SATB Secular Concert Choral Music

This text uses the metaphor of a red house buried in a snowy landscape to describe the perseverance of the human heart as the body ages, speaking to the resilience of humanity in the face of adversity. The

Based on the familiar text from Song of Solomon, this beautiful a cappella work uses colorful harmonic structures that require care by both conductor and singers. For better high school or university

These "Gypsy Songs" were composed for informal gatherings of family, friends, and amateur and professional musicians. Sweet harmonies, gentle polyphony, and beautiful poetry make them uniquely attractive

For seasonal worship or school concerts, this lovely setting of Blake's text focuses on the inherent clash between the corruption of the world and the innocence of youth. The choral verses progress

With text from William Blake's Songs of Innocence, this original lullaby setting has a gently rocking piano accompaniment that creates a sense of serenity. The soprano solo speaks of a mother's love as she

One of the 15 songs in Brahms' Neue Liebeslieder (New Love Songs), a collection of Romantic pieces originally conceived for four solo voices and piano four hands, but from the beginning they were

The final installment in a cycle of Rumi settings entitled Three Themes of Life and Love, this work delves once more into the exciting world of Rumi and his ancient poetry. These pieces are written

An extract from the Zigeunerlieder (Gypsy Songs) song cycle for four singers or choir and piano. The texts are Hungarian folk songs in German, adapted by Hugo Conrat. Originally conceived for solo

Hiraeth, like many words in Welsh, is mystical, mysterious, and in a way, unknowable - but loosely translated it is a longing for home. The harmonic rhythm of this piece, undulating and sweeping

Spacious and languid, this setting of Langston Hughes' notable text speaks of dreams that are the stuff of a life well-lived. Written as the composer battled ALS, it is scored for SATB divisi voices, with

Based upon a deeply moving secular text by Emily Dickinson, this four-part mixed divisi work opens with an extended a cappella section. Then the piano accompaniment enters as the voices cascade, washing

One of the 15 songs in Brahms' Neue Liebeslieder (New Love Songs), a collection of Romantic pieces originally conceived for four solo voices and piano four hands, but from the beginning they were

Opening quietly, almost as a soundscape, this four-part mixed divisi a cappella piece with high voice solo is part of a larger work, O Great Beyond, which was commissioned by the BBC Singers. Set

Based upon a letter from a soldier to his wife prior to his death in battle, this very moving and emotional work was written to commemorate World War I. Scored for four-part mixed divisi a cappella voices

A song of celebration. Homophonic with a driving rhythm and repeated phrases  - and a simple message: " I want to live a life of song." Percussion and piano accompaniment are contained in the score.

English Romantic poet Christina Rossetti (1830-1894) is chiefly known for her mystic religious texts. This piece, however, is a setting of the last five lines of one of her few love poems, I Loved

These love songs were composed for informal gatherings of family, friends, and amateur and professional musicians. Sweet harmonies, gentle polyphony, and beautiful poetry make them particularly attractive.

This contemporary concert/festival piece is truly inspired, in music and text. "Away, where the sunlight is beaming through a deep, cloudless blue, and the treetops are gleaming with a fresh morning dew..."

Based on a Buddhist blessing, this song is a prayer for kindness, peace, well-being, and joy for all creation. The prayer moves outward like ripples on a pond with successive verses: "May I," "May you," and