Secular Choral Concert Music

This touching piece for choirs of all ages offers a wish for the world to find the hope, peace, and love that it needs. With easily learned memorable melodies and a bridge featuring hints of "star light,

"For when I sing, ten thousand voices follow and fill the world with hopeful melody." With a rich choral fabric supported by a brilliant piano part, this piece embodies the positive message of the power of

This imaginative piece will captivate your audience with the sounds and sensations of a thunderstorm. The whispered opening and lyrical melody set the mood for the moment when the audience becomes part of

"Now you've got good news to share. Take my hand and take us there…Just sing it!...Sing it to me!" Feel-good lyrics are set in a fast-paced, light Calypso style that is perfect for a concert opener.

Omnia sol temperat, "the sun warms everything," comes from a verse of Latin found in Carmina Burana. The composer's English text speaks to the human need to anchor words of love and commitment in

Cast in a brilliant Broadway style, this is the perfect concert opener its with driving rhythms, hip harmonies, and soaring musical lines. It features unison singing broken up with brief, easy two-part

"If I could catch a rainbow before it fades away, I'd hold its endless beauty and share it every day..." This poignant piece will warm the hearts of all who hear it. An excellent choice for graduation or

"Rise, and feel your power. Rise, this is your hour." Driving rhythms, contemporary harmonies, and a catchy refrain complete this Mark Hayes original. It is a confident, inspirational message of "seizing

Featuring comfortable ranges and a beautifully supportive accompaniment, this introspective piece offers a powerful and inspiring message: "Imagine if no bound'ries could impede us; Imagine what a world we

A memorable melody and clever interplay between voices make this original piece a ghastly grim and gloriously gleeful change-of-pace concert offering for Halloween or any time of year. Perform with piano or

"Why does the willow weep? What secrets does she keep? Is there a broken heart beating beneath the bark, hidden in the dark?"  Vividly poetic, with sweeping melodic and harmonic textures, this is a

There is innocence and optimism in the way children view the world; this inspiring original captures the essence of their delight and wonder in a timeless message that speaks to everyone, young and old.

Introduce the instruments to your students, and gain a crowd-pleasing concert piece in the process! Upbeat, with melody lines, text and rhythmic patterns ideal for teaching diction and accuracy, this A-B-A

Hopeful, life-affirming lyrics set to sensitively crafted melodic lines and supportive harmonies make this accessible original an especially apropos choice for a spring concert. "In each ending, a

"I'm gonna make the most of every possibility. Imagine all that I can be in a day in the life of me." Set in an engaging, musical groove, repetition and simple two-part harmony make for quick learning of

This exquisite work has a haunting yet whimsical quality as it tells its story from the viewpoint of a wanderer who has returned home to share life's experiences, only to leave again in the final,

This forward-moving, rhythmically driven music enhances the dramatic, image-laden text of Kentucky-born poet and playwright Joseph S. Cotter, Jr. Shifting mixed meter is very effective in giving this

Edna St. Vincent Millay's vivid poetic imagery and emotional message come to life in this lovely, expressive piece. "I will be the gladdest thing under the sun! I will touch a hundred flowers and not pick

The reflective, inspirational text of contemporary poet Ronald W. Cadmus expressing thoughts of comfort and healing is beautifully framed with flowing vocal lines that lie within comfortable ranges.

"There will be rest, and sure stars shining over the rooftops crowned with snow, a reign of rest, serene forgetting, the music of stillness holy and low." This masterful setting of Sara Teasdale's