SATB Music Selections

The great American hymn The Lone, Wild Bird serves as the basis for this arrangement. The work begins with a plaintive alto solo and gradually builds by layering voices. Sensitive arranging and

The uplifting strength of music carries us skyward like a dove. This lovely setting of the poem by Caroline L. Goodenough is centered on the transition to the afterlife. It's an accessible work suitable for

This rhythmic and energetic setting of the Advent classic expresses longing and the promise of Christmas. The music captures the excitement of the text. Your choir will enjoy singing this unusual and

This sorrowful and introspective setting of the powerful spiritual opens with a cappella voices and soloist. The blues-inspired piano accompaniment supports the improvisation of the soloist throughout as

This compelling a cappella setting of the 13th-century Latin Eucharistic hymn by Thomas Aquinas is appropriate for both worship and concert. A neo-Renaissance motet with 21st-century harmonies, it contains

This brief but deeply moving setting of a traditional Latin Christmas text includes an alternate English text and is appropriate for both school and church choirs. The voices are a cappella and homophonic

Commonly used as symbolism in Christian texts, river imagery inspired this pairing of It is Well (When Peace Like a River) and Shall We Gather at the River. Together they combine to

Written by a former director of the School of Music at Howard University, this lovely setting of Psalm 130 may be sung a cappella or lightly accompanied by organ or piano. This gem will be a great addition

This traditional spiritual is sensitively arranged by one of today's prominent African American composers. The setting contains a hint of Lift Every Voice and Sing and is part of the Duke Chapel

Beginning softly and atmospherically, this lovely setting radiates joy and peace. Building with a march-like quality, it explodes with majesty before ending in the quiet spirit of the opening.  Perform

This heartfelt cantata of gratitude and remembrance is a poignant reflection on the COVID-19 crisis. Scored for soprano solo, SATB choir, piano, organ, and brass ensemble, it is a seven-movement work that

A moving text by Paul Hoffman is the inspiration for this quiet, lovely original Christmas anthem. The lyric flow of each stanza slows to its cadential point to ponder and appreciate Beauty, Hope, Love,

A unique combination of an old Irish Reel combined with the tune "Star of the County Down." The setting begins with an Irish folk-like violin solo, followed by accessible choral writing.

Rich, warm harmonies surround the melody, which passes between voice parts as the piece unfolds. This beautiful a cappella arrangement of the familiar Greensleeves will be a stellar addition to

Very sustained, long legato lines characterize this arrangement of the favorite 14th-century carol. Slow, gently moving meter changes create a almost meterless atmosphere, giving creating an ethereal mood.

Premiered and recorded by the acclaimed VOCES8, this gorgeous five-movement setting of the Magnificat is scored for SATB divisi voices and soprano solo with piano, chamber orchestra, or full orchestra. The

Ken Medema's well-known song is given a tour de force a cappella treatment by Kenneth Dake. Requiring eight-part divisi, the choir sings abundant gospel harmonies and doo-wop syllables accompany the

A welcome "big choral" setting of a classic spiritual, this unaccompanied setting has divisi in all parts, a touch of chromaticism that is totally in character, and plenty of variation in texture, tempo,

Matthew Culloton has created a gorgeous setting of the familiar carol scored for SATB divisi voices with soprano solo, a cappella. Beautiful textural and harmonic touches, alternately simple and complex,

Here is a rousing setting for a cappella chorus on the tune Invitation from the shape note collection Southern Harmony of 1835. With an alternate text for the Christmas

The familiar Austrian carol is presented in a tender choral setting with keyboard and optional flute, oboe, and string quartet accompaniment. The text is adapted from the carol, and close harmonies