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The setting ends with a radiant choral explosion on the word 'joy' itself, replacing that sense of straight truth the poet brought; an interesting, and stimulating, juxtaposition of readings of the same text.\"\u003c\/em\u003e—Fanfare Magazine\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BF6y1P492hI\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eText by Wendell Berry. Music by Andrew Maxfield. This zesty piece mixes an up-tempo, Appalachian-sounding exploration of the idea of finding joy in work with the reverence of realizing that we depend on nature for all that we have. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGreat concert opener\/closer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDuration: 3 mins, 30 seconds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFor unaccompanied choir (SATB, with limited divisi)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdvanced high school, college, and up\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRecorded by Salt Lake Vocal Artists, Brady R. 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It is an incredibly deep poem, perhaps reflecting that the stream, which is “the water of life,” holds the key in its natural innocence. The Salt Lake Vocal Artists trace the emotional trajectory of Maxfield’s remarkable setting with rapt concentration. “Death is our illusion” they sing, and somehow, we believe them.\" --Fanfare Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/a2M-ne8jY58\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Andrew Maxfield, Composer \u0026 Producer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31132884828206,"sku":"YCR004","price":3.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0037\/3715\/7678\/products\/Little_Stream_Sings.jpg?v=1573091159"},{"product_id":"here-where-the-world-is-being-made-satb-divisi-2","title":"Here Where the World Is Being Made","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eAbout this piece:\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe beautifully understated spirituality found in the text of Here where the World is being made\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e (with its poignant second line, “no human hand required”) is reflected in Maxfield’s setting. The calm demeanor of the music, the female voices initially carrying the argument over a hummed male voice background is most effective, and the standard of the performance is splendid. Listen to the choral enunciation of “ache” at “the ache of human love”. It is perfectly judged, and perfectly captured, too, in the pristine recording. Choral textures are excellently balanced by conductor Brady R. 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A timely message of taking care of our earth now so that it will be here for the future.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1NJB492ngqg\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GIA Publications, Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31141097668654,"sku":"","price":2.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0037\/3715\/7678\/products\/For_the_Future.jpg?v=1573181673"},{"product_id":"one-household-high-and-low","title":"One Household, High and Low","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout this piece: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eComposed in the style of a Sacred Harp piece, this one really cooks. The melody lies in the tenor, and can be doubled at the octave as can the soprano part, thereby creating a delightful six parts. The Wendell Berry text ends “and all the earth shall sing.” May it be so!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Santa Barbara Music Publishing Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31141408833582,"sku":"","price":2.05,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0037\/3715\/7678\/products\/One_Household.jpg?v=1573182517"},{"product_id":"the-door-satb-unaccompanied","title":"The Door","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"The Door was a worthwhile challenge! Like life, it is filled with surprises and twists that were fun to learn and to sing. This is a piece that I look forward to programming again!\"\u003c\/em\u003e—Julian Bryson, \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eDirector of Choral Activities, Jacksonville University\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"In \u003c\/em\u003e'The door,'\u003cem\u003e Maxfield explores creative compositional tools that are engaging to singers and audiences alike. He successfully captures the whimsical nature of the poetry.\"\u003c\/em\u003e—\u003cstrong\u003eDr. Kenney Potter,\u003c\/strong\u003e Director of Choral Activities \u0026amp; Chair, Music Department, Wingate University\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Succinct, witty, yet still profound, like so much of Andrew's music, \u003c\/em\u003e'The door'\u003cem\u003e proved to be a delight for both singers and audience.\"\u003c\/em\u003e—\u003cstrong\u003eDaniel Gee\u003c\/strong\u003e, Choral Arts Initiative, Assistant Conductor \/ Long Beach Symphony, Assistant Conductor \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JeqGxgGG--g\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/n6yhFjUgXI8\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Go,\" says poet Miroslav Holub, \"and open \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003ethe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003edoor\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\" Go where? Open which \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003edoor\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e? To my ears, Holub's playful text is an invitation—maybe even a good-natured dare—for us to open ourselves to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003ethe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e unknown and