Sara Teasdale's lyric poem looks to the stars for serenity and promise, and this handsome setting is superbly crafted by noted composer Frank Ticheli. Tasteful harmonic suspensions and rich choral textures

Fasten your seatbelts for this showstopper! From Haiti, this piece is an excellent festival selection for advanced choirs. It tells a tale of three drums in playful competition through a text by Louis Marie

Haitian-born Sydney Guillaume honors his roots in this spectacular piece set to a poem by his father. The title means "Wow," and its theme translates as "Life is beautiful when we love one another."

"Little widow of my single star, I find you... after a thousand years are gone, you'll see me, o my night love!" Frederico Lorca's poignant text receives a dramatic a cappella treatment from Eric Whitacre.