ABOUT THE PIECE
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THE LESSON OF THE LARK – a multi-movement work with a powerful call for gender equity – is a composed for narrator, soprano and mezzo-soprano soloists, chorus, and jazz orchestra. This uplifting work, based on the book “The Lesson of the Lark” by author Laura Knight Cobb, takes its inspiration from the language of Jazz - including elements of Swing, Blues, Bossa Nova, Gospel, Salsa, and improvisation. Available for narrator, soprano and mezzo-soprano soloists, and SATB or SSA chorus; or, for narrator, soprano, mezzo-soprano, and tenor soloists. (The SATB and SSA versions may be combined for a collaborative performance.) Each vocal setting may be performed with the original jazz orchestra accompaniment (Full Version), the reduced jazz combo accompaniment (Combo Version), the jazz quartet accompaniment (Quartet Version), or the piano-only accompaniment.
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VIRTUAL PERFORMANCE: Laura Osgood Brown, Soprano; Laura Knight Cobb, Narrator; Kaylen Wheeler-Gooden, Mezzo-Soprano; Chorus: The Northwestern Michigan College Choirs; Jeffrey Cobb, Director
Featured soloists: Nancy Stagnitta, flute; Laurie Sears, saxophone; Phil Tarczon, guitar; Andy Evans, bass; Mike Hunter, trombone; Josh Wagner
Audio Production: Jack Conners, Perfect World Studios; Video Production: Aryo Adhiwijaya
Featured soloists: Nancy Stagnitta, flute; Laurie Sears, saxophone; Phil Tarczon, guitar; Andy Evans, bass; Mike Hunter, trombone; Josh Wagner
Audio Production: Jack Conners, Perfect World Studios; Video Production: Aryo Adhiwijaya
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SATB Vocal Score (chorus, soloists, and piano reduction)
SSA Vocal Score (chorus, soloists, and piano reduction) Solo Trio Vocal Score (chorus, soloists, and piano reduction) SATB Choral Score (chorus parts only) SSA Choral Score (chorus parts only) ORCHESTRA PARTS (SATB, SSA, and Solo Trio voicings) Full Version Parts (jazz orchestra) Combo Version Parts (jazz combo, with strings) Quartet Version Parts (jazz quartet) Accompaniment Track (Full Version) |
Digital Download (5 copy minimum) $10.00 each
Digital Download Master License (unlimited copies) $150.00 Hard Copy $30.00 each Digital Download (5 copy minimum) $7.50 each Digital Download Master License (unlimited copies) $125.00 Hard Copy $22.50 each Digital Download Parts $60.00 Hard Copy Parts $120.00 Digital Download Parts $20.00 Hard Copy Parts $40.00 please contact Jeffrey Cobb for more info |
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ABOUT THE COMPOSER
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JEFFREY COBB is an active conductor and a regularly commissioned composer. His pieces have won several awards including honors from the Ithaca Choir Composition Contest, the New York Virtuoso Singers Choral Composition Contest, the Measure for Measure Choral Competition Contest, the Vanguard Premieres Choral Composition Contest, the Summit Chorale’s Composition Contest, the Outside the Bachs International Choral Music Competition, the C7Prize, and the Composition Competition of the Chiayi City (Taiwan) International Band Festival. Jeffrey’s arrangements and original compositions are regularly performed by college ensembles, community groups and high school ensembles throughout the United States, and in locales afar including Columbia, the Netherlands, Sri Lanka, and Belarus. His choral works are published through his own publishing company, Mysterium Music, and G. Schirmer, Santa Barbara Music, Walton Music, Colla Voce, and Roger Dean Publishing.
In addition to his work as a composer and conductor, Jeffrey is the Director of Music Programs and Choirs at Northwestern Michigan College, Artistic Director of the NMC Children’s Choirs, and Director of Music at Traverse City Central United Methodist Church. He holds a M.M. in Choral Conducting from Oakland University and a B.A. in Music Education from Western Michigan University. Jeffrey has held positions at Traverse City Central High School, Judson ISD in San Antonio, Texas; Parchment Schools in Parchment, Michigan; and the Leysin American School in Leysin, Switzerland. Choirs under his direction have toured throughout Michigan, Texas, Chicago, New York, Salzburg and Vienna and have been invited to perform at State and National Conferences including the Michigan Music Conference, the Michigan Youth Arts Festival, the ACDA Michigan Conference, and the ACDA National Convention. Jeffrey is also a frequent clinician, adjudicator, and guest conductor, working with school groups, Honor Choirs, All-State Choirs, and national touring groups. |
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Laura Knight Cobb
lauraknightcobb.com |
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Jeffrey Cobb
jeffreycobb.com |