SATB Major Works

Rooted in a distinctive period of Shaker history (1837-1847), this multimovement work reflects the visionary repertoire written at that time.  Three movements (Sound of Salvation; Heavenly

This work is a powerful and compelling account of the descent into war and its terrible consequences. Writen by Welsh composer, Karl Jenkins, the piece is dedicated to victims of the Kosovo crisis. Like

This work is a fresh setting of the Requiem Mass. The work, for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, takes its name from the poem by Elaine Goodale Eastman, incorporated as the fourth movement. Compositionally,

An interesting work that is basically a cappella - only a bass drum accompaniment. This work also has aleatoric passages and an expanded harmonic language.

This extended major work by British composer Patrick Hawes uses the eight verses of St. Matthew's Gospel that form the beloved Beatitudes. Consisting of eight movements that range from uncomplicated to

For SATB a cappella chorus. Commissioned by St. Machar's Cathedral, Aberdeen for Remembrance Sunday 2013. Premiered by the University of Aberdeen Chamber Choir.

Based on seven poems by Langston Hughes, this seven movement work is scored for SATB divisi chorus  and chamber ensemble - flute, clarinet, violin, violoncello, percussion, and piano. This interesting

"Although his name was Jabez Dawes, his character was full of flaws!" With a hysterical text by Ogden Nash, Eric Whitacre has brought all of his theatrical skills to this three-movement work and tells

Psalm 137 was an inspiration for many composers including Saint-Saëns, who set the text four times. This setting features alto solo, mixed chorus, piano, and English text. The first version, composed

This chorale cantata was composed in Leipzig for Reformation Day and is based on Martin Luther's hymn Ein feste Burg

Composed as a commemorative work exploring themes of loss, particularly remembering the children who perished in the Aberfan tragedy in 1966 which buried a school full of children along with 28 adults. The

One of Bach's earliest chorale cantata's, this was probably intended for a performance at Easter in 1707.  Scored for SATB soloists, choir, cornetto, trombone, violin, viola & ... view details

Often considered the most beautiful, pure vocal music of the 19th century, this Rheinberger Mass written for double choir obtains its special character through the use of compositional techniques of ancient

"When I first began to look at medieval Latin texts for Carmina amoris, the epigrams, marginalia, and love letters I found by clerics and nuns from the fourth to the thirteenth centuries were a revelation.

Comprised of nine medieval English carols which retain their Middle English texts and a Latin plainsong processional and recessional, this Benjamin Britten work is a continually popular standard in the

Composed in 1965 for the Cathedral of Chichester in Sussex, England, this massive choral statement in three movements was conceived when Leonard Bernstein was at the height of his musical skills. It

Here are five "hymns" to the spirit of life. Calling on "modern" poetry, and certainly using the modern harmonic language that Mechem is so well known for, each movement is an answer to the previous