Below are multiple choral works I’ve written over the years that have used iterative texts. While there are various ways I put each together (see notes in each linked page below), the common thread running through the set is the use of a repeated set of words that begins each musical phrase. Over the years that I have occasionally used this form, I have found the audience’s engagement is significantly heightened because they “lean in” even closer to the minute differences in each line.

Describing it is probably more confusing than just looking at the texts themselves, so take a look below!

The movement of my proposed piece for Juventas I’m referencing here, “To be heard, listen,” wouldn’t use the same opening phrase repeated over and over (as in the works above) but, rather, follow the examples laid out in Dr. Minson’s H.E.A.R. mnemonic device.

Also, given that my proposed work would be for soprano and chamber ensemble, here are two examples of solo vocal writing that I’ve done in both English and French:

Thanks for considering!

Josh