Secular Choral Concert Music

This song of hope captures the youthful belief that you can become anything you want if you put in the time and effort. Anything is possible! With plenty of unison singing, its positive message, catchy

This song embraces the positive message of living in the moment and appreciating the journey of life. We can all leave a positive mark on others around us. The 6/8 time signature and catchy melody sweeps

"We'll rise above, seize the highest dream. We'll lift our heads up high, move the sky, embrace our destiny!" This song of hope reaffirms the potential we all have to rise above the negative and reach for

Even in a world where there are so many opinions of what is right and wrong, we can be united in speaking out against injustice. Beginning with an inspirational solo, this moving song is a beautiful

The warmth of the lyrics in this poem by E.E. Cummings is reflected in this lovely and moving arrangement for a cappella voices.

The first Marguerite Brooks Commission for the National Collegiate Choral Association, this piece combines poems by Emily Dickinson and John Keats which speak beautifully to the subject of hope. The choral

The beauty of the natural world is the subject of this piece based on a Ralph Waldo Emerson poem. This peaceful and serene arrangement is short and sweet, bringing a unique warmth to the gentle lyrics.

The iconic poem by Robert Frost is set here with either piano or harp accompaniment in a way that gives the impression of gentle snow falling in the deep, dark woods. Beautiful and descriptive choral

In this fragment from Christina Rossetti's poem Mirage, the poet commands her breaking heart to "lie still and break," the grief of a lost love changing her life and the world forever. This

A moving setting of this gripping and emotional text. In this setting, the composer captures the solemnity of the text throughout the thoughtful choral writing, comforting those who are left to grieve.

An expressive original text that speaks to the healing presence of hope in our lives. Including a solo in a free, soulful style soaring overhead, the musical setting begins reflectively and then builds to a

A beautiful Christina Rossetti text about love gained and lost. Simple, moving choral writing in a quiet, reflective piece.

This beautiful a cappella arrangement was commissioned by Cantus for their album A Harvest Home. Written as a companion piece to the setting of Simple Gifts, this arrangement sounds traditionally

For nearly a century, the passage from the old to the new year at midnight has been celebrated by singing Robert Burns' poem. In this graceful arrangement, we hear the standard English version of the text

Translated as "Wint'ry Light," this is a beautiful multi-movement cycle for choir and piano. Depicted in four movements that total about nine minutes, the thematic material continues throughout the work

An exciting concert work for tenor-bass choirs, this piece is conceived with driving, chant-like a cappella choral lines accompanied by notated body percussion and parts for shaker and drum(s). The text,

With a sense of fluidity and freedom, this original work feels like a folk song that's existed forever. Flexibly accompanied by piano alone or any combination of bluegrass instruments that fit your

A dramatic Edgar Allan Poe poem is creatively set here by Slovenian composer Andrej Makor. Colorful harmonic choices and bold dissonances bring the text to life with feelings of adventure, bravery, and

James Weldon Johnson's text shines in this contemporary a cappella concert work that highlights the gift and power of song over adversity. Employing simple body percussion, some background vocables, and

The text of this work invites the listener to imagine a world without weapons of war where the human experience is defined through the lens of mercy and compassion. The music is peaceful and very

This work song portrays the conditions in which African Americans found themselves living and working during the Reconstruction era in the post-Civil War South. This incredibly dynamic work is written in a

This inspiring selection is a stirring and majestic tribute to those who gave their all for their country. The constant pulse of percussion and strings provides energy and intensity, while snare drums add a