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Choral Music
Sonnet 128
by William Shakespeare
Vancouver Chamber Choir
Jon Washburn, conductor
Sonnet 128 (3:20)
Sleep, Little Baby, Sleep (2010)
Music by Robert S. Cohen, Poem by Christine Rossetti
Albany Pro Musica, David Griggs-Janower, Conductor
Sleep, Little Baby, Sleep (3:26)
Alzheimer’s Stories (2009)
Music by Robert S. Cohen, Libretto by Herschel Garfein
Susquehanna Valley Chorale, Dr.William Payn, Conductor
Bonnie Cutsforth-Huber, Soprano
Ted Keegan, Baritone
The libretto is available for download.
The Numbers (10:10)
The Stories (10:31)
For the Caregivers (9:16)
Three Spirtuals (2005)
Music by Robert S. Cohen, Lyrics by by Maria V.S. Seigenthaler
NY's Ethical Culture Society performed by Sangrita, Suzanne Peck, cond.
I See (2:20)
Do You Believe? (2:36)
I Know (5:23)
Into the Light (2010)
Music by Robert S. Cohen, Text (vocal sounds)
(Midi Realization)
Live Recording in works
Into the Light (6:22)
Of Eternity Considered as a Closed System (2007)
Music by Robert S. Cohen, Poems by Hyam Plutzik
Westfield Symphony, David Wroe, Conductor
Pro Arte Choral, David Crone, Conductor
Anna Veleva, Soprano; Andrew Oakden, Baritone
Recorded 5 Feb 07, Carnegie Hall, New York City
Elegy (2:29)
The Uneasy Hedonist (2:02)
Connecticut Autumn (6:05)
The Milkman (2:45)
Shoeless Joe Jackson (3:21)
The Premonition (3:27)
Of Eternity Considered as a Closed System (5:22)
Genesis Part I: Creation (2005)
Music by Robert S. Cohen, Libretto by Maria V.S. Seigenthaler
Philadelphia Boy's Choir Chorale
Jeff Smith, cond.
The Serenity Prayer (2007)
Music by Robert S. Cohen, Lyrics by Reinhold Niebuhr
Gonzaga University Chorus
Andrea Dawson, cond.
Serenity Prayer (3:07)
Sprig of Lilac (2003)
St. Martin's Chamber Choir;
Timothy Krueger, cond.
Sprig of Lilac (6:21)
Peter Quince at the Clavier (2002)
CONCORA; Richard Coffey, cond.
Peter Quince at the Clavier, Track One (2:56)
Peter Quince at the Clavier, Track Two (1:53)
Peter Quince at the Clavier, Track Three (1:36)
Peter Quince at the Clavier, Track Four (4:19)
Children's Chorus
Ho Hosanna (2008)
Music by Robert S. Cohen
ChildrenSong, Polly Murray, Conductor
Ho Hosanna (2:31)
Music/Theatre
Edison Invents (2005)
Music by Robert S. Cohen, Libretto by Herschel Garfein
Ron Bohmer, Baritone
Westfield Symphony, David Wroe, Conductor
Recorded 9 Apr 05, Union County Arts Center, Rahway, New Jersey
Part 1 (8:28)
Part 2 (13:36)
Part 3 (10:02)
Suburb the Musical
Music by Robert S. Cohen, Lyrics by David Javerbaum
Mow (3:40)
Suburb (4:35)
Barbecue (3:22)
The Girl Next Door (4:39)
Ready or Not (5:39)
Commute (5:24)
Mall (6:15)
Walking to School (4:02)
Someday (3:47)
God in Concert (One Night Only) (1991)
Music by Robert S. Cohen, Lyrics by Michael Honig
The General (1:14)
The Leap of Faith (2:51)
Instrumental
Five Nights in Sofia (2010)
Music by Robert S. Cohen
violin, Stanichka Dimitrova
piano, Nana Shi
premiered June 26, 2011
Symphony Space, NYC
Gypsy Baccanale (2:32)
Midnight Girl (3:17)
Dancing Snowflakes (2:50)
Mourning Bells (3:42)
Banitza Bang (3:44)
The Mysterious Transformation of Johann B. (2008)
Music by Robert S. Cohen
for Clarinet and Percussion
Echoes from the Cathedral (2008) (4:37)
Leipzig Blues (2008) (3:29)
Dancing with the Devil (2008) (4:45)
Homeland Security Suite (2006-2007)
for Percussion Ensemble
Music by Robert S. Cohen
Ithaca College Percussion Ensemble - October 20, 2007
Green Alert — for Small Percussion & Steel Drum (2007) (8:33)
Blue Alert — for Glockenspiel, Vibraphone & Marimba (2007) (7:04)
Yellow Alert — for Snare Drum & Small Percussion (2006) (6:43)
Orange Alert — for Solo Timpani (2006) (6:57)
Red Alert — Percussion & Aid Raid Siren (2007) (5:00)
White Alert — Solo Cuica (2007) (0:56)
Tiktaalik — A Ballet for Percussion (2006)
Music by Robert S. Cohen
Recorded live by the New Jersey New Music Forum
April 4, 2007, Kean University, New Jersey
Tiktaalik (8:05)
String Quartet #2 (A Day in the Life)(2004)
N.J. Music Society's Ensemble America
I. Wake Up! (3:46)
II. The Aging Ballerina Performs Her Morning Exercises (5:57)
III. Practice Makes Perfect (3:04)
IV. Another Day Job (3:35)
V. Gotta Dance (4:03)
Parable: A Song Cycle for Soprano and Orchestra
(1986)
Leila Deis, Soprano; Hudson Symphony, Gary Schneider,
conductor
Ah me, I am the one (1:23)
See, see, see! Oh see (2:29)
White moth, flutter off (1:26)
Rainy month (2:53)
Fever felled Halfway (1:40)
Three lovliest things (3:11)