SATB Secular Concert Choral Music

Mozart's delightful melody is paired with an original text by the arranger in this excellent concert opener for concert choir. The musical theme and accessible vocal writing will appeal to both high school

This beautiful lyric ballad, which practically sings itself, tells about the special power music has to lift our hearts and minds. Don Besig at his best!

Selected quotes of Mother Teresa are woven together to create a stunning lyric of love and compassion. With melody and harmony weaving above a flowing piano accompaniment and optional violin, the new SATB

Joyful and celebratory, this original choral is an excellent opening concert selection for young voices. Easy mixed meter, minor tonality, and optional handclaps create the driving, rhythmic feel that

One of Yeats' best-loved poems from his third volume of poetry, The Wind Among the Reeds, is exquisitely set in this thoughtful choral work of romance and dreams. Careful painting of the text

This piece's poignant text of love and loss comes from the poem Echo by Christina Rossetti. The emotional poem is beautifully captured with long, flowing phrases, mixed meter,

Christina Rossetti's romantic poem is set with a rich harmonic language and soaring melodic lines in this original concert work for mixed choirs. Harmonic dissonance weaves through the piece, creating

Commissioned for a premiere performance at the Texas Music Educators Association 2000 convention, Joseph Martin's Come to the Music is alive and electric with driving rhythm, memorable melodies,

This very cool original is a masterpiece of vocal layering, a "sound experience" for a cappella voices as bells. All voices sing together in the middle section before returning to vocalized bell effects.

A warm arpeggiated piano accompaniment opens this lush original concert work for mixed or treble voices. Using the thought-provoking words of poet Georgia Douglas Johnson, seamless harmonies appear right

A winsome poem is set to the well-known Welsh tune CYMRAEG with lyrical piano accompaniment. Challenging listeners to find their place in the world, this song of the journey is enriched by warm harmonies

With lyrics from a German folk song and music by Brahms, this delightful concert piece has all the right ingredients! The form is strophic and the text is in English throughout, making it easier to learn,

This inspiring piece by Don Besig has been a favorite with school choirs for many years. With a lovely melody, a flowing accompaniment and an exceptional text, it continues to be a strong choice for any

A large, majestic anthem, this composition presents the imagined moment that music is given to the world. Beginning quietly with a rising melodic line, this motive grows and expands into a full and rich

Sara Teasdale's text is superbly set in a steady and flowing concert work. Musically satisfying yet accessible, this arrangement features diverse part-writing, close harmonies, and wonderful examples of

Dvorak's famous Largo theme from his Symphony No. 9 "From the New World" is set to a beautiful, spiritual original text in this deeply moving piece. Simple, yet rich with vocal harmonies, piano

"The call of the river is the music in our lives, and the song that I hear is you." This wonderful text celebrates each of us: the river of life and love flowing through us all. Set as an inspirational

The exciting fanfare opening exalts the title then continues with long melodic lines above a rhythmic and driving piano accompaniment. Throughout, the text is musically reflected in style and dynamics with

This powerful and inspirational work sings of "hope" described through the phases of life, such as a newborn's cry, the laughter of children, the ashes of the fire of love that has died, the quiet comfort

The well-loved song by Robert Lowry takes on a more reflective and emotional style in this elegant, simple setting for mixed voices. Accessible choral parts make this a good choice for developing a cappella

Elizabeth Barrett Browning's well-loved poem sings beautifully in this setting for mixed voices. Unison blossoms to four-part writing throughout, and the text is painted with a soaring melody while rich