Kenvad Music - VOCAL and CHORAL

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KD 712	Beach Thoughts- tenor (or soprano) voice and piano - a scenic poem by Judy Davies; music by Ken Davies 2010 - duration c. 3:15 - range F3-G4 - 6 pages. First performance March 2011 by Nathan Leaf (tenor) and Tom Koch (piano) at Southeastern Composers' League national conference at North Carolina State University at Raleigh.	712X.mp3 712X.pdf
KD 711	Message in a Bottle - tenor (or soprano) voice and piano - romance poem by Judy Davies; music by Ken Davies - (2010) - Duration 2:44 - range F3-G4 - 4 pages.	711X.pdf
KD 709	Nature's Paintbrush - tenor (or soprano) voice and piano - a scenic poem by Judy Davies; music by Ken Davies (2010) - duration c. 3:36 - range F3-F#4 - 4 pages. First performance March 2011 by Nathan Leaf (tenor) and Tom Koch (piano) at Southeastern Composers' League national conference at North Carolina State University at Raleigh.	709X.mp3 709X.pdf
KD 708	Mountain Dreams - tenor (or soprano) voice and piano - scenic poem by Judy Davies; music by Ken Davies (2010) - duration c. 2:40 - range G#3-G#4 - 4 pages - last few measures are sprechstimme. First performance March 2011 by Nathan Leaf (tenor) and Tom Koch (piano) at Southeastern Composers' League national conference at North Carolina State University at Raleigh.	708X.mp3 708X.pdf
KD 707	A Psalm Of Life - for tenor (or soprano) voice and piano - poem by H.W. Longfellow;music by Ken Davies (2009) - duration 4:35 - 8 pages - range F3-G4 Art song for recital. First performance October 2010 by Keith Brantigan (tenor) at Christian Fellowship of Art Music Composers Festival at Indiana Wesleyan University.	707X.mp3 707X.pdf
KD 705	If Any Man Serve Me (The Deacon's Song) - Medium voice and piano - duration 3:15 - 4 pages - range D3-D4. Texts from John 12:26, 1 Timothy 4:5, and 1 Timothy 3:13 adapted by the composer - 2004. Sacred solo song written especially for a deacon installation ordination service. First performance by Frank Turner (voice) and Ben Williams (piano) March 2013 at Christian Fellowship Of Art Music Composers Annual Conference at Mississippi College, Clinton, MS.	705X.mp3 705X.pdf
KD 704 (solo)	Who Shall Separate Us From the Love of Christ? - voice & organ. duration: 3:10. Select HI voice or LOW voice as your choice of transposition for this solo song. From the choral version of the same name which was first performed during Easter week 2012 by the Harvard Choral Fellows at Harvard University.	704-SATBX.mp3 choral audio 704-HIX.pdf 704-LOWX.pdf
KD 002 - 002ACC	Thank You, Mom - Voice & Piano, pop ballad style for medium (female) voice, four verses, duration 3:40. Voice range B3-D5. Words and music by Ken Davies (2002). Suitable for for Mother's Day including church services. Kids and adults can sing. Thank You, Mom (ACC) - Choose ACCmp3 or accCD - accompaniment audio, fully recorded piano, bass, and strings, no vocal.	002X.mp3 Verses 1st & last 002X.pdf
KD 001 - KD 001-bnd	Our Lord's Prayer - for baritone (or mezzo) solo voice with audio. Duration 2:40. New Melody and Harmony (not the old traditional). Pop style soft rock ballad with MP3 or CD accompaniment with choir and rhythm section with brass. Jesus might have sung it like this, had He used a band and choir at at the Sermon on the Mount. Range B3-D#5. First performed as a choral piece with rhythm section and brass by Jack Day and the Riverside Baptist Church Youth Choir in 1972 in Miami, Florida. Leadsheet (pdf or print) and audio accompaniment (mp3 or CD). Recording has rhythm section, brass, and backup choir. Band Arrangemet Package (score & parts) - pdf or print - Scoring: guitar, elec bass, drumset, keyboard (piano/synth); horn parts - 2 trumpets (Bb), 2 trombones; alternate parts - Synthesizer 2 (substitute for horns), 2 alto saxes (in Eb), 2 tenor saxes (in Bb), 2 horns (in F). Backup Choir Part KD 001-CHR (3 pages) - MINIMUN ORDER eight (8) COPIES on choir parts.	001.mp3 001X.pdf
	CHORAL There is an eight (8) copy minimum order on choral parts. Please do not order less than 8 copies.
