Highly rhythmic in both accompaniment and voices with independent vocal lines, this work simply radiates energy with a message of hope and empowerment: "To the stars through difficulties, look upward, move

Although this is an original work, the words, which simulate a tribal language, give it a world-music feeling. In fact, the chant-like character of the piece almost makes you feel as though you are taking

"Is all that we see or seem but a dream within a dream?" There are many beautiful moments in this lush setting of a poem by Edgar Allan Poe. Expressive and substantive writing, this is a work that better

"I loved you, and perhaps I love you still..." Powerful in its simplicity, this poem by Aleksandr Pushkin inspires Jay Rouse's emotional choral setting, which uses contemporary harmonies and a sweeping

Adapted from the gospel-style interpretation of the hymn His Eye Is on the Sparrow originally performed and recorded by the Georgia Mass Choir, this setting is an inspirational choice for gospel,

This is an evocative, folk-like setting of Yeats' poem The Lake Isle of Innisfree. The modal vocal writing is both simple and sophisticated and always expressive of the yearning in Yeats' words.

This beautiful setting of George Matheson's familiar hymn text functions perfectly in both sacred or secular settings. Here, O Love is given a fresh new melody with equally refreshing and gorgeous

Omnia sol temperat, "the sun warms everything," comes from a verse of Latin found in Carmina Burana. The composer's English text speaks to the human need to anchor words of love and commitment in

Captivate your choir and your audience with this extraordinary gospel original that has become a popular addition to concerts and festivals nationwide. Masterfully written with all the right ingredients,

Two African-American spirituals, Rise, Shine, for Thy Light Is A-Comin' and This Little Light of Mine, are combined in this solid setting. They work together beautifully! This is

"Ah, weary wee flipperling, curl at thy ease! The storm shall not wake thee, nor shark overtake thee, asleep in the arms of the slow-swinging seas..." This charming poem by Rudyard Kipling is the

"Sing to me! Something of sunlight and bloom..." An uplifting text by Ella Wheeler Wilcox is set to charming music in this wonderful piece with melodic interest in all parts and conservative ranges.

Commissioned by the Manhattan Concert Productions, this piece was premiered at Carnegie Hall in 2017. The use of Tibetan bells and wind chimes provides an ethereal atmosphere that is echoed in the music and

An extraordinary text by Charles Dickens provides the inspiration for this excellent concert/festival work. "The pure, the bright, the beautiful that stirred our hearts in youth... the striving after better

Combining the traditional spiritual I Want To Be Ready, a powerful piano accompaniment, and a gospel setting, this arrangement allows the singers to really dig in and sing with the full power of