Secular Choral Concert Music

Percy Bysshe Shelley's wintry text is beautifully set in this lyrical contemporary choral for treble voices. Soaring vocal lines capture the expressive lyrics, and the captivating vocal harmonies and

Empathy, encouragement, handling tough issues, and understanding one another are all important themes of this inspirational original for young voices. The piece addresses these issues with an upbeat

"May the bright, sparkling day stay beside you now as you're on your way." Full of descriptions of nature and fresh adventures, this original concert piece is a charming selection for young singers who are

Kindergartners cut to the essence of music when they asked the composer to write "Simplicity, beauty, love, and music" as the message they want to convey to the world. Here is a poignant song for your

Written with Young Voices Toronto, this song calls for us to stand up, speak up, and stand for justice. A mid-tempo ballad that grows in the bridge, with gentle syncopation. Includes a QR code to a video

A cry for peace in a world torn by war, this poignant a cappella setting of an original text is filled with striking dynamic contrasts. "Sing, Be, Live, See... This dark stormy hour, the wind, it stirs. The

An imaginative text penned by Althea Randolph sets the light and breezy tone for this whimsical piece for developing choirs. The piano accompaniment supplements the childlike feel, and the accessible

"Music leads the way, inspiring, uniting us. Together in song, our legacy lives on!" This work features an inspired original text that also quotes O Music by Lowell Mason, soaring melodic lines,

With a sincere message of hope and love overcoming life's obstacles, this memorable choral uses lyrical lines and warm harmonies to showcase the thoughtful text. "Love knows no ending. Love never fails.

Here's a beautiful selection for Earth Day, themed events, or to celebrate nature at any time of year! Lyrical and expressive, crafted with unison melody on the verses and intuitive harmonies on the

With reconciliation as the theme, yet standing up for justice, this mid-tempo ballad resonates in today's world. Accompanied by piano, with optional soprano descant and optional cello, the piece was

The texts of Sara Teasdale tend to draw the very best out of composers, and that is certainly the case with this piece. Scored with optional soprano solo, the choral writing is harmonically rich and the

This unique blend of gospel music and the spiritual conveys the meaning of the text through speech rhythms. It's a great piece to bring the diversity of our communities together.

Here is a tender love song from the "Song of Solomon" that was premiered at Carnegie Hall under the direction of Dr. Jason Max Ferdinand. Part of the National Concerts series the piece begins with a soprano

Gleaming with celestial wonder and a sense of innocence, this beautiful original work offers a wish for the world to find the hope, peace, love, and joy that it longs for. An ideal choice for beginning

This lush, award-winning work with soprano solo hauntingly sets Amy Lowell's "Listening" text in a harmonically lush manner. The piano accompaniment and French horn solo work in partnership with the choral

The lyrics for this work are by composer Frank Tichelli. In the opening liner notes he tells us that "the poem for the work is a meditation on time's ceaseless flow, elusiveness, ravages, and gifts." Scored

Whether at the advanced high school, college/university, community, or professional level, this piece will engage the hearts and minds of singers who take up the challenge. Commissioned by the American

Though there are numerous settings of this Lord Byron text, this fresh work is melodically beautiful and enhanced with harmonically appropriate support and imitative textures. High school ensembles will

The words are simple - "They will cry peace where there is no peace" - but the setting of the music is rhythmic and dynamic. The repetitions make sense as the words move on to "joy" and "love," and you

A dramatic and encouraging text by Georgia Douglas Johnson provides the inspiration for the music in this choral piece. Well-crafted choral lines with occasional counterpoint drive home the uplifting

This sweet and simple arrangement of the classic children's poem is charming in its simplicity. The youthfulness and hope of the text are enhanced by a section where singers can step forward and state their

Brandon Waddles has a special gift for arranging accompanied spirituals. This arrangement uses elements of soulful jazz harmonies and syncopated rhythms that will make your choir want to "sing all along the

A mythological song about two heavenly steeds of a god's sons, this selection is a calm, meditative rendering that is almost mystical. The Latvian modality permeates the song with an eloquent tension