Collegiate & Advanced Repertoire

Originally commissioned by the Turtle Creek Choral, messages of encouragement and love are interwoven with sonorous part writing and delicate piano accompaniment. Also available with piano and strings or

This work for choir, narrator, and piano with optional wind band or chamber ensemble is intended to be a learning and growth experience in all ways emotional and intellectual. A companion resource is

"To sit and dream ... all you who are dreamers, too. Help me make our world anew. I reach out my hands to you." These transformative words penned by Langston Hughes beckon us to reach toward the dreams of a

Asymmetrical and mixed meter with twinkling eighth-note patterns in the accompaniment set the stage in this epic concert work about the stars. The text by Martha Lavinia Hoffman speaks of a longing to

"We sing out the truth against hunger and hate. We sing out for justice before it's too late!" A socially responsive text from Charles Anthony Silvestri is given a dramatic setting for mixed or treble

This is truly a song that needs no introduction. Quoting America the Beautiful, this stunning arrangement of the Irving Berlin standard begins with a flourish before settling into the seldom-heard

Gorgeous harmonies and an emotive setting make this a wonderful closing selection for mixed choirs. Using Latin text throughout, this stunning piece is designed to be a flexible concert work with a variety

"I dream a world where man no other man will scorn, where love will bless the earth and peace its paths adorn..." The introspective and contemplative lyrics of the great African-American poet Langston

Commissioned for a premiere performance at the Texas Music Educators Association 2000 convention, Joseph Martin's Come to the Music is alive and electric with driving rhythm, memorable melodies,

A tender prayer, sensitively set to music, the gentle accompaniment and simple, lyrical voice parts combine to create one of the sweetest anthems your choir will ever sing. A chamber ensemble includes full

A long-time favorite on the festival circuit, this dynamic, exciting, joyous selection surpasses the ordinary! Syncopated rhythms and changing meters, combined with a sizzling piano part, make this a

The third in a set of three songs titled Love Was My Lord and King! based on the poetry of Alfred Lord Tennyson. For TTBB chorus and chamber orchestra or piano. Commissioned by the Orpheus Male