Commissioned by the University of Notre Dame Men’s Glee Club, Daniel Stowe, conductor, in celebration of the 400th anniversary of the death of William Shakespeare, and the 100th anniversary of the Notre Dame Men’s Glee Club. Shakespeare refers to music many times in his works. The text of Give Us Music is a compilation of texts from Henry IV, As You Like It, and Antony and Cleopatra, and celebrates music’s ability to nourish, console, and inspire.