King of Prussia, PA – We are pleased to announce two new and innovative choral works from Daniel Asia, both for SATB chorus.

The first is Sound Shapes (342-40199 — $2.95), a fascinating trilogy of studies in choral sonority and vocal textures, enriched by pitchpipes – often in relief to the pitchless choral effects rather than their more familiar role in cueing pitches.

The second work is titled The She Set (342-40200 - $2.95) and was inspired by and composed upon four evocative poems of Paul Pines. This choral cycle’s movements are titled "Isis in Despair" (celebrating the myth of Isis and Osiris), "Orpheus" (celebrating Eurydice), the longer third movement title "She," of broader and more abstract celebration, and are capped by the epilogue "Prayer Before Drowning."

Both Sound Shapes and The She Set have been recorded by the BBC Singers, conducted by Odaline de la Martinez (Summit Records DCD550).

Daniel Asia is an American composer from Seattle, Washington. He received a B.A. degree from Hampshire College and a M.M. from the Yale University School of Music, and his major teachers include Jacob Druckman, Stephen Albert, Gunther Schuller, and Isang Yun in composition, and Arthur Weisberg in conducting. He formerly served on the faculty of the Oberlin Conservatory of Music from 1981 to 1986. In 1986–88, a UK Fulbright Arts Fellowship and a Guggenheim Fellowship enabled him to work in London as a visiting lecturer at City University. Since 1988, he has been Professor of Composition and head of the composition department at the University of Arizona in Tucson. His notable students include David A. Yeagley. In addition to composition, he conducts the New York–based contemporary chamber ensemble The Musical Elements, which he co-founded in 1977. He has composed four symphonies, a piano concerto, and numerous chamber and solo works., which are published by Theodore Presser Company. A good number of the works are recorded and released on Summit Records. To learn more about Mr. Asia, visit www.danielasia.net.

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