From Earth to Sky - 7 Vocal Duets for Medium High Voice and Piano, 52 pgs

Martha Hill Duncan

Categories: Vocal Collections, Vocal Duets

Levels: Intermediate - Levels 5, 6, Junior - Levels 3, 4

1. TO HOME for soprano, alto & piano, poetry by Janet Windeler Ryan
2. UNDER THE PAINTED SKY for soprano, alto & piano, poetry by Janet Winder Ryan
3. FOR MY MOTHER for soprano, alto & piano, poetry by Janet Windeler Ryan
4. SUNSET SONG for two sopranos & piano, poetry by Janet Windeler Ryan
5. QUEEN OF THE NORTH for soprano, alto & piano,  poetry by Linda Jacques
6. GRATEFUL for soprano, alto & piano, poetry by Martha Hill Duncan
7. MAPLE DUST for soprano, alto, flute and piano,  poetry by Airlie Clarke

Searching the Painted Sky, Imaginative Art Songs for Medium High Voice and Piano, 28 pgs

Martha Hill Duncan

Categories: Vocal Collections

Levels: Intermediate - Levels 5, 6, Late Intermediate - Levels 7, 8

Thanks to poet Janet Windeler Ryan for entrusting me with her fresh, expressive poetry. Singers should feel free to alter the suggested tempo markings to accommodate individual vocal needs. I would encourage a flexible and warm contemporary style with imaginative word painting where possible. M.H. Duncan

Level 5: STILL

Level 5, RCM: PETAL WALTZ

Level 5, RCM, CSCalg: DEEP WINTER SNOWFALL

Level 8: SEARCHING THE PAINTED SKY

Level 8, CSCalg: IF I MADE A WISH

RCM: The Royal Conservatory of Music

CSCalg: Contemporary Showcase Calgary

Individual E-Pieces available at http://marthahillduncan.com

Singing in the Northland, Volume 1, 36 pgs

Martha Hill Duncan

Categories: NFMC (US), Vocal Collections

Levels: Intermediate - Levels 5, 6, Late Intermediate - Levels 7, 8

A celebration of Canadian poetry in song for voice and piano. Includes poetry by Charles G.D Roberts, Marjorie, Pickthall and Bliss Carman.

THE BROOK IN FEBRUARY, Level 7 - a little song of "spring thaw" hints at contemporary dissonance.  A CHILD'S PRAYER AT EVENING, Level 7, A starlit mood with opening line in Latin. DAISY TIME, RCM Level 7, explores varied metre. LIFE, Level 5,  A melodramatic miniature.  QUIET, Level 5, with a gentle Celtic flavour.  THE STAR, RCM Level 5,  A little song with big sentiment. THE DUSTMAN: A haunting call and response duet.

Contemporary Showcase Calgary - choose one

Digital Downloads available from Graphite Publishing

Singing in the Northland, Volume 2, 44 pgs

Martha Hill Duncan

Categories: NFMC (US), Vocal Collections, Vocal Duets, Vocal Solos

Levels: Advanced - Levels 9, 10, Diploma, Intermediate - Levels 5, 6, Late Intermediate - Levels 7, 8

A celebration of Canadian poetry in song for voice and piano featuring poetry by Charles G.D. Roberts, E. Pauline Johnson and Bliss Carman.

GREY ROCKS AND GREYER SEAS: RCM, CSS Level 9, a jazz-inspired song of love lost. LADY ICICLE: Level 6, vocal storytelling full of special effects. RAINFALL: Level 9, a whipping and whirling summer rainstorm, won 3rd place in the 2005 Diana Barnhart American Song Competition. SEVERANCE: RCM, CSS Level 8, a dramatic tale of separation and longing. Honorable Mention in the 2005 Diana Barnhart American Song Competition. WHERE LEAPS THE STE. MARIE: RCM Level 6,  sweeping vocal and piano lines imitate the St. Marie River. BE QUIET, WIND: a vocal duet with wind chimes in the piano background. ROADSIDE FLOWERS: a two soprano duet that works well for many performance occasions. M.H. Duncan

CSS: Contemporary Showcase Syllabus

Contemporary Showcase Calgary: Choose one

Downloads available from http://www.graphitepublishing.com

Summer - Imaginative Art Songs for Med. High Voice, 40 pgs

Martha Hill Duncan

Categories: NFMC (US), Vocal Collections

Levels: Intermediate - Levels 5, 6, Junior - Levels 3, 4

Thanks to my good friend Linda Jacques for inspiring me with her memories of summers on Georgian Bay. These songs can be sung and enjoyed by all ages and singers should feel free to alter the suggested tempo marking to accomodate individual vocal needs.  They are intended to evoke images and to entertain, so I encourage you to find subtle ways to use voice and gestues to further the poetry.  I imagine them performed singly, in groupings or as a complete set (in any order).M.H. Duncan

Level 3 CSS: SAND FLEAS

Level 3, RCM, CSS MY CEDAR CANOE

Level 4, RCM: THE SWIMMER

Level 4, RCM, CSS: CLOUD DREAMS

Level 5, RCM, CSS: NIGHT LIGHTS

Level 6: QUEEN OF THE NORTH

RCM: The Royal Conservatory of Music

CSS: Contemporary Showcase Syllabus

Individual E-Pieces available at http://marthahillduncan.com

Vocal Selections from Searching the Painted Sky, The Opera, 64 pgs

Martha Hill Duncan

Categories: Opera, Vocal Collections

Levels: Intermediate - Levels 5, 6, Junior - Levels 3, 4, Late Intermediate - Levels 7, 8

Vocal selections from The Youth Opera, Searching the Painted Sky, (64 pages), story and libretto by Janet Winder Ryan, music by M.H. Duncan). Inspired by the art song collection Searching the Painted Sky, this is the story of two sisters who have lost their mother and live with their father. After a run-in with an exotic fortune teller, their lives take a turn into fantasy, complete with strange, funny and fantastical characters.  Premiered by The Youth Opera of El Paso  at the 2014 National Opera Association Convention in New York City. Please contact M.H. Duncan directly regarding any interest in staging the opera.

AS MORNING OPENS, HOLIDAY (CSS),BEANS AND MUSTARD, (CSS), TO HOME(CSS), UNDER THE PAINTED SKY, WORKING HARD, FOR MY MOTHER (CSS), CRAB TANGO, ELLEGEÉ, SUNSET SONG, LULLABY

CSS: Contemporary Showcase Syllabus

Individual E-Pieces available at http://marthahillduncan.com

When We Were Very Young

Janet Gieck

Categories: Vocal Collections, Vocal Solos

Levels: Intermediate - Levels 5, 6, Late Intermediate - Levels 7, 8

A set of three humorous pieces based on poetry by children’s author A. A. Milne (author of Winnie the Pooh). Originally composed for the Gala Trio from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan (soprano, french horn and piano). This version is for Soprano and Piano.

I. Independence
II. Politeness
III. Happiness