Unaccompanied Mixed Chorus Secular or Sacred GR-0011

Choral/Vocal Music by Gary Ruschman http://ruschman.com

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Kentucky Folksong

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Choral Works by Gary Ruschman GR-001 Pater Noster TTBB with Plainchant, unaccompanied

GR-002-1 Run On (God’s Gonna Cut You Down) TTBB with solos, unaccompanied

GR-003 Nowell! Nowell! This is the Salutacion (The Salutation Carol)

TTB with frame drum

GR-003-S

Nowell! Nowell! This is the Salutacion (The Salutation Carol)

SSA with frame drum

GR-007 A Ballad of John Henry Unaccompanied male choir, with optional solos

GR-008 Lord, Keep Us Steadfast (Fantasy on Erhalt uns, Herr, bei deinem Wort)

Mixed Chorus and Organ

GR-009 Ch'ella mi creda libero (from La fanciulla del West (Puccini)

TTBB, unaccompanied

GR-011 Day is a-Breaking (based on Bright Morning Star)

Unaccompanied Mixed Chorus

GR-012 My Lagan Love (An Irish Melody)

TTBB Unaccompanied, with optional tenor solo

GR-014 A Renaissance Fair Medley (Sumer is icumin in/Ce Fut en mai)

Men’s Chorus with Violin, Percussion, and stringed instruments, ad libitum

The music of Gary Ruschman (b. 1973) has been called “soulful”, "surprisingly powerful" (St. Paul Pioneer Press), “stirring” (Opera News), and "rousing" (American Record Guide). His arrangements and commissions have been heard throughout North America, with recent performances by the Dream Songs Project, South Dakota Chorale, Wartburg College, San Francisco’s Resound Ensemble, St. Michael's Choir School of Toronto, Lumina Women’s Ensemble, and the acclaimed male vocal ensemble Cantus.

As a performer, Gary works regularly as a tenor soloist, instrumentalist, choral artist, and studio vocalist, and has appeared with major and regional orchestras, opera companies, and concert series. He directs the Sanctuary Choir and other ensembles at St. Timothy Lutheran Church in St. Paul, MN, and has worked with thousands of singers as a choral clinician, opera educator, and voice teacher. He earned degrees with honors from Northern Kentucky University and the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. For more information, perusal scores, and audio samples please visit: http://ruschman.com