nevertheless, it was still in great demand. … [Eventually] it became so popular in Europe that it was included in every table setting, like salt and pepper.” — The Healing Power of Herbs and Spices
Instrumentation: string quartet
Duration: 12 minutes
Premiere: 6 December 2014 by the Lydian Quartet
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Over 30 years, John Whitby Allen constructed what some consider the greatest model railroad ever made, the “Gorre and Daphetid.” Ten days after Allen died from a heart attack in 1973, his house caught fire, destroying his life’s work.
Instrumentation: piano trio
Duration: 4 minutes
Recording: read by the New York Piano Trio
Performance History: Dance premiere, 31 March and 1 April 2011
Press: ‘New Works New Voices’ highlights BYU Contemporary Dance group. Amber Foote, Daily Herald (March 2011)
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A concert arrangement of the classic hymn
Instrumentation: high voice, cello, and piano
Duration: 3 minutes
Difficulty: Medium
Music: Conrad Kocher, arr. Joseph Sowa
Text: Folliott Pierpoint
Themes: beauty, gratitude, praise
Recordings: American Grace (Charity Tillemann-Dick, Joela Jones, and Richard Weiss)
Ordering: Copies may be purchased at holysheetmusic.com.
Commissioned by Charity Tillemann-Dick for her album American Grace. The album debuted no. 1 on the Billboard® “Traditional Classical” chart.
In this setting, the hymn conveys a quiet confidence.
Instrumentation: bassoon (or cello) and piano
Duration: 5 minutes
Difficulty: Medium
Music: “Welcome Guest,” Harrison Millard, arr. Joseph Sowa
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An introspective, expansive arrangement suitable for concert or solemn occasions.
Instrumentation: cello and piano
Duration: 5 minutes
Difficulty: Medium-hard
Music: “Kingsfold,” arr. Joseph Sowa
Texts: “O Sing a Song of Bethlehem,” “I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say,” “If You Could Hie to Kolob,” etc.
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