TO BREATHE THE AIR. For SSAA choir with piano and cello

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Gabriel​ ​Ruiz-Bernal

TO​ ​BREATHE​ ​THE​ ​AIR for​ ​SSAA​ ​choir with​ ​piano​ ​and​ ​violoncello

www.gabrielruizbernal.com

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TO​ ​BREATHE​ ​THE​ ​AIR.​​ ​Copyright​ ​©​ ​2014,​ ​Gabriel​ ​Ruiz-Bernal​ ​(ASCAP).​ ​All​ ​Rights​ ​Reserved.

Published​ ​by​ ​Gabriel​ ​Ruiz-Bernal.​ ​ ​www.gabrielruizbernal.com Copying​ ​or​ ​reproducing​ ​this​ ​publication​ ​in​ ​whole​ ​or​ ​part​ ​violates​ ​the​ ​Federal​ ​Copyright​ ​Law. DEMO​ ​RECORDINGS.​ ​ ​PURCHASE​ ​OF​ ​SCORES. Perusal​ ​scores​ ​and​ ​demo​ ​recordings​ ​of​ ​this​ ​work​ ​are​ ​available​ ​at: www.gabrielruizbernal.com

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GABRIEL​ ​RUIZ-BERNAL.​ ​M.M.,​ ​Ph.D. Composer​ ​and​ ​pianist​ ​from​ ​Spain,​ ​established​ ​in​ ​the​ ​Washington,​ ​DC​ ​metro​ ​area,​ ​his​ ​compositions​ ​range from​ ​solo​ ​instruments,​ ​to​ ​vocal​ ​and​ ​instrumental​ ​ensembles,​ ​orchestra,​ ​and​ ​film​ ​projects.​ ​He​ ​has​ ​formed his​ ​musical​ ​studies​ ​at​ ​the​ ​Conservatorio​ ​Superior​ ​de​ ​Música​ ​of​ ​Málaga,​ ​Spain,​ ​Shenandoah​ ​University, Universidad​ ​de​ ​Sevilla,​ ​extending​ ​studies​ ​at​ ​Yale​ ​University​ ​and​ ​New​ ​York​ ​University.

He​ ​is​ ​currently​ ​Senior​ ​Faculty​ ​at​ ​The​ ​Levine​ ​School​ ​of​ ​Music​ ​where​ ​he​ ​has​ ​served​ ​since​ ​1996. ________________________________________________________________________

CHORAL​ ​WORKS​ ​BY​ ​GABRIEL​ ​RUIZ-BERNAL MAGNIFICAT For​ ​choir​ ​SATB,​ ​soloists​ ​SATB,​ ​and​ ​orchestra​ ​in​ ​eleven​ ​movements PEACE​ ​LIKE​ ​A​ ​RIVER For​ ​choir​ ​SATB​ ​and​ ​piano​ ​accompaniment SHENANDOAH​ ​(part​ ​of​ ​the​ ​collection​ ​“Across​ ​the​ ​Wide,​ ​Songs​ ​of​ ​Farewell”) For​ ​choir​ ​SATB,​ ​violin​ ​solo​ ​and​ ​piano​ ​accompaniment DO​ ​NOT​ ​STAND​ ​AT​ ​MY​ ​GRAVE​​ ​(part​ ​of​ ​the​ ​collection​ ​“Across​ ​the​ ​Wide,​ ​Songs​ ​of​ ​Farewell”) For​ ​choir​ ​SATB,​ ​optional​ ​soprano​ ​and​ ​violin​ ​solos,​ ​and​ ​piano​ ​accompaniment TO​ ​BREATHE​ ​THE​ ​AIR For​ ​choir​ ​SSAA,​ ​violoncello​ ​and​ ​piano​ ​accompaniment Recordings​ ​of​ ​these​ ​pieces​ ​and​ ​perusal​ ​scores​ ​can​ ​be​ ​found​ ​at www.gabrielruizbernal.com

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