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Christopher Lee Fraley
composer, publisher, choral tenor
Christopher Lee Fraley
composer, publisher, choral tenor
“…a passionate, directly communicable, and intrinsically *human* experience.”
—Dr. Gary D. Cannon, director Emerald Ensemble & Cascadian Chorale
Enjoy your time exploring my music and looking through my scores. Please reach out if you have any questions or if you would like to work together on a project!
If you are interested in talking, we can meet one-on-one over Zoom! Just make a reservation on my Calendly page.
Listen here:
The Movable Do podcast (October 27, 2020) “Composer and conductor Steve Danielson interviews other living composers to learn about their journeys, successes, and learning experiences.
“This week, Hawaii-based composer Chris Fraley discusses how his background as a math and science wiz influences his love for counterpoint. Featured in this episode: Eire’s Call, The Plains, Hine Ma Tov, and the premiere of the recording of A Light Exists In Spring. Plus, experimentations with Just Intonation.”
For more information about any of the featured pieces, click below:
New music video!
Seventy minutes of choral music by Fraley
A fun Epiphany animation
Including Kyrie from Missa Dramatica (F. 174)
Baritone (or Tenor), Flute, Piano
Learn how music works, focusing on an experiential approach to how sounds combine. Visit PitchMatters.com and learn why pitch matters!
An art song based on an excerpt from Adela Florence Nicolson’s poignant poem by the same name. Also available as a choral arrangement (F. 157a).
Adela Florence Nicolson, English, Flute, India's Love Lyrics, Song, VocalWelcome Home by the Cascadian Chorale features American choral music spanning three centuries: pieces by colonial-era William Billings, Robert Frost poems set by 20th century Randall Thompson, and lyrical 21st century songs by Pacific Northwest composers. “This recording highlights some of our singers’ favorite pieces from the past few years” including Agnus Dei from Missa Historiae (Missa Brevis No. 1).
Cascadian Chorale, CD, RecordingMissa Dramatica (Missa Brevis No. 2) borrows its intensity from the Agnus Dei of my first mass. While still a work-in-progress, I’ve completed both the Kyrie and the Agnus Dei, and have prepared a video score for the Kyrie so that you can listen to this beautifully dramatic setting while following along with the music.
a cappella, Latin, Mass, PROJECT:ENCORE, Sacred, SATBAn arrangement of the Horatio and Isabella Parker Cradle Hymn from their Christmas cantata The Holy Child. Originally published in 1893 as a soprano and tenor duet, this arrangement is for SATB choir with piano accompaniment.
Anthem, Christmas, English, Horatio Parker, Isabella Parker, Piano, Sacred, SATBIsle of Avalon is the final movement from the King Arthur Suite, although can also be performed as a stand-alone tone poem (Tone Poem No. 5). This movement tells the story of the mysterious Isle of Avalon from the King Arthur legends.
King Arthur, Orchestra, Tone PoemCopyright © 2010 – 2022 by Fraley Music, Inc.
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