A modern a cappella setting of the traditional Latin text is infused with whispered sections of the "Hail Mary" prayer in English and Spanish that layer with the lush choral harmonies. Mostly polyphonic,
Lauridsen's Ave Verum Corpus for choir, string orchestra or organ, with finger cymbals joins a catalog of works that are performed throughout the world. The traditional Latin text is expressed witn
This joyful tune about new beginnings and the happiness of being in love is presented with a gentle lilt and deliberate choral writing that never obscures the text. Accessible and enjoyable to
Glassy harmonies shimmer in this evocative piece for a cappella divisi choirs. The use of the single Latin word "caritas" throughout creates a setting reminiscent of a tone poem about the overcoming and
Christina Rossetti's text reflecting on death is sensitively set with clear, lyrical melodic lines supported by an a cappella choral texture that your experienced singers will appreciate.
This bittersweet poem by Christina Rossetti gives a haunting sense of beauty and sorrow which is intertwined with lovely free tonalities, shifting meters and extended divisi in the music.
Evening Waterfall comes from a cycle of eleven a cappella choral pieces derived from “Early Moon,” a collection of poetry by Carl Sandburg. The images in these simple, direct lyrics
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Approachable and artistic, this setting of William Blake's poem expresses the text with singable independent vocal lines and a piano accompaniment that is supportive of the harmonic structure and meter
I’ll Fly Away sings about the spirit of a loved one about to be set free from pain and suffering. Asymmetrical meter and a tenor-bass ostinato figure create a rhythmic base for the lilting
In Bedlem, that fayer cyte is an anonymous 15th century macaronic carol that intersperses the Latin-texted opening lines of various psalms in an evocative account of Christ’s birth. The
Here is a delicate and unaccompanied setting of In Paradisum with an option to repeat the text in English. Smooth phrases match a good setting of the text that will challenge your chamber
Inspired by William Byrd’s Kyrie from his Mass for Four Voices, this work creates beautiful atmospheric music reminiscent of the Renaissance but with a new perspective including shifting
When this magnificent choral work made its debut in 1997, it was immediately recorded by the Los Angeles Master Chorale and received a Grammy nomination. Since then, it has earned a place in the choral
Heralded by The Los Angeles Times as an “elegant, engaging, an effective setting, pungently scored, rhythmically varied, and highly flattering to a good chorus . . . accessible in the best sense."
Names comes from a cycle of 11 a cappella choral pieces derived from “Early Moon,” a collection of poetry by Carl Sandberg. The images in these simple, direct lyrics have a depth and
Composed as a tribute to the victims of the global refugee crisis, this piece utilizes modern a cappella harmonies, cluster chords and chant-like melodies to create a gorgeous setting of the Latin text from
Combining long flowing phrases with free tonality, dissonant chords, and mysterious harmonies, this piece represents musically the mystery of the birth of the Christ child.
Gerard Manley Hopkins' poem is a discourse on the longing for peace; a concept challenging to find amidst war in our world. The musical setting portrays a sense of longing with shifting rhythms, restless