Sara Teasdale is renowned for her romantic poems often flavored with a touch of sadness, and this setting complements the text with beautiful harmonies over mixed and changing meters and beautiful vocal
This lovely piece pairs two beloved poems by Rossetti with a traditional Irish melody and offers many presentation possibilities. It can be performed with piano accompaniment or with strings and harp. The
This is a very modern and vibrant arrangement of the timeless spiritual which features a spectacular opening and a rousing ending that will challenge your singers and electrify the audience. There is some
A great closer, this arrangement of the well-known spiritual uses traditional harmonies but adds rhythms and a barbershop feel to create a more modern vibe. With a soloist and occasionally a solo trio,
This very accessible piece pairs a beautifully written vocal and piano score with the Langston Hughes poem that warns us to "Hold fast to dreams... for when dreams go, life is a barren field frozen with
This traditional South African song celebrates life and the paradise that is to come. An upbeat a cappella texture is punctuated with the rhythmic text and singable melody in a dynamic world music selection
This gently rocking lullaby incorporates a charmingly beautiful melodic and harmonic idea with original text for two verses, then brings in the traditional text of Silent Night for verse three
Beautiful, lush choral harmonies, soaring melodies, and a supportive piano accompaniment that offers constant motion and contrast to the choral parts set off an imaginative text that tells of the "celestial
This piece is a traditional praise and worship song from the Zulu culture and is written in the isicathamiya style - a cappella singing with close harmonies - that originated among Zulu mine
A typical greeting in Zulu culture, this arrangement is written with the call-and-response technique so strongly associated with traditional South African music. The soloists can be male or female and can
A celebratory, highly rhythmic composition. The Swahili title means "We are one" - meaning all human beings have much in common. The energetic djembe sets the tone, the piano adds its own rhythmic design,