SATB Sacred Concert Choral Music

This selection is a gentle lullaby based on an old Welsh folk song. With limited divisi towards the end, it has beautifully lyrical writing and will be a warm and welcome addition to any concert.

A true masterpiece for a cappella chorus. The name Randall Thompson is as much a part of choral music as is the voice. Once you've mastered this, you'll have truly stunning performance piece. His masterful

American Triptych presents aspects of spiritual experience as expressed by three North American poets: Americans E. E. Cummings and W. S. Merwin, and Canadian Bliss Carman. The first movement, i thank

American Triptych presents aspects of spiritual experience as expressed by three North American poets: Americans E. E. Cummings and W. S. Merwin, and Canadian Bliss Carman. The second movement, a modern

American Triptych presents aspects of spiritual experience as expressed by three North American poets: Americans E. E. Cummings and W. S. Merwin, and Canadian Bliss Carman. The third movement, Mariner's

This arrangement of Ani Ma'amin employs an old Jewish folk melody. It is said that during the Holocaust of WWII, Jewish prisoners in German concentration camps sang this song as they were being

Created for the choir of the American Church in Paris. The ancient Latin text is sung as a refrain by the choir: "Ave Maria, dulcissima Maria, vera spes et vita!" The soprano soloist intersperses an

SATB divisi with piano accompaniment. The melody for the current setting is attributed to Rabbi Nahman of Bratslav (1772-1811), the great-grandson of the founder of the Hassidic movement. The text is by

The beloved hymn Be Thou My Vision has long been part of our rich musical heritage of hymnody. The text is by St. Dallan Forgaill (6th Century Irish), and the tune is Slane (Traditional Irish),

This newly edited and re-engraved excerpt is from the Liszt's larger work Christus. This selection opens the second of three sections of the oratorio  which describes the life and ministry of Christ.

Originally set as movement VIII of the cantata Melodious Accord, this work uses the hymn tune Vernon from the Mennonite shape note hymnal Harmonia Sacra and text from four verses of

In the classic Russian choral tradition comes a piece from a set of ten communion hymns, Chesnokov's opus 25. Although other pieces in opus 25 are based on traditional church chants, For Us There Is No

Scored for soprano solo, SATB chorus, and chamber orchestra or piano, this work is the first movement of Mollicone's "Four Sacred Choruses." This movement features mostly choral homophonic singing on the

Scored for soprano solo, SATB chorus, and chamber orchestra or piano, this work is the second movement of Mollicone's Four Sacred Choruses. A joyful movement in 6/8 with free tonality and a dynamic

Scored for soprano solo, SATB chorus, and chamber orchestra or piano, this work is the final movement of Mollicone's Four Sacred Choruses. This exciting movement in 7/8 is written with in a more

Written for full brass ensemble, organ, soprano solo, and chorus, this 17-minute single-movement setting of the Gloria explores a wide range of musical writing. The result is an extended work that

The Russian version, Kol' slaven, sets the poetry of M.M. Kheraskov and has been used in Russia at public gatherings and military ceremonies such as the christening of ships, lowering or raising of

This edition of Beethoven's famous Hallelujah from The Mount of Olives may be performed in either German or English. It can be accompanied by keyboard or orchestra. Its joyful

The initial use of the Scottish snap rhythm becomes a recurring motif throughout the piece. Strong, almost fanfare-like declamations of the Isaiah 40 text alternate with imitative sections and soaring text

This work, a pull-out from "Music of the Spheres," features a tenor soli with SSAATTBB choir and piano accompaniment.

Composer Virgil Thomson prepared this edition of Beethoven's majestic chorus while studying at Harvard University. Thomson's version uses only this English text based on Psalm 19. In the original German