Music - Shane Raman https://shaneraman.ca Vancouver-based baritone, composer, music educator, and choral conductor Wed, 20 May 2026 16:13:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://shaneraman.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/SR-logo-100x100.png Music - Shane Raman https://shaneraman.ca 32 32 O Canada SATB (And Piano) https://shaneraman.ca/product/o-canada-satb-and-piano/ Tue, 12 May 2026 20:01:49 +0000 https://shaneraman.ca/?post_type=product&p=2201 Recording Credits
  • Music by Calixa Lavalée
  • English lyrics by R.S. Weir
  • French lyrics by A.B. Routhier
  • Arrangement by Shane Raman

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]]> Recording Credits
  • Music by Calixa Lavalée
  • English lyrics by R.S. Weir
  • French lyrics by A.B. Routhier
  • Arrangement by Shane Raman

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]]> O Canada SSA (And Piano) https://shaneraman.ca/product/o-canada-ssa-and-piano/ Tue, 12 May 2026 19:59:48 +0000 https://shaneraman.ca/?post_type=product&p=2197 Recording Credits
  • Music by Calixa Lavalée
  • English lyrics by R.S. Weir
  • French lyrics by A.B. Routhier
  • Arrangement by Shane Raman

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]]> Recording Credits
  • Music by Calixa Lavalée
  • English lyrics by R.S. Weir
  • French lyrics by A.B. Routhier
  • Arrangement by Shane Raman

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]]> O Canada SATB (A Cappella) https://shaneraman.ca/product/o-canada-satb-a-cappella/ Tue, 12 May 2026 19:57:49 +0000 https://shaneraman.ca/?post_type=product&p=2194 Recording Credits
  • Music by Calixa Lavalée
  • English lyrics by R.S. Weir
  • French lyrics by A.B. Routhier
  • Arrangement by Shane Raman

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]]> Recording Credits
  • Music by Calixa Lavalée
  • English lyrics by R.S. Weir
  • French lyrics by A.B. Routhier
  • Arrangement by Shane Raman

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]]> Damn, These Atrocities! https://shaneraman.ca/product/damn-these-atrocities/ Mon, 18 Nov 2024 18:10:38 +0000 https://shaneraman.ca/?post_type=product&p=2080 [audio m4a="https://shaneraman.ca/wp-content/uploads/Shane%20Choral%20Works%20-%20MAIN.m4a"][/audio]

Recording Credits

  • Recorded live by Sarabande Chamber Choir and Tabitha Brasso-Ernst
  • Pianist: Shifra Day
  • Sound editing: Dale Anaka

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]]> In our current world, it feels like we are bombarded with so many devastating events that continuously impact our lives. As a queer musician, born in Canada into an immigrant family of colour, it seems like these travesties hit multiple levels, and I wonder what my response to these issues will be. Will writing a choral piece make a difference to the outcome of these issues? Is the process of making art enough of a response, or is creating art a selfish response, that doesn’t really matter in the grand scheme of things?

Damn, the Atrocities! – Shane Raman

Damn! Damn! Damn!
Damn, these atrocities!
That keep rolling over us, wave upon wave, never bringing us back to shore.
Our sores and our issues laid bare to the sun, as we float through polluted seas.

Damn, these atrocities!
The endless barrage of war and disaster and fires whose flames never die!
The constant political promises made, while heavy smoke hangs in the sky.
Damn! Damn! Damn!

We sing our songs of love and redemption,
Amid disinformation everywhere,
Finding solace in self care,
In the face of heinous crimes,
As we ignore our changing climate,
While they strip us of all our rights.

We unify our vowels and tune our chords,
In the face of heinous crimes,
As we ignore our changing climate,
And take away our pride.

And do our voices really matter?
Our songs of love and redemption?
Or are we on an abandoned ship waiting to drown?

And do our voices really matter?
Our songs of love and redemption?
Or will our songs of love be the only way we survive?

Damn, these atrocities!
Damn! Damn! Damn!

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]]> I Wonder As I Wander https://shaneraman.ca/product/i-wonder-as-i-wander/ Thu, 15 Aug 2024 16:08:09 +0000 https://shaneraman.ca/?post_type=product&p=2047 [audio m4a="https://shaneraman.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/15-I-Wonder-As-I-Wander.m4a"][/audio]

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]]> As a child I loved this haunting melody that seemed so outside of the popular Christmas fare.  Specifically, I found Julie Andrew’s recording of this carol on her 1975 album, The Secret of Christmas, so completely compelling.  That recording inspires this arrangement with an alto and soprano echo solo and complex added note chords which intensify the mysterious and confounding lyrics of this carol.

