Ecclesiastes 3

A triptych of pieces for harp (or piano) and SATB divsi chorus using texts by poet Christine Schenk. Her version of the "O Antiphons" provides a means of contemporary reflection on those ancient texts. The

Based on Angels We Have Heard on High, this new arrangement opens with shepherds, represented in the music by tenor and baritone soli, hearing angel voices "o'er the mountains, guided by a Holy

This work portrays the animals who protected Jesus and Mary during Jesus' birth. Each animal proudly takes its turn announcing its contribution. The donkey carried Mary "up hill and down." The dove "cooed"

A collection of four Christmas carols from the British Isles, arranged for flute and keyboard. The first, From Heaven High, is a Scottish carol, featuring quietly flowing motion and

Written for full brass ensemble, organ, soprano solo, and chorus, this 17-minute single-movement setting of the Gloria explores a wide range of musical writing. The result is an extended work that

An energetic, celebrative Hanukkah song that rejoices, "Clash, Israel, the cymbals, touch the lyre," while the accompanying trumpet, horn, and cymbals add to the festivities!

The beauty of love and peace that can be found in the wondrous mystery of Christ's birth is the focus of this text. The bright light from the star and angels shining down on the manger is

The third movement of the larger work "Angel of Light," this piece declares the wonders of seeing and hearing the loveliness of angels. Inspired by Shaker anthems, this a cappella work uses bright, modal

Three variants of this spiritual tune are set for Tenor Solo and unaccompanied SATB chorus. With its modal, plaintive quality, the form reflects a question-and-answer response

The text is Sir Walter Raleigh's response to The Passionate Shepherd by Christopher Marlowe; the two poems are worlds apart in their philosophical viewpoints. While The Passionate Shepherd

Phillips Brooks, a priest at Trinity Church, Boston, wrote this famous carol after a visit to Bethlehem in 1865; three years later, his organist Lewis Redner set it to music. This arrangement uses three of

This first movement of the larger work Vidimus Stellam is based on the Advent text, "enlighten those who dwell in darkness." Mostly unaccompanied and divisi, the organ intermittently plays a melody

This charming a cappella setting of the familiar carol has a bright, rhythmic ostinato pattern that moves between the sections of the choir. The Christmas story is told from the perspective of shepherds

This a cappella setting of the traditional Latin text for Christmas features a lush harmonization and a unique melodic voice. With significant divisi, this challenging work features some mixed meter and

With effective use of mixed meters that alternate in feel between the English and Latin texts, this piece incorporates a wide range of dynamic expression and a divisi texture that adds warmth.

The single title pull-out offering from Wachner's collection with the same name. A sparkling winter setting with a joyful brass and organ accompaniment featuring accessible choral parts on a traditional

A collection of three carol settings with brass, percussion, and organ. These beautiful festival settings include Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella; In the Bleak Midwinter and

A relatively recent carol, this piece works in both the church and school holiday settings. Delicate part writing and clear sections will make this a bright spot in your Christmas program. A curriculum

One of four holiday pieces based on themes from the Nutcracker Suite, this selection uses Tchaikovsky's Waltz of the Flowers with original holiday lyrics and can be performed by a unison or a

This simple concert arrangement employs Franz Gruber's original melody as sung in Northern Europe as well as three of Joseph Mohr's original German stanzas. Composed in a charming Austrian style, this

This fourth movement of the larger work Vidimus Stellam is based on the Epiphany text, "Rise, shine... for the glory of the Lord is risen upon you." Like the third movement, this begins

Three Pieces for Chanukah is not so much a set of arrangements of familiar words and tunes as it is a set of original compositions based on them. The first piece, Oh, Chanukah/Y'meit