Secular Choral Concert Music

For seasonal worship or school concerts, this lovely setting of Blake's text focuses on the inherent clash between the corruption of the world and the innocence of youth. The choral verses progress

Spacious and languid, this setting of Langston Hughes' notable text speaks of dreams that are the stuff of a life well-lived. Written as the composer battled ALS, it is scored for SATB divisi voices, with

From American author Kitty O'Meara comes a bustling text that underpins the craft of this unique composition. This work is a dictional challenge for any choir that chooses to perform it, but it is well

Exploring themes of home, joy, love, and togetherness, this quaint text from "Going Home" by Marjorie Pickthall is set with a simple melody that is presented first in unison, then in canon. The

This fifth piece from the series Five Songs of Laurence Hope sets a poem from Hope’s India’s Love Lyrics, published in 1902. A powerful and haunting performance piece.

Based on a Buddhist blessing, this song is a prayer for kindness, peace, well-being, and joy for all creation. The prayer moves outward like ripples on a pond with successive verses: "May I," "May you," and

With text from William Blake's Songs of Innocence, this original lullaby setting has a gently rocking piano accompaniment that creates a sense of serenity. The soprano solo speaks of a mother's love as she

For three-part mixed or equal voices, this setting of Sara Teasdale's poem includes an intriguing introduction that organically repeats the word "refuge" in a number of languages. The angst of the poetry is

English Romantic poet Christina Rossetti (1830-1894) is chiefly known for her mystic religious texts. This piece, however, is a setting of the last five lines of one of her few love poems, I Loved

In his book I and Thou, Martin Buber centers on the importance of relationships, establishing connections with one another. This work expresses that philosophy through the text found in Kazuaki Tanahashi's

German composer Engelbert Humperdinck (1854-1921) created one of the most beloved works in the operatic repertoire when he transformed a favorite Brothers Grimm fairy tale into his operatic masterpiece,

Based upon a letter from a soldier to his wife prior to his death in battle, this very moving and emotional work was written to commemorate World War I. Scored for four-part mixed divisi a cappella voices

Opening quietly, almost as a soundscape, this four-part mixed divisi a cappella piece with high voice solo is part of a larger work, O Great Beyond, which was commissioned by the BBC Singers. Set

German composer Engelbert Humperdinck (1854-1921) created one of the most beloved works in the operatic repertoire when he transformed a favorite Brothers Grimm fairy tale into his operatic masterpiece,

Set gravely for TTBB voices, this work, which is mostly homophonic, was not intended to be anti-war; rather, it was written to bring us closer to the soldeir's life, thoughts, feelings, and fears.

This text uses the metaphor of a red house buried in a snowy landscape to describe the perseverance of the human heart as the body ages, speaking to the resilience of humanity in the face of adversity. The

"All round the knoll, on days of quietest air, secrets are being told...." So begins the hauntingly beautiful poem Ryton Firs by Lascelles Abercrombie. This work aspires to capture a single moment,

The choral writing reflects the ebb and flow of life that this marvelous poem by Yeats depicts. With divisi throughout, this a cappella work is full of wonderful harmonic moments that leave the singer and

Hiraeth, like many words in Welsh, is mystical, mysterious, and in a way, unknowable - but loosely translated it is a longing for home. The harmonic rhythm of this piece, undulating and sweeping

With a text from Gibran's The Beauty of Death, this work, while solemn in nature, is more about remembrance and love than death itself. "Close your eyes and you will see me with you forevermore."

These "Gypsy Songs" were composed for informal gatherings of family, friends, and amateur and professional musicians. Sweet harmonies, gentle polyphony, and beautiful poetry make them uniquely attractive

These love songs were composed for informal gatherings of family, friends, and amateur and professional musicians. Sweet harmonies, gentle polyphony, and beautiful poetry make them particularly attractive.

An extract from the Zigeunerlieder (Gypsy Songs) song cycle for four singers or choir and piano. The texts are Hungarian folk songs in German, adapted by Hugo Conrat. Originally conceived for solo

One of the 15 songs in Brahms' Neue Liebeslieder (New Love Songs), a collection of Romantic pieces originally conceived for four solo voices and piano four hands, but from the beginning they were