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The fourth movement from Missa Brevis No. 2 that was commissioned by the Valdosta State University Chamber Singers. This work incorporates ideas and idioms prevalent in American folk and popular music,

This a cappella arrangement of the traditional spiritual was featured at the 2016 TCDA convention in San Antonio, Texas. Accessible to choirs of different skill levels, this exciting setting will be a

While these two works share the same title and text, they are vastly different works and cannot be performed simultaneously. The SATB version is scored for mixed voices and one piano,while the SSAA version

This May Day song scored for four-part male voices begins almost like a prayer, and then suddenly, over a very lively piano accompaniment, the tempo picks up as the text moves from a prayer-like tone

This a cappella work features two short pieces: In Winter and I Heard a Bird Sing. A challenging soprano solo appears halfway through the first selection, supported by the choir and a

This work uses a gorgeous harmonic setting with an engaging text and a circular motif to create movement and energy throughout. There is a short soprano/mezzo soprano solo/duet and some divisi in all voices

This Taiwanese folk song is about the dripping "diu diu" sound that passengers would hear as they rode the old locomotives through the Fulong Old Caoling railway tunnel on their journey to the seaside. The

This a cappella arrangement of the old English folk song gives all voice parts a chance to shine as the melodic ideas pass through the various parts - sometimes phrase by phrase. Lighthearted and endearing,

A festival setting, complete with organ, brass quintet, and timpani, of the theme from the finale of Beethoven's ninth symphony using the text by Henry Van Dyke. Each verse has a different flavor, but all

This exciting setting of the Latin text extracted from the larger Missa Romantica appears in two versions: the first is accompanied as it appears in the larger work; the second is an a cappella version for

The second movement from Missa Brevis No. 2 that was commissioned by the Valdosta State University Chamber Singers. This work incorporates ideas and idioms prevalent in American folk and popular music,

This impressive work is filled with wonderful rhythms. Featuring African drums and hand claps, it is composed for tenor solo (performable by soprano) with choral backup. A joyful, vibrant work!

Combining the familiar tune PROSPECT from Walker's Southern Harmony and Wordworth's The Solitary Reaper, this setting for SSAA voices is both beautiful and accessible. Each verse is

Triumphant and powerful, filled with dynamic rhythmic figures and a harmonic language that propel this arrangement along until the final "alleluia," this compelling piece with traditional Latin text will be

"Homeland, the country that I love, hold out your arms to me. I strive for you, and give you the best I hope to be." This soaring melody, Jupiter from "The Planets," is presented with all the

The theme of love, so wonderfully expressed in this E.E. Cummings poem, is conveyed subtly and wistfully through this musical setting. Growing in density as the piece progresses, the music captures the

This arrangement incorporates both Infant Holy, Infant Lowly and The First Noel. There is a wonderful interplay between the two carols, especially at the end when they combine. Very

If you're looking for something a little different to perform in the spiritual style, take a close look at this nicely rhythmic setting by Greg Gilpin. Interlocking vocals sing over a pulsating piano

Commissioned by the Indianapolis Children's Choir, this is the first movement in Raminsh's Missa Brevis in C Minor. Features include a  soprano solo and a middle section that creates a rhythmic

The opening movement from Missa Brevis No. 2 that was commissioned by the Valdosta State University Chamber Singers. This work incorporates ideas and idioms prevalent in American folk and popular music,