SATB Secular Concert Choral Music

Commissioned by the professional choir EXIGENCE and using the famous Maya Angelou text The Caged Bird, here is a concert setting that explores various tonalities and will challenge even the

If there was ever a piece that describes a text in song, this is it. Sara Teasdale's descriptive words about the clouds become sound in this exquisite composition.  Accompanied by piano and celesta, a

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The final installment in a cycle of Rumi settings entitled Three Themes of Life and Love, this work delves once more into the exciting world of Rumi and his ancient poetry. These pieces are written

This creative and unusual work uses text painting, sound effects, and crafty choral writing to bring to life the text written by Abraham Koplowicz, a Jewish boy who was exterminated by the Nazis during the

From the larger work "Black Pierrot," this work describes the scene in a Harlem cafe of the 1920s in which "six long-headed jazzers play," and beautiful girls dance. After a short introductory section, the

Representing a rich diversity of styles, this impressive collection of 12 original choral works and adaptations from the classical canon all feature SATB mixed voices and solo cello. Each selection can

A New World is a musical story across five movements with texts by authors from Cicero and Ovid to George William Russel; from nursery rhymes to war poets. The music and texts link to form a

A New World is a musical story across five movements with texts by authors from Cicero and Ovid to George William Russel; from nursery rhymes to war poets. The music and texts link to form a

Northwest Passage is a set of poetic landscapes that reflect on three elements of the great Northwest of the United States: rivers, mountains, and prairies. The three movements - A Willow by

The dramatic third movement from "Illuminare" opens with the traditional Kyrie text in a somber, forebodingly ominous manner before exploding into a blast of fury as the Latin text turns to night and

Here is a spectacular concert arrangement of this classic song from "The Wizard of Oz." With a grand piano opening which captures the orchestration from the full score followed by the tender vocal

This emotive work for divisi choir, based on a translation of a poem by Octavio Paz, uses an advanced palette of harmonic colors for a shimmering and mysterious effect. It provides a stellar moment in your

The ocean is brought to life with the use of sharp consonants, overtone singing, whispering, and an ocean drum. For choir and youth ensemble, singers create the journey from calm, sparkling waters to waves

Using "Ode" by Arthur O'Shaughnessy, Kevin Memley has composed a piece that celebrates music in dramatic fashion.  Beginning eloquently as a concert piece, it evolves into epic proportions that could

This work for choir, narrator, and piano with optional wind band or chamber ensemble is intended to be a learning and growth experience in all ways emotional and intellectual. A companion resource is