A charming setting of Heinrich Heine’s (1797-1856) famous poem for unaccompanied SATB choir.
Christopher Lee Fraley
composer, publisher, choral tenor
Christopher Lee Fraley
composer, publisher, choral tenor
“Chris imbues every page with structure and craftsmanship and careful planning…”
Dr. Gary D. Cannon, director Emerald Ensemble & Cascadian Chorale
News
ACDA Western / ACDA Northwest
See you soon at the ACDA Western conference in Salt Lake City and the ACDA Northwest conference in Spokane! I’m looking forward to catching up with old friends and making some new ones. [...]New Piece: A Light exists in Spring
A new SATB (a cappella) piece based on the Emily Dickinson poem A Light exists in Spring. Check it out! [...]Anacortes High School performs Hine Ma Tov
Anacortes High School Concert Choir performed the a cappella version of Hine ma tov (F. 163c) at their December 17, 2019 concert. Check it out on YouTube! [...]WA ACDA 2019 Summer Institute
See you at Washington ACDA Summer Institute at University of Puget Sound, July 17, 18, and 19, 2019! I look forward to catching up with you since I saw you last, especially since my move to Hawaii. Or, if we haven’t met, introducing you to my music. Aloha! [...]Agnus Dei (from Missa Dramatica) complete
In spite of living out of temporary accommodations, I’ve completed another movement, the Agnus Dei, of my Missa Dramatica (Missa Brevis No. 2)! It will be a while until I have a recording (contact me if you are interested in premiering the piece!), but you can find a perusal score here. [...]
A Random Sampler
Reborn 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.
I Shall Not Care
A motet-style setting of Sara Teasdale’s poem.
Fête (Tone Poem No. 7)
Fête is the “scherzo” movement from the King Arthur Suite, although can also be performed as a stand-alone tone poem (Tone Poem No. 7). This movement tells the story of the first meeting of King Arthur and Guinevere at a feast.
Summer Quartet (String Quartet No. 3)
String Quartet No. 3 is written for, and dedicated to all of the wonderful people that make up the Midsummer Musical Retreat (MMR).
