Connie Powell Walck Tyler
Contact Connie Tyler or write to Connie at 2322 8th Street, Berkeley, CA 94710
CD’s available:
A Deep Hum,Seven Songs of Creation
Songs composed by Connie Tyler,
Directed by Arlene Sagan,
Performed by members of the Deep Hum Chorus and Orchestra
Songs to celebrate our continuing wonder at and inquiry into the
creation of the universe, based on the writings of William Blake, the
Rig Veda, Genesis, Lao Tsu’s Tao Te Ching, Buddha-Dharma, Sufi writer
Laleh Bakhtiar and many modern scientists.
Available on CD for $15.00 plus $1.86 postage
Sheet Music available:
All choral music can be bought as single pieces of sheet music or
can be bought with a license to make as many copies as one group needs.
The license is for the purchasing group only.
Prices vary by length of piece and number of parts.
Practice tapes of the music and the various parts played by a synthesizer without the words are also available.
From A Deep Hum, Seven Songs of Creation:
See CD’s for more information about this music.
#101 Auguries of Innocence, Words by William Blake, music by Connie Tyler.
Four part a capella chorale. 3 to 4 minutes.
#102 What Stirred? Words from the Rig Veda, music by Connie Tyler.
Three part chorale, or three solo voices, Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Guitar and hand drum. 7 to 9 minutes.
#103 And It Was Good, Words from Genesis, music by Connie Tyler
Four part chorale, piano and flute. 11-13 minutes.
#104 Is It Mother of the World? Words from The Tao Te Ching by Lao Tsu, music by Connie Tyler.
Solo Alto, flute, gong, bells, tuned chimes. 5-6 minutes.
#105 At Every Moment, Words by Laleh Bakhtiar, music by Connie Tyler
Unison Choir, 2 violins, 2 cellos Unison Choir, organ, or piano. 2-3 minutes
From The Feminine Divine:
#301 Hear My Cry, Words from Proverbs 8 and Ben Sirach 24, music by Connie Tyler
High Soprano and four part chorale, piano, flute, hand drum. 10-12 minutes.
#302 Kuan Yin Rides the Dragon, Words and music by Connie Tyler
Soprano, Second Soprano, Alto, Synthesized Yueh Chin or Harp, Flute, Wood blocks, Taiko drum or other deep drum. 10-12 minutes
#303 Brigid, Fiery Arrow, words and music by Connie Tyler
This mini-opera features a major Soprano soloist, a major Baritone
soloist, and two small SATB choirs with numerous solos emerging from
the choirs. It is available for piano, violin and ehtnic drum,
and for harp, violin, ethnic drum and flute. 15 minutes
Other Choral Pieces:
#201 A Mighty Wind, Words from Acts 2, music by Connie Tyler
Three part Chorale, organ and flute
Three part Chorale, violin, viola, cello and flute
This piece, based on Acts 2, contains a section from Joel which is
quoted by the writer of Acts. This section can be lifted from the rest
of the piece and used as a simple chant, a hymn, or a three part
chorale with flute. 3-4 minutes.
#203 Dark Winter, Words and music by Connie Tyler
Four part Chorale, harp and drum.
This “winter carol” has verses about the winter solstice, celebrated by
many preChristian religions; Judaism’s Hanukah, a celebration of the
renewal of faith in difficult times; Christmas, the birth of the
Christian Mesiah; Mi’raj al-Nabiv, when Muslims celebrate the night the
Angel Gabriel took the Prophet Mohammed from Mecca to Jerusalem and on
to the gates of heaven; and Kawansaa, a holiday created in the 1960’s
by African Americans who decided to create a new tradition to replace
those that had been torn from them by slavery. They all have in common
the use of candles as part of the traditional ritual. Additional verses
celebrating the holidays of other religions would be welcome. 3 minutes.
From Simple Songs in Praise of Animals:
These songs are designed for young performers. The piano parts range between level 4-5 of the Alfred Series.
#401 Hurt No Living Thing, Words by Christina Rossetti, music by Connie Tyler
#401a Easy piano
#401b Vocal Solo
#401c Vocal Duet for Soprano and Alto
#402 Fire Fly Song, Traditional Ojibwa poem translated by H. R. Schoolcraft, music by Connie Tyler
#402a Easy piano
#402b Vocal Solo
#403 Black Elk Dreams of Horses, Words by Black Elk, music by Connie Tyler
#403a Easy piano
#403b Vocal Solo
#403c Vocal Duet for Tenor and Alto
#404 The Tiger, Words by William Blake, music by Connie Tyler
#404a Easy piano
#404b Vocal Solo
#405 A Noiseless Patient Spider, Words by Walt Whitman, music by Connie Tyler
#405a Easy piano
#405b Vocal Solo