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The interplay of despair and hope are center stage in this reimagining of
  Psalm 130.  From the depths I cry out,
  Lord! My soul hopes in the Lord.  Dark
  and light collide in a heart-wrenching climax.  I tried to tell the story of this Psalm in
  a new waycathartic but not fully cleansing, uplifting but realistic.  This work has challenging but manageable
  divisi and soli.  In a world where
  mental health concerns are increasingly important, this piece is a vehicle
  for discussion and an opportunity for awareness and healing.  Please send me recordings if you perform De
  Profundis.

De Profundis

SATB Octavo

This SSAATTBB arrangement of Deck the Hall is fast, rhythmic, and
  splashy.  If you're bored of
  traditional Christmas arrangements and want something that is polychordal,
  polyrhythmic, quotes other Christmas songs, and ends with a Fa la la
  explosion, this is for you.  It is
  designed to be performed both with or without independent accompaniment.  Please perform this piece.  It will be the quirkiest two and a half
  minutes of Christmas music you sing this year.  If I'm wrong, please email me what else
  you're doing.  I want to program it,
  too.

Deck the Hall

<p>What survives when all else is gone? This haunting setting of Percy Bysshe Shelley's sonnet Ozymandias explores the fragility of power and the quiet endurance of art. Musical motifs crumble, reassemble, and echo across empty space as the choir gives voice to a shattered statue in the sand. Dramatic, layered, and emotionally resonant, this piece invites your ensemble to reflect not just on what fades but on what lasts.</p>

Ozymandias

SSAA Octavo

Everyone was a bird, and the song was wordless... How does a composer
  capture that sensation in music?  This
  is my attempt. Originally premiered by the Penn State Glee club, this setting
  of Siegfried Sassoon's poem, Everyone Sang, is challenging but
  rewarding.  Like the poem itself, the
  music is a celebration of singing, an ecstatic frenzy of sound.  The text is so rich in imagery that I felt
  compelled to paint every detail into the fabric of the work.  No one will every complain that their part
  is boring.  Please let me know if you
  plan to do this work.  I would love to
  interact with your ensemble.
    
    
    
    "The singing will never be done."

Everyone Burst Out Singing

TTBB Octavo

Premiered by Dr. Anthony Leach and Essence of Joy at the Celebration of
  African American Spirituals (now known as the African American Music
  Festival), this arrangement was a hit at ACDA National Convention in
  Chicago.  From concept to premiere in
  under a month, Wade in the Water quickly became a choir favorite.  It is an in-your-face fusion of styles that
  ends with an enormous bang.  It has a
  steep learning curve, but your choir will take enormous pride in the
  accomplishment.  Its effect on
  audiences is special; I personally guarantee it.  If you do this piece, I would like to
  know.  Please email me in advance.  I am more than happy to meet with your
  choir.  There are some stories that
  will entertain them.

Wade in the Water

Are you looking for a unique arrangement for a trio of talented sopranos
  or to allow your SSA ensemble to really shine?  Do you want to perform the national anthem
  at a basketball game in a way that will be sure to impress? Are you hoping to
  allow some independent singers to add The National Anthem to their
  repertoire?  This arrangement is for
  you.  It is simultaneously straight
  forward and impactful.  Using mostly
  closed (close) harmonies, this arrangement was written to show off what can
  really make SSA singing so exciting! 
  Listen here.  It is worth a few
  minutes of your time.

The Star-Spangled Banner

SSA Octavo

Mozart, Haydn, Saint-Saens, Corigliano--all have used Twinkle, Twinkle,
  Little Star as inspiration.  Thanks to
  my theory students, I decided to try my hand at it, too.  What evolved is something completely unlike
  its original conception.
    
    
    
    Some people need help.  I was struck
  by the French lyrics that predate the Twinkle, Twinkle we all know.  Roughly translated, they mean "Shall I
  tell you, Mama, the cause of my torment?"  Watching so many friends, family members,
  and students struggle silently, I wanted to write something that might become
  a hand, reaching out to them in times of need.
    
    
    
    Sometimes, we can help, and sometimes we need help.  This piece speaks directly to those who can
  offer a light, no matter how small, for others around them. Il faut
  aimer.  One must love.  As I challenged the choir who premiered
  this work: Who will you fight for today?

Shine

A choir favorite, Gather the Stars is a setting of the Carl Sandburg poem
  Stars, Songs, Faces.  My favorite
  aspect of Carl Sandburg's poetry is that he captures profound thoughts with
  simple language and direct language. 
  It is a composer's dream. We spend our whole lives chasing our dreams,
  only to one day "let go and say goodbye."  Similarly, the piece spends two minutes
  gathering stars, songs, and faces, gaining momentum...until everything fades
  again into a beautiful background of stars. 
    
    
    
    Thank you to the 2009 PMEA Region V Choir and Dr. Christopher Kiver for
  this beautiful performance.

