Acts 10

Celebrates immigration, freedom, and liberty in America. "Give me your tired, your poor…" is set to music and then combined with My Country 'Tis of Thee and Home on the Range. This piece of music

THE DREAM OF NOW is the title of one of my favorite William Stafford poems. The text is a huge inspiration and a powerful reminder that no matter what challenges we face in life, we can move forward to see

This is a setting of a sonnet by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. It vividly describes the appearance of The Galaxy (The Milky Way) with a stream of images, and the music reflects many of the poem's lyrics.

This selection features text from a poem by Emily Dickinson and music that will challenge your advanced singers.

Using portions of texts by Barney E. Warren and Charles H. Barker, this uplifting piece reminds us that during dark times there will always be more light waiting behind the surface. Voices are suspended

This piece was requested for Music for Tanzania by Elizabeth Tomorsky Knott, which serves underprivileged children in Tanzania providing them with music and instruments. Maombi na Sifa (in Swahili,

A New Beginning is a piece about second chances and hope. Hope for peace throughout the world. Hope for tolerance and hope for better times. It ponders the question, "What if we had a chance to do it all

This deliciously delightful and bawdy ditty has long been a perennial favorite through the ages for choirs and madrigals alike.

Songs for the People is an SATB setting of a poem by the African-American poet, novelist and teacher, Frances E.W. Harper (1825-1911). Harper's parents were freed slaves, and Harper devoted much of

Squirrel, Squirrel is an original setting of a fun text from an 1800's children's poem. The poem begins by describing a child watching a squirrel play in the yard. The end of the poem reminds us

Ubi Caritas is a tender setting of the timeless text, full of luscious harmonies. The piece is meant to be performed with significant rubato as well as with intense dynamic contrast. Overall, the

Theodore Roethke's poetry is known for its exploration of the self through reflection on family and nature. This selection contains the symbolism of its poetry and takes the reader into unexpected places.

Wayfaring Stranger is a modern take on the classic American folk-tune. Set with an allusion to popular movement of contemporary a cappella, the piece is meant to have a buoyancy in the opening and

We the People of the United States is an excellent choice for any program in which directors want to feature a chorus with a concert band. This inspiring piece also makes an excellent spring

Midwestern cold snaps and New England snow; they can chill you to the bone while bringing out the playful kid in all of us. Originally commissioned by the Cambridge Chamber Singers, Winter Soul celebrates

This somber yet uplifting setting of a traditional Irish blessing gently reminds us that we are never alone. Beginning in Lydian mode, the work eventually transitions into a minor key before fading into