CHOIR + VOCAL ENSEMBLE

THE END OF RAIN (2020)

Symphonic work in nine movements; libretto by Scott Ordway
SATB, soprano solo, mezzo solo, baritone solo, 10 instruments, video (50’)
Commissioned by Roomful of Teeth and the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music

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THE OUTER EDGE OF YOUTH (2020)

Choral opera in two acts; libretto by Scott Ordway
Soprano solo, alto solo, SATB, 3 cellos, double bass (82’)
Commissioned by The Thirteen

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TWENTY/TWENTY (2020)

SATB (7’)
Text by Scott Ordway based on crowd-sourced words from 100 university students describing the early months of the pandemic.
Commissioned by Haverford, Swarthmore, Bryn Mawr, and Hamilton Colleges.

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THREE KALEVALA SONGS (2014)

SATB (7’)
Texts compiled and adapted by Scott Ordway from Finnish creation myths
Commissioned by Oratorio Chorale

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YOU ARE MY BROTHER (2019)

SATB + optional piano (5’)
Text by Scott Ordway, after the Book of Genesis
Commissioned by The Thirteen

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SSAA

BALTIC TREES (2018)

SSAA or SATB (5’)
Commissioned by the New Hampshire All State Choir

Music adapted from the polyphonic “sutartines” tradition of northeastern Lithuania. Texts compiled and adapted by Scott Ordway from Lithuanian folk poetry on the mystical properties of trees.

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DONA NOBIS PACEM (2010)

SSAA (5’)
Commissioned by WordSong Boston for the Lorelei Ensemble

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TTBB

RIGHTS (2024)

TTBB (5’)
Also available for SATB
Text by Scott Ordway after the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Commissioned by the Rutgers University Glee Club

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