Mass Settings and other Sacred 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 five-movement work uses text from Psalm 19, Johannes Kepler's Harmonies of the World, and John Donne's An Anatomy of the World: The First Anniversary and sets them for SSAATTBB choir.

Inspired by the painting The Magdalen Weeping, this work draws strands of chants and songs into a single act of grieving. Broken into four sections, each focusing on the progression of grief:

This larger work was written in 2016 for Chamber Choir Ireland on the centenary of the Easter Rising in Dublin. It is in three movements: Awakening; Resurrection and Tomorrow.

In 1953, with timpani and trumpets a la Marseillaise, a French piece of music once again captured public attention ("Eurovision Hymn") and a composer was rediscovered: the first recording of Marc-Antoine

A powerful 30-minute a cappella work, Exile Meditations is a sequence of seven reflections on loss, longing, fear, and hope, and is dedicated to those living in exile. The text is in Latvian and

This setting, for SSSSAATTBB unaccompanied, is one of the most striking modern settings of this ancient text. Set as one coninous movement, each stanza has its own discrete musical identity. With a rich

Due South is one in a series of four choral suites that explore the cultural and natural wonders of various regions of North America. Stephen Chatman's choral settings are broad in scope and tone;

Translated literally as the "Mass of the Five Lands," Narverud paints a picture of his interaction with the enchanting string of centuries-old seaside villages on the rugged Italian Riviera coastline. The

One in a series of four choral suites that explore the cultural and natural wonders of various regions of North America. This choral setting is broad in both scope and tone; the tone painting evokes the

This nine-movement work masterfully captures the bizarre imagery of darkness and light and good and evil found in the Book of Revelation. Patrick Hawes' dramatic musical settings of nine different passages

"Missa Brevis" is a seven movement work that is suited well for a liturgical service and equally for a concert performance. All the movements are quiet, reflective settings that can be sung individually but

For SATB a cappella choir. First printing. Commissioned by the Quebec 1534-1984 Festival. Contents: There Are Some Men (Leonard Cohen); Quand les Hommes Vivront d'Amour (Raymond Levesque) and Pierre ... view details

Sung without vibrato so that the vocal colors and their translucent quality remain pure and clear, this recalls the Baroque passacaglia procedure where the bass line underpins the entire work. This is an

Durufle's Four Motets on Gregorian Themes for SATB a cappella chorus, composed in 1960, is beloved by choruses around the world. This fresh new edition features new music engraving, historical

For SATB double choir, a cappella. This edition, based on the autograph score, has been newly engraved in a larger format, with a preface in German and English as well as critical commentary.

Written by the Hungarian-Austrian avant-garde composer György Ligeti, this simultaneously haunting, mysterious, unsettling, and serenely beautiful piece unfolds gradually in shimmering layers of sound