Adult Community Choir Concert Music

A powerful call to justice, this work reminds us that in order for hope to survive, every day we need to work toward peace. A free-flowing solo is followed by the layering of rhythmic ostinatos, building

Four rhythmic ostinatos underscore the lilting melody in this work scored for a cappella mixed choir and solo or small group. Speaking to the hope found in each child that's born, this piece reminds each of

Originally composed as a dance theater piece, this sobering work should maintain a strict tempo. Written for a cappella mixed choir, the dense harmonic texture and drastic dynamic shifts help deliver the

Also set as a children's book, this powerful text quite literally sings itself. With a divided bass ostinato and accessible harmonies, this a cappella work is a poignant tool to help young people discover

Lightning strikes in the dark of night! A house in the Italian countryside appears and disappears in an instant. Take your audience and singers on a spellbinding journey that is as relentless as a building

Choirs are launched into the vast unknown in this impressive and dramatic concert work. Carl John Bostelmann's poem is brought to life with driving rhythms, rapidly layered vocal entrances, and thoughtful

Sara Teasdale's love poem is beautifully set in a lilting, dreamlike texture that gradually unfolds from two-part to four-part divisi. The melody has a lovely phrase structure, and the interplay between the

A well-loved Emily Dickinson poem is skillfully set in this a cappella setting for lower voices. Rich texture is achieved without extensive divisi, and intuitive part writing builds to a satisfying climax.

A traditional field shout, singers will enjoy learning this spiritual presented with care and authenticity. Percussive part writing supports the powerful melody, creating a driving rhythm that will keep

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.

A Christmas classic is reimagined with lush harmonies, a creative yet understated piano part, and seamless meter changes. The melody is passed between the choral parts while the other voices accompany on

A Broadway standard for generations, this show tune from "Guys and Dolls" brims with playful longing with its charming depiction of the thrill of love's possibilities. Lively, jazzy, and fresh, the clever

Delicate, peaceful, and shimmering with classical refinement, this beautiful choral adaptation of Schumann's lied is a wonderful developmental piece for treble choirs for both tone and musicality. It can be

The line between time's reality and its invention is blurry. This modern concert work borrows heavily on contemporary a cappella harmonies and techniques to create an engaging texture that highlights the

From sparkling joy to moments of tender awe, this setting provides an incredible opportunity for your Christmas programming. Additional accompaniment options allow great flexibility and are available

This ethereal setting of NOEL NOUVELET will surprise you with its mystical take on what is normally a boisterous Christmas song. The harmonic texture is modern, and the optional oboe adds to the plaintive

Arguably the best-known Nguni anti-apartheid struggle song, this has become an anthem in South Africa against all forms of injustice. This arrangement allows choirs to sing against the needless violence

Both contemplative and celebratory, this original concert work for treble choirs features an English translation of the French poem Hymne au soleil (Hymn to the Sun) by Casimir Delavigne. Through

Steering a dramatic course away from the well-known lullaby in Australia, this original setting for treble choirs is lively and engaging. Using a jaunty sea-shanty style and new added text, choirs are

Opening as a slow and symbolic prayer asking God for strength to stand against injustice and wrongdoing, this isiZulu song is a reimagining of the popular traditional Tshwane church song Ke na le

Embrace this fun-to-sing bluegrass arrangement of the old gospel song for mixed or tenor-bass choirs. It may be performed with piano and fiddle or with a full bluegrass band – the fiddle part is

The traditional English carol is given a fresh treatment with percussion in a Central American Latin feel. With new lyrics and melodic lines added to the original carol, mixed meter and infectious rhythms

This festive original setting of the traditional Latin text captures the essence of joyful admiration of God. Both solemn and majestic, pensive and jubilant, the a cappella sonorities expressed and explored

Five seafaring texts are brought together in an original song cycle to initiate a musical voyage of discovery, fun, and introspection. These dynamic compositions are composed in an artistic style with