KD 716	Day and Night - SATB a cappella - duration 3:00 - 6 pages. An award-winning poet Judy Davies word painting of forest nature. Rich, lush harmonies. Collegiate level secular work. --- 8 copy minimum.	716.mp3 cptr no voices 716X.pdf
KD 715	Psalm 53 (The Fool Has Said In His Heart) - SATB a cappella - duration 3:00 - 12 pages. Collegiate level sacred work. Written for a choir in London, UK. The group felt that existing Psalm 53 lacked adequate music and were seeking a new musical setting for it. The work uses the text from the King James Version. The composer slightly adapted grammar to 21st century usage. --- 8 copy minimum.	715X.mp3 cptr no voices 715X.pdf
KD 714	Make a Joyful Noise (Psalm 100) for SATB choir and rock band with brass - duration 4:00. Choir part 3 pages. Inspired by the 1970s horn rock bands like Chicago and Blood, Sweat & Tears. This hard rocking praise anthem is just right for a concert or a celebration of joy worship. Great opener for a touring/recording group. Performed by Crosswinds at the 2017 Christian Fellowship of Art Miusic Composers conference at Fresno Pacific University, Fresno, California. The accompaniment score and parts band set includes a 2nd synthesizer part for use if your group does not have trumpets & trombones. Also available is an accompanying audio track (CD or mp3) for rehearsal or if your choir does not have a band. --- 8 copy minimum on choir part.	714X.mp3 cptr no voices 714X.pdf part perusal score
KD 704 SATB	Who Shall Separate Us From The Love Of Christ - SATB a capella - duration 3:10 - 4 pages. Collegiate level sacred work. First performance April 2012 by the Harvard Choral Fellows, directed by Carson Cooman, at The Memorial Church at Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts. --- 8 copy minimum.	704-SATBX.mp3 704-SATBX.pdf
KD 703	An Easter Call To Worship - SATB a cappella - duration 1:30 - 12 pages. Optional brass parts to play along. A joyous Hallelujah fanfare. Great as an Easter service opener. First performance Easter morning April 1998 by St. Barnabas Episcopal Church Choir, Mary Erickson, dir., Denver, Colorado. --- 8 copy minimum.	703.mp3 cptr no voices 703X.pdf
KD 702	God, The Artist of Creation - SATB & organ - dur 5:15 - 18 pages. Collegiate level sacred work. Commissioned, premiered June 1998 and first recorded by St. Barnabas Episcopal Church Choir of Denver, Colorado. The theme, "the beauty of creation," pervades the work with artistic /aesthetic references in connection with religious symbolism carefully worked into the text. The work is a counterpoint of independence and equality between the organist and the choir-- not a one-rehearsal work. --- 8 copy minimum.	702X.mp3 702X.pdf View video
KD 701	Psalm 117 (1995) - SATB and Piano - duration 1:30. 4 pages. The Bible's shortest psalm, but a lively Praise declamation. --- 8 copy minimum.	701.mp3 cptr no voices 701X.pdf
KD 700	Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence (1993) - SATB choir, organ, 2 trumpets, 2 trombones, horn sub for 1st trombone - dur 3:00 - 8 pages. Ethereal treatment with choir and a lush brass interlude. The 17th century picardy melody and the text are retained while the harmonic and contrapuntal treatments give it a contemporary freshness and transparency. Brass parts included, First performance by St. Barnabas Episcopal Church Choir, directed by Mary Erickson, Denver, Colorado, December 1996. --- 8 copy minimum.	700.mp3 700X.pdf

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