Composition
Maria Case is a award-winning Canadian composer whose works, while rooted in traditional forms and practices, display a deep affinity for contemporary currents and extended tonal procedures. She has been praised for her lush “jazz-infused creative harmonies” and “music that is fresh and engaging, making use of idiomatic gestures.”
The majority of her compositions celebrate the voice and are inspired by texts from a wide range of cultural traditions and eras. She is passionate about the environment and inspired by the beauty of the natural world, many of her works express these themes. Her choral works and song cycles have been recorded and performed to acclaim on five continents.
Selected Choral Works
Everyone Sang
In Flanders Fields
First Sparrow of Spring
My Eyes for Beauty Pine
Rejoice and Go
Westron Wind
Selected Art Song
O Soaring Eagle
From Into Flight
Performer: Melanie Conly, soprano
Fireflies
From Songs of the Seasons
Text by Bliss Carmen
Performers: Melanie Conly, soprano and Maria Case, piano
Vagabond
From Songs of the Seasons
Text by Bliss Carmen
Performers: Melanie Conly, soprano and Maria Case, piano
Time Moves Like a Heron
From The Slow Hand of Time
Text by John Warden
Performers: Joshua Clemenger, tenor and Ivan Jovanovic, piano
Giammai più dolce
From Five Songs on Italian Texts
Performers: Tina Torlone, soprano and Ivan Jovanovic, piano
Guarda che bianca luna
From Five Songs on Italian Texts
Performers: Tina Torlone, soprano and Ivan Jovanovic, piano