Secular Choral Concert Music

This piece, based on Christina Rossetti's poem When I Am Dead, My Dearest, portrays death at its most indifferent - unnoticed, unheralded, unremembered. Despite this sense of finality, there is a

Beautiful harmonies, expressive dynamic range, and an evocative text set to flowing speech-like rhythms are only some of the features that make choirs love this original concert work. Each part is written

Tennyson's famous text is gloriously set with lively spirit suitable for any time of year. An optional glockenspiel part is provided to add sparkle, especially if used for the holidays. Both voicings build

"Come to me in the silence of the night; come in the speaking silence of a dream..." Christina Rossetti's poem of lost love is set with lyrical and lush melodic lines and layers of dramatic text painting

A collaboration between choral icons Joseph Martin and Mark Hayes produced this inspirational concert work that would be a great opener. The music-themed text is a powerful advocate for our art form, and

Here's an exciting piece for your middle school or developing high school tenor-bass choir. The lyrics and energizing meter changes make this a perfect selection for your festival opening or closing song.

Walter de la Mare's poem is intriguing and mysterious, perfect for singers to discuss and interpret in rehearsal. The piano accompaniment gently steps and tiptoes under the haunting melody and harmonic

Nineteenth-century English poet Algernon Swinburne's poetic work combines with expressive choral writing in this lyrical work for mixed choirs. Layered harmonic writing above a sophisticated accompaniment

Harlem Renaissance poet and civil rights activist James Weldon Johnson's music-themed text shines in this graceful setting for mixed or treble choirs with piano accompaniment. "No nights are dark, no days

Robert Frost's well-known poem tells how a traveler, confronted with a fork in the road, chooses the road less traveled. Soft and expressive, it is a concert work that communicates the feeling of

"You hold the key, the key to your dreams, and with faith, hope, and love, you can do anything!" Inspirational lyrics and a singable melody combine into this memorable original concert work that will be a

In what has become a viral YouTube virtual choir sensation, the Podd brothers have carefully crafted an exceptionally artistic arrangement of this classic song that has a contemporary vibe. A flowing piano

This Robert Frost poem reflects on the end of the world, musing whether it might be consumed in fire or ice, and comparing the two elements with the emotions of desire and hate. The poetry sparkles in this

Ella Wheeler Wilcox's historical poem vividly describes impressions of a locomotive as if it were a living being of flesh and blood. With a quick-paced minor key setting, dynamic contrasts, and rhythmic

Here's an original rollicking tune that gives a nod to the great sea shanties we love to sing! The setting is full of gusto for young wannabe sailors or lovers of the sea, and it will work well for concerts

Christina Rossetti's romantic poem is set with a rich harmonic language and soaring melodic lines in this original concert work for mixed choirs. Harmonic dissonance weaves through the piece, creating

Here is a song perfect for graduation or any celebration of moving on: "I got some dreams that are bigger than me." The music is arranged to make it appropriate for concert, pop, or show choirs.

Based on a text by World War I-era poet Siegfried Sassoon and completed as the invasion of Ukraine began, this moving a cappella work is both a paean to choral singing and a tribute to the never-ending song

When legendary Carthaginian general Hannibal was told that his endeavor was impossible, this was his response: "I will either find a way or make one." This text, set here in Latin, is brimming with

This tender Norwegian folk melody has been set in a wonderful a cappella setting for divisi chioir and given a new English text by Charley Anthony Silvestri. Octave doublings and softly echoing choral

Commissioned to mark the occasion of the total solar eclipse in 2017, this cinematic selection was broadcast across the Pacific Northwest of the United States as millions experienced the totality of the

"For when I sing, ten thousand voices follow and fill the world with hopeful melody." With a rich choral fabric supported by a brilliant piano part, this piece embodies the positive message of the power of

This very accessible piece pairs a beautifully written vocal and piano score with the Langston Hughes poem that warns us to "Hold fast to dreams... for when dreams go, life is a barren field frozen with