A setting of the text by James Weldon Johnson, this lyrical concert work celebrates the gift of music: "With glad defiance in my throat, I pierce the darkness with a note, and sing."
This moving selection features a smoothly flowing harmonic texture that courses throughout the piece. Warm and enveloping, The Song You Loved will be the song you love singing, whether it be for
A contemporary setting of a familiar Latin text, this concert work is ideal for your advanced ensemble. Melismatic lines contrast with strong harmonic moments in this Renaissance-style motet.
Beautiful a cappella harmonies paint the picture of the scenic, familiar text from Song of Solomon: "Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away, for lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and
Featuring tenor and alto solos, this piece is based on a traditional Argentinian theme. Fairly complex in texture and harmonic structure, this exciting work also features a virtuosic piano
This upbeat choral setting of Psalm 96 is written in a modern style that is rhythmic and full of harmonic texture. With interesting harmonies and some lovely cluster chords, this piece is for more advanced
With a chant-like modern a cappella texture, this piece includes a simple text and beautiful phrasing that allows ensembles to focus on their ensemble blend. A warm and emotive piece.
Featuring a baritone solo, this piece in mixed meter has a Renaissance feel that expands into a divisi texture, including modern rhythms and sections of kneeling, floor patting, and stomping. In Latin
This warm and sentimental concert work features two soloists who also duet at the beginning and end, with a middle section that swells with joy. Including only the lyric "Alleluia," this piece allows the
An outstanding and challenging setting of the Christina Rossetti text, this selection crafted for The Aeolians flows with lush choral divisi harmonies that shimmer with delicious dissonance and some
This arrangement of the traditional Appalachian folk song is beautifully supported by its piano accompaniment. Perfect for both established and developing tenor-bass choirs, this lyrical selection also
This selection for advanced tenor-bass choirs soars with enthusiasm and determination to its joyous conclusion, "Gaudium immensum! Amen!"
Loomis Creek tells the story of a 19th-century American pioneer with a dream to move west and start a new life by building a farm near a life-giving stream. The a cappella setting has a
Edited by Z. Randall Stroope, this work from contemporary Italian composer Giorgio Susana uses ideas and elements from chant. An accessible work for strong choral ensembles, this is lovely.
Here's a dynamic a cappella arrangement of this favorite Christmas spiritual that more advanced choirs will certainly enjoy! Rhythmic and energetic, the divisi harmonies sound exactly like they should in a
This poignant setting of a poem from William Blake's Songs of Innocence captures the sadness and sense of longing for lost childhood and innocence.
This moving arrangement of a beloved spiritual speaks with authenticity. With deep rich harmonies and extended ranges, it will challenge and satisfy the mature ensemble.
Based on a haunting English folk ballad, this is a wonderful venture into a cappella singing for middle school and less-experienced high school tenor-bass choirs. The Dorian melody is handed back and forth
A perfect marriage of text and music, this stunning setting of a Kahlil Gibran poem enfolds us in inimitable harmonies and beautiful poetic imagery.
Commissioned for the Bach Children's Chorus, this setting of inspiring poetry espouses the human connection so essential to us all: "the touch of the hand and the sound of the voice sing on in the soul
This arrangement of the French art song by Ernest Chaussan is sung in the original French and is faithful to the elegant melody, rich harmonic framework, and the evocative piano accompaniment of the
Middle school choral director Melissa Roth Young have captured the spirit of this jaunty sea chantey for TB voices and hammered dulcimer. It is often challenging to find works for less-experienced middle
Set for either a cappella mixed or treble voices, this work is exhilarating and powerful with a rhythmic drive that is most captivating for both singers and audience.
This work weaves two familiar Welsh folk songs into a charming work for SSAA choir and piano. It moves from simple two-part to three-part and then to a four-part a cappella divisi statement of the beautiful