Sacred Choral Concert Music

Rhythmic, joyous, and fun to sing, this inventive a cappella arrangement of a 19th-century Shaker tune opens slowly and freely before it quickly segues into animated singing. Occasional bursts of

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

This gospel blues call for humility and compassion opens with sax, piano, and vocal solo. As the soulful sax interludes spin a unifying thread, the choir weaves in and out with calls for social justice,

Victor Herbert's renowned text receives a novel and effective musical setting in this SATB a cappella choral fanfare. Stirring and energetic, it conceives each phrase of the text in its own right, employing

The seventh movement from Stopford's Missa Deus Nobiscum, the Benedictus is reflective and "blessed," for he who comes in the name of the Lord is God with us.

Matthew 25 and the well-known Emma Lazarus text, The New Colossus, are used in this effective short piece about caring for the less fortunate. The music begins with various soloists.

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

"O what are all my sufferings here compared to life above?" This Charles Wesley text is set to a sturdy tune by William Walker, compiler of shape-note books such as Southern Harmony. It celebrates our

Scored for SATB divisi a cappella voices, Michael Atwood's arrangement of the Nunc Dimittis is slow-moving and ethereal, with subtly changing meters and harmonies. The publication includes a very

This meaningful Maundy Thursday anthem contains a C instrument part and has a contrapuntal a cappella section. The congregation joins in with the fifth verse. Something thoughtful and useful for an

This beautiful a cappella motet is extracted from Mr. Trotta's major work Seven Last Words. It is lush in its harmonies and suitable for both church and school use. Choirs will enjoy singing this

Adapted from a Mass setting by Giovanni Paolo Cima (1570-1622), this Latin Gloria is ideal for the concert hall or sanctuary. In either setting, your listeners will revel in its

Telemann's brilliant accompanied canon for three treble voices uses a text from Psalm 34. This edition offers text options in English and German for worship or concert settings. A fine example of the

The haunting opening theme of this setting of Isaiah 61 captures the mystery in the text. This piece was commissioned for the enthronement of the Archbishop of Philadelphia. The instrumentation includes