Craig Hella Johnson Choral Series-Craig Hella Johnson's Therefore Music for SATB choir a cappella.The text for this piece was written by Michael Dennis Browne as part of the 50th Anniversary Tribute Concert of theMinnesota Chapter of the ACDA - “to the music teachers that have inspired us ” this text is expansive and can be used in any setting in which the intention is to invite aware…
Written for performance at the 58th presidential inauguration with text by Pulitzer Prize nominated poet Michael Dennis Browne and music by John Wykoff ?Now We Belong? is a moving anthem that expresses sentiments of love unity and peace.
The poetry used in this setting of The Voices was presented to Dale Warland on the occasion of his final concert with the Dale Warland Singers by his friend, the poet Michael Dennis Browne. Dale writes, The art of choral singing has given my life great meaning and I hope to express that fulfillment through this music for mixed chorus and solo cello. The cello plays a leading role in the work, comp…
Craig Hella Johnson Choral Series-Commissioned by the Texas Choral Director's Association this work for men's voices to a text by Michael Dennis Browne expresses the fresh and vibrant sense of the journey of being a man in the modern world and especially ayoung man in a beautiful and volatile world. Opening with a declamatory text over rhythmic motives in the Piano the work builds and unfolds i…
