From a three-part collection based on poetry by American pioneers, this third piece depicts a barn dance as vocalists circle 'round the instruments, stomp, clap, and perform with general

Described as "brilliant" and "heartfelt," this is the final movement of Craig Hella Johnson's epic work "Considering Matthew Shepard," a tribute to the young gay man who has become an American icon and a

Johannes Brahms’s Alto Rhapsody is published here in a new Urtext edition, modernized for present-day performance practice. It is based on the 2nd impression of the first printed edition, as

A strong unifying text from Colleen Carhuff will be dear to the hearts of singers with its sentiments such as "No notes are as connected as the souls that sing them, and no soul is happier than when

This is the sixth movement of For a Breath of Ectasy and is scored for SATB chorus, oboe, and string quartet or piano. Using a lush accompaniment and homophonic choral writing, the music

This set of four pieces is written to the poetry of Sarah Orne Jewett, who lived most of her life in South Berwick, Maine and is particularly known for the local color and sense of place she

This movement from the larger work At the Water’s Edge, which celebrates the landscape of the seacoast region of New England and its ties to the inhabitants, is set for treble

Commissioned by the professional choir EXIGENCE and using the famous Maya Angelou text The Caged Bird, here is a concert setting that explores various tonalities and will challenge even the

This eight-minute journey around the world will take you from the kulokk calls of Norway to the bira ceremonies of Zimbabwe. This powerful and inspirational work with lyrics by Brian

If there was ever a piece that describes a text in song, this is it. Sara Teasdale's descriptive words about the clouds become sound in this exquisite composition.  Accompanied by piano and celesta, a

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,

Rameau followed in the French Baroque tradition of composers Du Mont, Lully, Charpentier, and Delalande, setting non- or para-liturgical texts for his contribution to this genre.  Four grand

The third in a set of three songs titled Love Was My Lord and King! based on the poetry of Alfred Lord Tennyson. For TTBB chorus and chamber orchestra or piano. Commissioned by the Orpheus Male

Though it appears on his celebrated Winter Songs album, this haunting work for treble choirs will be a beautiful addition to your program at any time of year. The setting of an Emily Bronte text features a

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From Craig Hella Johnson's important work, this movement for treble chorus with three soprano soloists was inspired by a deer that had been lying by the fence near Matthew when he was found, near death: