Gentle contemporary styling in an a cappella setting gives this a feel reminiscent of The King's Singers. A beautiful text speaks of longing for love and security. "So stay with me, held in my arms. Like
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Building on the original text, this adaptation of the classic spiritual invites the listener to envision and commit to a better, more just world - a world of inclusion, radical kindness, compassion, love,
This bluesy setting requires three treble soloists with power and confidence. The choral backgrounds are deliberately sparse imitating guitar, light organ, and banjo until a climactic group shout. The music
An ethereal, deeply moving piece about the conscious decision to choose love. This has an ancient-modern feel, made even more prominent with the interplay between the Latin and English text, and chant-like
The melody has a simple innocence, but the harmony provides great warmth and subtlety in this touching love song by Clara Schumann arranged for choral ensembles. Set in a modified strophic form, the setting
American blues icon Ruthie Foster released Mama Said on her 2007 recording The Phenomenal Ruthie Foster. The lyrics are a mother’s advice to her daughter, warning her to "learn
This unique setting pairs the iconic Latin text with a new, original English text which responds to the question: Why do we rejoice and shout our praises to God? The music captures the energy, rhythm, and
This unaccompanied piece contrasts a simple unison motif with quick ostinato in the lower voices. The homophonic refrain clearly declaims, "All forces have been steadily employed to complete
Scored for three or four soprano soli, SATB choir and hang (or piano, guitar, vibraphone or other accompaniment), this piece is very tonal but has an ethereal quality about it. Opening with a drone
The desire for people of different backgrounds, experiences, and ideologies to come together for the common good was the inspiration behind this folk-like piece. This work speaks to ideas of
This work is dedicated to the musical influences in the performers' lives, entreating them to sing to the world around them. In a lively mixed meter, it includes both supportive accompanied sections as well
A fresh voicing of a classic favorite, this piece will help introduce mixed ensembles to the Baroque style. A curriculum guide authored by Coty Raven Morris and Colleen McNickle with lesson plans and
A high-energy treatment of the famous Tennyson poem, this beautiful setting for tenor-bass choirs may be included as a part of a trilogy of Tennyson poems.
The first in a set of three Tennyson poems, this is set in a beautifully lyrical and reflective way. It may be performed as part of a trilogy of Tennyson poems.
A setting of a portion of the Hebrew prayer Al HaNissim (On the Miracles), recited on the Jewish festival of Chanukah. The prayer is an expression of gratitude for God's intervention on behalf of the Jews
This work has the ethos of a spiritual, with the text and a few riffs inspired by Amazing Grace. The choir, considering the power of grace in song, affirms that no trouble, no shame, no
This work features a soprano solo while the ensemble supports with lush harmonies. With text drawn from the Requiem Mass, this setting is a rewarding challenge for experienced choirs.
Maya Angelou's poem Touched by an Angel is elegantly represented by the treatment of the text by the voice and the expressiveness of the piano accompaniment. The vocal writing successfully tracks
The text is by Rabindranath Tagore, a native of Calcutta whose poetic songs were viewed as spiritual and mercurial, but not well known outside Bengal. The mystical and quiet opening gives way
Crossing the Bar, one of Alfred, Lord Tennyson's most famous poems, is set as a journey. This journey begins at sunset in a minor mode and finishes in the relative major after having crossed the
Exploring themes of self-discovery, growth, and change, this empowering work not only honors those who have helped us grow and discover our "spark, flicker, flame," it encourages us to fan the flames that
A flowing and sensitive treatment of this well-known Latin text, this includes a brief but beautiful spot of a cappella that lifts the words to their intended audience.
This beautiful a cappella arrangement was commissioned by Cantus for their album A Harvest Home. Written as a companion piece to the setting of Simple Gifts, this arrangement sounds traditionally
Commissioned by the Minnesota Valley Men's Chorale, this work should be sung with rhythmic intensity and a growing sense of urgency. The chorale that concludes the work should be sung with a sense of unity