Tenor Bass Selections

Rhythmic and dramatic, this exciting piece is the perfect way to open your holiday concert. The traditional Latin text is given a perfectly crafted modern setting with optional body percussion and driving

Using a Rudyard Kipling text, this setting of the traditional English folk tune is lyrical and hauntingly beautiful. The flowing piano part supports and helps elongate the phrases, which allows for the

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

Building on the original text, this adaptation of the classic spiritual invites the listener to envision and commit to a better, more just world - a world of inclusion, radical kindness, compassion, love,

This lighthearted concert work is a fresh take on a folk song, newly composed, but feels awfully familiar! The catchy melody and open harmonies hearken back to traditional American folk songs, but the final

William Henry Davies' text is given a driving, rhythmic setting that encourages singer and listener alike to "sing out!" their songs of joy. The contrasting middle section is undergirded with rhythmic

Here's an exciting Celtic-flavored a cappella original for tenor-bass voices that encourages hope and unity. The optional Irish bodhran part enhances the driving energy and sense of determination. The

With a 16th-century text by St. Teresa of Avila, this piece has a definite ancient-modern feel. Layers of chant-like a cappella harmonies with conservative ranges are augmented by percussion for conga,

This musical "instruction manual" is as whimsical as the singing planet which inspired it. A genre-defying showpiece evoking both the ethereal and the "grooving", How To Sing Like a Planet offers up equal

The classic American folk song Home on the Range has been reimagined as a gentle, peaceful lullaby for choir and piano. Narverud incorporates American pastoral sounds with lush contemporary

This accessible arrangement of the familiar carol includes a bit of divisi and mixed meter, making it ideal for more advanced ensembles.

A high-energy treatment of the famous Tennyson poem, this beautiful setting for tenor-bass choirs may be included as a part of a trilogy of Tennyson poems.

Originally commissioned by the ACDA, Walker's setting of the E.E. Cummings poem has long been popular on the festival circuit for treble and mixed choirs. An additional voicing for tenor-bass choirs is now

Rhythmic energy abounds in this exciting setting of a simple "Alleluia" text. Set in 10/8, the asymmetrical meter gives a repetitive groove that is engaging and fun to sing for each voice part. Dynamic

This invitation for a rendezvous on the sea beneath the stars is colored by a spiraling piano accompaniment and largely homophonic vocal lines. The setting makes the most of Chausson's music in this lovely

The melody has a simple innocence, but the harmony provides great warmth and subtlety in this touching love song by Clara Schumann arranged for choral ensembles. Set in a modified strophic form, the setting

This powerful message is about mustering the courage to leap from one stage of life into the next. Melodic lines are juxtaposed with a lively piano accompaniment creating bold expressiveness and strong

This powerful, flowing a cappella work in Latin opens with a beautiful unison chant and closes with a quiet "Amen." It is infused with interesting and varied harmonies, changing meter, and dramatic

This exuberant gospel setting of the traditional spiritual Glory, Glory Hallelujah partnered with the chorus of The Battle Hymn of the Republic incorporates elements of gospel, jazz,

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

This is a thrilling piece setting a text by Jennifer Thorp. The composer uses body percussion, repeating themes, and strong rhythms to capture the characteristics of a river, creating a fun and dynamic

The profound text quotes Sir Winston Churchill with his challenge to young people: "You are needed now more than ever before. Take up the mantle of change, for this is your time." Commissioned by the

Tenor-bass choirs will delight in singing this arrangement of Victoria's beloved motet. This motet is excerpted from his first Pange Lingua and incorporates the original Roman melody, or cantus

With a text from G.K. Chersterton, this powerful ballad for tenor/bass chorus about personal exploration, determination, and hope in the face of opposition has the feeling of a folk song. Featuring a tenor