Peter Bird

Life

Born: 1951

Biography:

Choral singer since 1964. Geophysicist since 1972; professor at UCLA since 1976; emeritus since 2011. Composer of choral music since 2005.

List of choral works

A little flock from Iceland     (   Sibelius 5 ) An anthem of Earth     (   Sibelius 4 ) Caedmon's Hymn     (   Sibelius 5 ) Donne's hymn     (   Sibelius 5 ) Enduring   ( Sibelius 5 ) Four prairie songs of Sandburg   ( Sibelius 5 ) Frost in the Fall   ( Sibelius 5 ) Gloria in excelsis Deo     (   Sibelius 5 ) Hubble ascending, Op. 27   ( Sibelius 5 ) Into the Twilight     (   Sibelius 5 ) John Muir suite     (   Sibelius 5 ) The lake isle of Innisfree     (   Sibelius 4 )

Mars: 1. Waiting for rain, Op. 15, No. 1     (   Sibelius 5 ) Mars: 2. Roving the wasteland, Op. 15, No. 2     (   Sibelius 5 ) Mars: 3. Spring upon the ice, Op. 15, No. 3     (   Sibelius 5 ) Mars: 4. A small golden plaque, Op. 15, No. 4     (   Sibelius 5 ) Mary's hymn (Magnificat)     (   Sibelius 4 ) Simeon's hymn (Nunc dimittis)     (   Sibelius 4 ) Mountain stars     (   Sibelius 5 ) Mountain streams     (   Sibelius 5 ) Night song   ( Sibelius 5 [ ] ) Northwest windsong   ( Sibelius 5 ) Three sonnets of Longfellow   ( Sibelius ) Toro nagashi (Lantern-floating)   ( Sibelius 5 ) Väinämöisen lauluja (Songs of Väinämöinen)   ( Sibelius 5 ) We sing of the lands   ( Sibelius 5 ) Yukon   ( Sibelius 5 )

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External links

• http://peterbird.name/choral/ has MP3 files for these pieces, 2 additional choral works, and a chart of the history of choral music.