Secular Choral Concert Music

Angela Weld Grimke's text is brought to life in this a cappella setting for treble voices. This bright, joyous piece emulates feeling awakened by the dawn.

The first movement from the "It Is Happiness" choral suite is rescored for SSAA or SAB choir with piano and flute obbligato. Mary Oliver's text is given a fresh and lively setting that emulates the joy one

This Chorus America commission is an accessible work for treble or mixed choir which explores the real-life consequences of bullying - evoking a spirit of empathy not with sugar-coated niceties but with

With unyielding imagery William Orpen, by vocation a painter not a poet, portrays a muddy morass in  "The Church, Zillebeke, October 1918.” Mud clings and hinders, mires and confuses. Here

Patricia Reis' poem calls us to remember our ancient connection to Earth as mother, as life-giver, and as love. The piano accompaniment with frame drum creates a rather cool modal feel with modern