If you are looking for a dramatic concert/festival work, be sure to look at this one! The glory of music is treated with great depth and musical-textual imagery in this deeply moving selection, which offers

Incorporating the spirituals Oh, What a Beautiful City and In Bright Mansions Above, this extraordinary work creates a poignant musical image of heaven. This is choral writing at its

Commissioned for a premiere performance at the Texas Music Educators Association 2000 convention, Joseph Martin's Come to the Music is alive and electric with driving rhythm, memorable melodies,

Set for mixed voices, harpsichord or piano, and optional string quartet, this is an excellent way to introduce your singers to the work of Vivaldi. Optional children's choir is included, making this a

A large, majestic anthem, this composition presents the imagined moment that music is given to the world. Beginning quietly with a rising melodic line, this motive grows and expands into a full and rich

This is truly a song that needs no introduction. Quoting America the Beautiful, this stunning arrangement of the Irving Berlin standard begins with a flourish before settling into the seldom-heard

This is the opening movement to the choral song cycle Like Dust I Rise. In 1993, Maya Angelou recited this poem at the inauguration of President Bill Clinton, making her the first African American

The second movement from the choral song cycle Like Dust I Rise is a folk-like setting of Maya Angelou's empowering poem, which compares a bird's longing to be liberated with that of all people.

The third movement from the choral song cycle Like Dust I Rise. This contemporary gospel-style rouser denounces oppression and serves as a choral anthem for equal rights. A confident solo voice

The final movement from the song cycle Like Dust I Rise brings Maya Angelou's most popular poem about triumph over adversity brilliantly to life in this vivid setting by Mark Hayes. The bright

The Word becomes song in this scripture-based anthem for choirs seeking an expressive vehicle for worship. A melodically pleasing gesture with wide intervals opens simply before taking on a rich and

Puccini's operas contain some of the most sweeping and passionate melodies in music history. Perhaps the most famous, this tenor aria from "Turandot" has been skillfully adapted for choirs with piano or

Omnia sol temperat, "the sun warms everything," comes from a verse of Latin found in Carmina Burana. The composer's English text speaks to the human need to anchor words of love and commitment in

This moving anthem of hope, embraced by choirs around the world for many years, is now available in this new arrangement with piano or orchestra accompaniment. Lush choral writing and an inspired

This is gorgeous! With a text from the Hebrew liturgy, and based on a Jewish folk melody, this rich setting is a prayer for peace. Perform it with the sensitive piano accompaniment or add a small consort of

Fans of Joseph Martin's iconic The Awakening will find interest in the scope and theme of this inspiring piece. Growing from a rising musical motive, it evolves into a celebration of music and its