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A very poignant song. Phrases such as "Hush little baby, don't you cry, you know your mama was born to die," or "Oh my brothers, I must leave you here behind," view the approach of death in terms of those

This arrangement of Ani Ma'amin employs an old Jewish folk melody. It is said that during the Holocaust of WWII, Jewish prisoners in German concentration camps sang this song as they were being

This lively work incorporates a sprightly piano accompaniment with the wonderful poem Recuerdo by Edna St. Vincent Millay, along with body movements, to create a real mood piece that is fun and

This movement from the larger work At the Water’s Edge, which celebrates the landscape of the seacoast region of New England and its ties to the inhabitants, is set for treble

Scored for SSA voices with accompaniment. The Rig Veda is the oldest record of religious yearning, hymns to Nature in the form of gods. This is a legacy of the human race, and not just of the Hindu

A moving setting of this gripping and emotional text. In this setting, the composer captures the solemnity of the text throughout the thoughtful choral writing, comforting those who are left to grieve.

This a cappella setting of the traditional Latin text for "Grant us peace" features soprano and alto soloists for the entirety of the piece. The SSA texture blossoms into a double treble choir in the second

From Dusk to Dawn tells the story of the Liberian women protesting the civil war which engulfed their country until 2003. Led by Leymah Gbowee (Winner of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize), the women prayed,

The message of this piece is that even in the darkest times, music can lift the soul. One can sing softly, and one can sing forcefully with determination, but one must always sing with passion!

A new arrangement of a traditional spiritual. The character of this version is shaped by the lyrics, "I'm gonna shout and sing, until the heavens ring..." The Gospel Ship (i.e. a vessel of music) transports

This dreamy and lyrical setting of Adam Christensen's poem is lent poignancy from a tender cello part. The text imagines harps warming the winter night as a modally inflected melody hearkens to an earlier

This is an old Quaker hymn dating back to the 1800s in the United States. References to the persecution of Friends may be heard in the lyrics, yet faith and courage prevail. This arrangement emphasizes the

"The Langston Hughes poem 'I, Too' is a powerful statement by an African-American writer. Although too often denied equal opportunity or respectful treatment in this country, the author claims his right as

This piece is a fast, joyous outburst with the initial lines "I am wild, I will sing to the trees" setting the jubilant tone. The perpetual motion of the syllabic stepwise vocal lines is punctuated by

The King shall come when morning dawns
And light triumphant breaks,
When beauty gilds the eastern hills
And life to joy awakes.

This popular Mexican folk song tells the tale of La Llorona, "The Weeping Woman." The tuneful melody pairs well with the other parts, and intuitive part-writing makes this accessible to treble choirs.

Utilizing the traditional African American tune, this artistic setting focuses on two central images: breaking bread together in communion and fellowship, and falling on one's knees in prayer. Both images

In this fragment from Christina Rossetti's poem Mirage, the poet commands her breaking heart to "lie still and break," the grief of a lost love changing her life and the world forever. This

Extracted from "Bethesda Evensong," this is a lyrical setting of the traditional text along with an excerpt from the Prayer of St. Francis. Beginning in unison, the piece expands to two parts

This setting of Sara Teasdale's whimsical poem pertaining to a brown-thrush, love, and kisses emulates the meaning, strict rhythm, rhyme, and strophic structure of the text. The soft rolled chords of the

Adapted from the idea of the American folk song A Man of Constant Sorrow, Walker's Maid of Constant Sorrow has a very simple melody with a mournful message. That the soul is troubled and

Based on the powerful poem by Langston Hughes, Walker's setting fits the free verse and vernacular style, mimicking the patterns of speech and the diction of conversation. The mother, who speaks throughout,