SATB Secular Concert Choral Music

"A sweet, free thought inside my head as I lay down upon my bed, and I think of how the world could be." The text for this piece was written by a former student of the composer. This hopeful and optimistic

Opening with a lush, a cappella vocal jazz setting, this piece moves into an accompanied jazz ballad style with a truly reimagined harmony. The perfect setting for new beginnings, graduations and, of

Marked to be performed "boisterously," this original Michael Gray work in the style of a sea chantey is a true choral classic!

Jointly commissioned by a consortium of choruses to benefit the programs and services of Chorus America, this socially conscience work merges a Christina Rossetti text with words from choir students in

This jaunty little work is based on a text from Shakespeare's Love's Labour's Lost, one of his earliest comedies, and is musically set using many different sounds, articulations and effects. The

This setting of the Christina Rossetti poem is a wonderful teaching piece! The melodic line in the opening section evokes feelings of beauty, loss and remembrance; the middle section paints a picture of

This is the third in a series of works by the composer for chorus and marimba. While the others explore virtuostic capabilities or extroverted exuberance, this work is concerned instead with the narrative

This beautiful Wendell Berry poem sets a mood of quiet and serenity and this piece captures this same mood through the music using lovely harmonic moments to draw both the singer and the listener in. The

The sensation of a young child looking up at the gently falling snow is captured beautifully in this new arrangement. Lush harmonic progressions and wonderful chord clusters at the cadence point anchor this

Composer Shawn Crouch uses poet and Iraqi war veteran Brian Turner's visceral images of war, but emphasizes the lyrical qualities and changing colors of the poem to create long, emotional musical lines.

One of Brahms' most popular choral works is available with a performance/accompaniment CD which includes part-predominant tracks to assist in rehearsal and individual practice.

Craig Hella Johnson is one of the most creative composers and conductors in America. This new work, with a text by the late young poet, Mattie Stepanik, is a simple and spacious setting of Mattie's text.

With long sections of aleatoric sounds, a viola scordatura and a text filled with duality of imagery, this is an anthem for the advanced and adventurous choir. The viola (or cello) is not an accompaniment

With tongue firmly planted in cheek, the composer has set this 18th century text describing how children should behave in church. The music is light and allows lots of space to color this very funny and