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]]> In the Bleak Midwinter https://shaneraman.ca/product/in-the-bleak-midwinter/ Mon, 12 Aug 2024 20:32:05 +0000 https://shaneraman.ca/?post_type=product&p=2028

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]]> Featuring a Baritone soloist, with short Tenor and Bass solos, this arrangement of Holst’s enduring In the Bleak Midwinter is set against the backdrop of a large a cappella chorus. Inspired by Rossetti’s descriptive lyrics, the divisi in the vast choral writing allows a large chorus to paint the images evoked in this poem juxtaposing the intimacy of the solo verses with the exuberance of the heavenly chorus.

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]]> Love Partakes Of The Soul Itself (TTBB) https://shaneraman.ca/product/love-partakes-of-the-soul-itself-ttbb/ Mon, 03 Jun 2024 20:07:05 +0000 https://shaneraman.ca/?post_type=product&p=2017
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]]> Inspired by a passage from Victor Hugo’s novel, Les Misérables, Hugo describes love as incorruptible, indivisible, imperishable, immortal, infinite, and limitless. I wanted this piece to feel very intimate, and to express the transcendence of an intimate love to a vast and diverse community. A 5-part rondo, the expression of intimacy is in the heartbeat-like ostinato sung by the altos and tenors, surrounded by the mirrored melodies in the soprano and bass. This mirrored melody suggests the duality of love as it exists between all of us in its consistent and divergent nature. It is both an expression of personal love, and hope for a world where the characteristics of an indivisible and imperishable love will strengthen our personal relationships and lead to the growth of peace in our world.

This piece was composed for the wedding of Adam and Shane, dedicated to Adam Dickson, and premiered on our wedding day, October 1, 2016.

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]]> Love Partakes Of The Soul Itself (SSAA) https://shaneraman.ca/product/love-partakes-of-the-soul-itself-ssaa/ Mon, 03 Jun 2024 19:59:02 +0000 https://shaneraman.ca/?post_type=product&p=2014
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]]> Inspired by a passage from Victor Hugo’s novel, Les Misérables, Hugo describes love as incorruptible, indivisible, imperishable, immortal, infinite, and limitless. I wanted this piece to feel very intimate, and to express the transcendence of an intimate love to a vast and diverse community. A 5-part rondo, the expression of intimacy is in the heartbeat-like ostinato sung by the altos and tenors, surrounded by the mirrored melodies in the soprano and bass. This mirrored melody suggests the duality of love as it exists between all of us in its consistent and divergent nature. It is both an expression of personal love, and hope for a world where the characteristics of an indivisible and imperishable love will strengthen our personal relationships and lead to the growth of peace in our world.

This piece was composed for the wedding of Adam and Shane, dedicated to Adam Dickson, and premiered on our wedding day, October 1, 2016.

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]]> Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas https://shaneraman.ca/product/have-yourself-a-merry-little-christmas/ Tue, 22 Aug 2023 17:47:58 +0000 https://shaneraman.ca/?post_type=product&p=1806 [audio mp3="https://shaneraman.ca/wp-content/uploads/HYAMLC.mp3"][/audio]

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]]> Inspired by the iconic Garland/Streisand duet (Happy Days are Here Again/Get Happy), this version layers Martin/Blane’s Christmas standard on top of the duet. Featuring three soloists (Soprano Alto and Tenor) this jazzy a cappella arrangement captures the joyful spirit of the season using nostalgia, some vocal percussion and a grand ending.

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]]> I’ll Be Home For Christmas https://shaneraman.ca/product/ill-be-home-for-christmas/ Thu, 06 Oct 2022 18:44:12 +0000 https://shaneraman.ca/?post_type=product&p=1660 [audio m4a="https://shaneraman.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/I_ll-be-home-for-Christmas-sarabande.m4a"][/audio]

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]]> Like a fine jazz organ playing the songs of the season, this a cappella arrangement is dreamy and accessible. Trying to keep a very traditional sound, the choir gets to sing close nostalgic harmonies, while altos and basses get the chance at sections of the melody. This beloved song of the season will delight singers and audience alike.

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