Commissioned by the American Choral Directors Association and first performed at the 2015 ACDA Convention in Salt Lake City, this setting of the Gloria text from the Christian Mass (in Latin) is a highly energetic, rhythmic piece with a contrasting, lyrical middle section. Repeated rhythmic and melodic figures make the work very accessible, but striking to listen to. The accompaniment is written o…

Commissioned by the 2012 ACDA Women's Choir R and S Commissioning Consortium, the entire piece drives toward the last line of the Stacy Gnall poem 'big brother, I am catching up to you.? One long, rhythmic race, this selection will be a wonderful contrast to much of the repertoire often included in women's choral concerts. / Choeur SSAA A Cappella

Accompaniment Score and Parts. Par POWELL ROSEPHANYE. The Colorado all-state treble choir stood outside their hotel rooms, many stories high, singers at all levels, singing this arrangement into the attrium in the center. The sound was compelling and so it was recorded on someone's iPhone and posted on YouTube. Then it went viral. The next you know it was programmed for the ACDA National Conventio…