unfamiliar. Sure, he teases us with some whimsical imagery—maybe there's a magic city or a rummaging dog on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003ethe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e other side of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003ethe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003edoor\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—but he leads us to a profound realization: even if \"nothing\" is there, it's still worth opening \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003ethe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003edoor\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, if only to let in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003ethe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e breeze. Even though we live in a hyperconnected era that can bring us into contact with just about anyone or anything, it's easy tacitly to dismiss \"unfamiliar\" as bad. We do it all \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003ethe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e time with \"othered\" people and ways of living, even \"other\" countries. To \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003ethe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e extent that a certain fearful mania grips so many people these days, let's fight back, if for no other reason than our own sanity and joy, by opening \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003ethe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003edoor\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e!  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlso, there's a certain jauntiness in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003ethe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e text. It's fun, it's mysterious, it's as cheerful as it is urgent. I wanted to mirror those qualities in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003ethe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e shifting moods and colors of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003ethe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e music. There are Gospel- and Appalachia-inspired shouty bits and there quiet, pondering, foggy bits. All in all, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003ethe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e theme of \"going\" and \"opening\" guided my design decisions. Finally, given \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003ethe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e playful spirit of (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003ethe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e English translation of) Holub's text, I gave myself permission to be playful with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003ethe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e sounds of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003ethe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e words themselves, like stretching and contorting \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003ethe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e diphthong \"eye\" (ah-ee) and playing up \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003ethe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e fact that \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003ethe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e interior \"f\" of draught\/draft (breeze) actually sounds like a draft if you let it!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Andrew Maxfield, Composer \u0026 Producer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31189267677230,"sku":"YCR0010","price":3.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0037\/3715\/7678\/products\/The_door.jpg?v=1573514472"},{"product_id":"prayer-after-eating","title":"Prayer After Eating","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen I first read the title of this piece, I assumed it was an error. 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Is it only the \"sudden silence after clamour\" because, for the moment, all the shooters have been shot? Or is it substantive in itself, something purposefully constructed and renewed by the practice of love? Is it attainable in a community? Between nations? \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEleanor Farjeon's two-sonnet sequence, entitled \"Peace,\" asks this profoundly apolitical question, which sadly remains as relevant now as it was in 1918. Which of us, she asks, will, during moments of peace, \"shout the name of love\" to prevent the next shooting, the next War to End All Wars? \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e* \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis piece unfolds in three short movements, the latter two performed attacca. 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This is Berry at his finest, and he invites us to \"Love where we cannot trust \/ Trust where we cannot know\" as we await the \"wayward-coming grace\" that we need so badly. The piece was composed initially for unaccompanied SATB (with divisi) and I composed an optional string quartet accompaniment several years later.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EmdARfphOPU\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Andrew Maxfield, Composer \u0026 Producer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31663682584622,"sku":"","price":3.