LEAH HOKANSON

by Leah Hokanson

Three parts, in any combination SSA, TBB or mixed – CP 2273 – duration 2:45

by Leah Hokanson

Three parts, in any combination (SAA, SAB, TBB)  – CP 2375 – duration 2:40

The first line of this chant—”So amazing is this choir of earth and sky, sun and moon. No wonder I sing all day”—is a translation of words by 8th century Sufi mystic poet Rabia Basri. The rest is a riff on her words, in praise of the “choir” that sings all around us. How can we help but exuberantly sing along? 

by Leah Hokanson

Three parts, in any combination (SAA, SAB, TBB)  – CP 2401 – duration 2:45

No Wonder I Sing All Day is part of a body of work I call Diamond Chants. Playfully referred to as “ecstatic pop,” Diamond Chants blend the simplicity of the chant form, the wisdom and inspiration of ecstatic poetry, and a variety of popular music genres, including R&B, pop ballad, folk, gospel, funk and world music. Diamond Chants are dedicated to my great grandmother, Sarah Diamant (Diamond).

​Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and right doing,
There is a field. I’ll meet you there.
When the soul lies down in that grass,
The world is too full to talk about.
Ideas, language, even the phrase each other
Doesn’t make any sense.

Rumi – 13th century Sufi mystic and poet

by Leah Hokanson

Three parts, in any combination SSA, TBB or SAB – CP 2364 – duration 3:55