A musically serious piece which depicts a humorous story of an innocent trout living in an aquarium under the hungry eyes of two cats. Who will get the upper paw?

“…a passionate, directly communicable, and intrinsically *human* experience.”
—Dr. Gary D. Cannon, director Emerald Ensemble & Cascadian Chorale
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Guest on “Moveable Do” Podcast!
Listen here:
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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:
- Eire’s Call (Tone Poem No. 3)
- The Plains (SATB)
- Hine ma tov (SATB, SATB & Piano, SAA & Piano)
- A Light exists in Spring (SATB)
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A Random Sampler
Aus alten Märchen
A charming setting of Heinrich Heine’s (1797-1856) famous poem for unaccompanied SATB choir.
a cappella, German, Heinrich Heine, SATBReborn by Living Water
Written for a small church choir which was light on tenor and bass voices. While easy for the choir to learn and sing, there is a lot of musical interest, including the counterpoint in the piano and a cleverly hidden modulation towards the end of the music. Appropriate for baptism or Eastertide.
Anthem, Baptism, Eastertide, English, Piano, Sacred, SATBRequiescat
Raw emotions evoked by Oscar Wilde’s imagery, presented as a scene from an opera, written for SATB with tenor solo.
English, Oscar Wilde, SATB, Tenor