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0037\/3715\/7678\/products\/Shopify_sheet_music_thumbnails12.jpg?v=1580760117"},{"product_id":"invitation-to-love","title":"Invitation to Love","description":"\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zjTkfBhHxY0\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePaul Laurence Dunbar's lovely poem wins on at least two accounts: First, it expresses a universal yearning to be loved, to be visited by love, to be completed by love—no matter the time of year or the season of one's life. His petition is as gentle and honeyed as his imagery is inclusive: who hasn't seen a starry night, a tree in bloom, or been weighed down by a heart full of grief? He writes to and from our most basic, shared, human experience. Second—from a musical perspective—Dunbar, knowingly or not, makes life easy for us composers. The word “come” centers itself in an elegant, singable vowel, like a meditative “ohm,” that can be stretched and colored endlessly. As that “ohm” repeats (many times) throughout the piece, I hear it like a reassuring wave at the ocean's edge or pulse in my own heart. Further, the text—a series of couplets with end-rhymes—sits naturally in a larger, three-stanza form: please come; you are sweet; please, please come. This becomes a musical form, then, as the text itself guides the repetition and juxtaposition of music, doing something like half of the composer's own work! For my part, I attempted to set Dunbar's text in music colored in golden yellows and soft grays, contoured to match the poet's urgency and vulnerability, with some attention to mirroring the text's imagery in the music, such as a bird returning, through the air, to its welcome nest.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePerformance by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.thegesualdosix.co.uk\" title=\"The Gesualdo Six perform Andrew Maxfield's Invitation to Love\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eThe Gesualdo Six\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInvitation to Love \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBy Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872 – 1906) \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv title=\"Page 2\" class=\"page\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"layoutArea\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCome when the nights are bright with stars \u003cbr\u003eOr come when the moon is mellow;\u003cbr\u003e Come when the sun his golden bars\u003cbr\u003e Drops on the hay-field yellow. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCome in the twilight soft and gray, \u003cbr\u003eCome in the night or come in the day, \u003cbr\u003eCome, O love, whene’er you may, \u003cbr\u003eAnd you are welcome, welcome. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYou are sweet, O Love, dear Love,\u003cbr\u003e You are soft as the nesting dove.\u003cbr\u003e Come to my heart and bring it to rest\u003cbr\u003e As the bird flies home to its welcome nest.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv title=\"Page 2\" class=\"page\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"layoutArea\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCome when my heart is full of grief\u003cbr\u003e Or when my heart is merry;\u003cbr\u003e Come with the falling of the leaf\u003cbr\u003e Or with the redd’ning cherry.\u003cbr\u003e Come when the year’s first blossom blows, \u003cbr\u003eCome when the summer gleams and glows, \u003cbr\u003eCome with the winter’s drifting snows, \u003cbr\u003eAnd you are welcome, welcome.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(Public domain)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Andrew Maxfield, Composer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39421255057454,"sku":"","price":3.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0037\/3715\/7678\/files\/Invitation_to_Love.jpg?v=1763746486"},{"product_id":"pure-religion-satb-hymnal","title":"Pure Religion (SATB Hymnal)","description":"\u003cp\u003eI was on a flight from Boston to the UK in 2019 and, for whatever reason, James 1:27 was on my mind. As the jet turbines roared, I scratched out three verses of text for this hymn, which is a meditation on my own desire to grow as a disciple of Jesus. I hummed a melody (hopefully not so loudly that I disturbed or confused my fellow passengers), and later worked out the four-voice harmonization that you see here. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIf you use the discount code WAYFARE, you should be able to download this hymnal-style setting for free.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eEach person who needs a copy should please download one, individually. This way I know who is enjoying (or at least encountering) my music, which is so vital to me as a composer. That's fair, yes?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI hope this little offering is a blessing to you and your community, wherever you are. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlessings,\u003cbr\u003eAndrew\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePS: If you would like to sing \u003cstrong\u003ea choral arrangement of this hymn\u003c\/strong\u003e—set as an anthem for SATB choir and piano accompaniment—see this link for a traditional choral octavo. 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opening harmonies, which reflect the somber, searching quality of the text, are reflected almost identically in the closing harmonies, which, taken in new light, reflect the sought-for peace. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis live performance features soprano Chelsea Helm and pianist Peter Blackham. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6DJJWoEMQaM?si=WIx9ywcqRKJWHqym\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Andrew Maxfield, Composer \u0026 Producer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42433478164526,"sku":null,"price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0037\/3715\/7678\/files\/WhereCanITurnforPeace.jpg?v=1781723459"},{"product_id":"peace","title":"Peace","description":"\u003cp\u003eYears ago, I encountered \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hellopoetry.com\/poem\/5056\/peace\" title='\"Peace\" by Sara 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