Greg Bartholomew - Choral Works

The YouTube video above shows the Ethos Consortium, conducted by Paul E. Oakley, performing Greg Bartholomew’s choral setting of excerpts from Kofi Annan’s Nobel Peace Prize lecture, "The 21st Century (A Girl Born in Afghanistan)" on January 28, 2007, in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Greg Bartholomew’s music has been performed across the United States and in Canada, Europe and Australia. Additional information, including complete texts and sound files for many performances are available at gregbartholomew.com .
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ARS NOVA PRESSLeo, for unaccompanied SATB choir, 2002 (Duration: 5:45)
A setting of excerpts from Astronomica, a 1st Century B.C. Latin text by Marcus Manilius.
From the Odes of Solomon - Available on CD from Capstone Records
From Odes 1 & 3 of the Odes of Solomon, 2000 (Duration: 5:00)
From Ode 14 of the Odes of Solomon, 2000 (Duration: 5:00)
From Ode 17 of the Odes of Solomon, 2000 (Duration: 5:30)
For unaccompanied SATB choir. The Odes of Solomon are believed to have been written around the year 100 A.D., and include strong parallels to the Dead Sea Scrolls.
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BURKE & BAGLEYThe 21st Century (A Girl Born in Afghanistan), for unaccompanied SATB choir, 2002 (Dur.: 6:40)
A setting of excerpts from United Nations Sec.-Gen. Kofi Annan’s Nobel Peace Prize Lecture. Finalist in the 2003 Briar Cliff University New Choral Music Competition. Available on CD from Connecticut Choral Artists .
Beati Quorum Via, for unaccompanied SATB choir, 2003 (Duration: 2:30)
A new setting of the traditional Latin text.
Song of the Mountains, for mixed SSAATB choir with piano accompaniment, 2004 (Duration: 6 min.)
A setting of text adapted from prose by American naturalist John Muir (1838 - 1914).
Stoke Fleming, for unaccompanied SATB choir, 2000 (Duration 3:30)
A meditation on rocks and waves written at a small hamlet on the English Channel.
The Tree, for unaccompanied SATB choir, 2003 (Duration: 3 min.)
A setting of the poem by American transcendental poet Jones Very (1813 - 1880).
Three American Winter Settings
A Country Boy in Winter, for unaccompanied TTBB men’s chorus, 2001 (Duration: 3:20)
A setting of the poem by American poet Sarah Orne Jewett (1849 - 1909).
A Rainy Day, for unaccompanied SSAA women’s chorus, 2001 (Duration: 4:15)
A setting of the poem by American poet John Brainard (1796 - 1828).
To a Locomotive in Winter, for unaccompanied SATB choir, 2001 (Duration: 6 min.)
A setting of the poem by Walt Whitman (1819 - 1892).
Perusal copies provided on request.