SATB Secular Concert Choral Music

Commissioned for a premiere performance at the Texas Music Educators Association 2000 convention, Joseph Martin's Come to the Music is alive and electric with driving rhythm, memorable melodies,

"Deep peace of a soft white dove to you; Deep peace of a quiet rain; Deep peace of the ebbing wave to you. Deep peace I send to you." This incredibly beautiful and heartrending setting of a precious text by

"We will set our course on a shining star, speed along to ports afar, be the best of who we are, for hope will light our way." This inspiring message and energizing music celebrates the power within to

Commissioned for the Kansas All-State Honor Choir, Forever Music speaks of music's power to uplift and heal. Perfect for advocacy and for Music in Our Schools Month, this emotionally charged

A large, majestic anthem, this composition presents the imagined moment that music is given to the world. Beginning quietly with a rising melodic line, this motive grows and expands into a full and rich

"Sunlight streaming down, paints the colors earth still holds, and brings this ancient canvas to life." The breathtaking beauty of a sunrise over the Grand Canyon is portrayed in this astonishing musical

This is the opening movement to the choral song cycle Like Dust I Rise. In 1993, Maya Angelou recited this poem at the inauguration of President Bill Clinton, making her the first African American

The second movement from the choral song cycle Like Dust I Rise is a folk-like setting of Maya Angelou's empowering poem, which compares a bird's longing to be liberated with that of all people.

The third movement from the choral song cycle Like Dust I Rise. This contemporary gospel-style rouser denounces oppression and serves as a choral anthem for equal rights. A confident solo voice

The final movement from the song cycle Like Dust I Rise brings Maya Angelou's most popular poem about triumph over adversity brilliantly to life in this vivid setting by Mark Hayes. The bright

The Word becomes song in this scripture-based anthem for choirs seeking an expressive vehicle for worship. A melodically pleasing gesture with wide intervals opens simply before taking on a rich and

Puccini's operas contain some of the most sweeping and passionate melodies in music history. Perhaps the most famous, this tenor aria from "Turandot" has been skillfully adapted for choirs with piano or

Omnia sol temperat, "the sun warms everything," comes from a verse of Latin found in Carmina Burana. The composer's English text speaks to the human need to anchor words of love and commitment in

"On these three things the whole world stands: justice, truth, and peace." Widely known as Al Shlosha D'varim, this universal message is expressed in Hebrew and English in Amy Bernon's

This moving anthem of hope, embraced by choirs around the world for many years, is now available in this new arrangement with piano or orchestra accompaniment. Lush choral writing and an inspired

This forward-moving, rhythmically driven music enhances the dramatic, image-laden text of Kentucky-born poet and playwright Joseph S. Cotter, Jr. Shifting mixed meter is very effective in giving this

Fans of Joseph Martin's iconic The Awakening will find interest in the scope and theme of this inspiring piece. Growing from a rising musical motive, it evolves into a celebration of music and its

Esteemed composer Z. Randall Stroope realizes the profound, soul-searching words of Tennyson's "Ulysses" in a grand and expansive setting. Premiered in Carnegie Hall, Soulspeak is an