Gather the Stars

To future performers of this piece:
    
    
    
    This is my favorite Christmas carol. 
  One of the most beautiful melodies ever written, it has a haunting
  simplicity that has left me on the verge of tears more than once.  In 2021, I mustered the courage to write my
  own arrangement and tried desperately to capture that spirit.  What evolved was something
  unique--something of which I am immensely proud. A delicate piano part and
  rich string writing combine to allow the choir (or choirs...in the premiere,
  we performed with a beginner choir on the melody in the opening and an
  advanced choir in the round on the harmonies) to deliver the story in an
  honest and straight forward presentation.
    
    
    
    There are many ways to perform this arrangement.  Try it with wind quartet, clarinet choir,
  flute ensemble, or whatever instruments you can find.  Ask me if you need transcriptions.  Just please send me a recording.  **If you are using a wind quartet, please
  do not buy vocal scores, purchase the vocal/full score for your voicing from
  the instrumental parts.**
    
    
    
    I hope that you fall in love with this ancient German tune and that you
  find I have done it justice with this arrangement.
    
    
    
    Yours,
    
    Mark Lehnowsky

Lo, How a Rose

To future performers of this piece: This is my favorite Christmas carol.
  One of the most beautiful melodies ever written, it has a haunting simplicity
  that has left me on the verge of tears more than once. In 2021, I mustered
  the courage to write my own arrangement and tried desperately to capture that
  spirit. What evolved was something unique--something of which I am immensely
  proud. A delicate piano part and rich string writing combine to allow the
  choir (or choirs...in the premiere, we performed with a beginner choir on the
  melody in the opening and an advanced choir in the round on the harmonies) to
  deliver the story in an honest and straight forward presentation. There are
  many ways to perform this arrangement. Try it with wind quartet, clarinet choir,
  flute ensemble, or whatever instruments you can find. Ask me if you need
  transcriptions. Just please send me a recording.  I hope that you fall in love with this
  ancient German tune and that you find I have done it justice with this
  arrangement. Yours, Mark Lehnowsky

Lo, How a Rose (with Clarinet Quartet)

Lo, How a Rose (with Wind Quartet)

Ensemble

Carl Sandburg wrote such an incredible poem, and I felt an obligation to
  capture its spirit. Passionate and painful, simple and loving, the music
  dramatizes the story of someone who would endure any hardship if the Gods
  would only see fit to leave them a little love. They demand it.  They beg it.  They wait for it.  Give this work a chance, and please send me
  a recording.

At a Window

Soprano Solo

With haunting piano accompaniment and straightforward choral parts,
  featuring presentations of the melody in unison, in the round, and in a
  chorale, this arrangement is simultaneously stunningly beautiful and
  deliberately unsettling.  I Want Jesus
  to Walk with Me is one of the most well-known spirituals, but this
  arrangement is completely unique.  You
  will give your audience and choir an unforgettable experience.  Please send me a recording.

I Want Jesus to Walk with Me

Bringers is one of my favorite poems by Carl Sandburg.  Setting this text had a profound impact on
  me.  Something about the words and the
  way the piece ends resonated with a young composer, just discovering his
  voice.  There is an easiness in the
  wordsnot one is greater than two syllablesyet, the poet demands of the
  Tireless GreatHEAR ME AND COVER ME. 
  It is both too grand to understand and too simple to miss.  In performing this piece, I hope you find
  peace and stillness, love and relief. 
  Cover me in dusk and dust and dreams.  Send me a recording.

Bringers

This is my arrangement of one of the most beautiful melodies ever
  written.   Lush chords and rich
  textures make this pandiatonic-influenced interpretation of an old favorite
  an unforgettable sing.  It will take
  you on a journey of longing and promise. 
  Written for and premiered by Essence of Joy and Dr. Anthony Leach,
  this piece holds a special place in my heart. 
  I hope it will in yours, too.
    
    
    
    There are no recordings of past performances, so if you choose to program
  this, please send me a recording.

Deep River

This is a setting of Carl Sandburg's incredible poem, Monotone.  There are so many faces of beauty.  If you are looking, you can find it
  anywhere.  Featuring one note, the
  monotone, that only escapes for a single moment, this piece asks the
  question: How can a single note find purpose and create beauty in a much
  grander world?
    
    
    
    Thank you to Dr. Bruce Gladstone and the UW-Madison Concert Choir for their
  love and care with A Face I Know.
    
    
    
    *The climax and ending have been modified since the premiere.*
    
    
    
    "The monotone of the rain is beautiful."

A Face I Know

This is a challenging SSAATTBB setting of Otto Leland Bohanan's Harlem
  Renaissance poem of the same name. My musical adolescence was spent singing
  music of the African and African American traditions with Essence of
  Joy.  This piece, written for them in
  2015, was inspired by those experiences and integrates spirituals that had
  special significance to me during my time in EOJ.  There are quotations from Over My Head; Bye
  and Bye; My Lord, What a Morning; Great Day; and Oh, Freedom.  During the climax of the piece, these
  spirituals combine into a moving tapestry of "half-forgotten
  songs."  As with most of my music,
  there is a numerological Easter Egg, a hidden message in the structure of the
  piece itself, for those music theorists who like deep diving into pieces they
  are singing.
    
    
    
    My Lord, what a morning...

The Dawn's Awake!

This is an SA edition that tries to remain true to the original Purcell.

Come, Ye Sons of Art

SA Octavo

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