Rhythmic and dramatic, this exciting piece is the perfect way to open your holiday concert. The traditional Latin text is given a perfectly crafted modern setting with optional body percussion and driving

Highly rhythmic in both accompaniment and voices with independent vocal lines, this work simply radiates energy with a message of hope and empowerment: "To the stars through difficulties, look upward, move

The classic American folk song Home on the Range has been reimagined as a gentle, peaceful lullaby for choir and piano. Narverud incorporates American pastoral sounds with lush contemporary

Sara Teasdale has inspired countless composers with her poetry, and this setting is no exception. A driving piano accompaniment underpins an expressive legato vocal line, while a horn obbligato brings an

"All people, clap your hands!" Treble choirs will shine in this joyful original concert work with piano and optional handclaps. Written in mostly two-part duet style throughout, this piece utilizes a

This powerful, flowing a cappella work in Latin opens with a beautiful unison chant and closes with a quiet "Amen." It is infused with interesting and varied harmonies, changing meter, and dramatic

Narverud's original text expresses the thought that while the weight of the cares of this world is very heavy, we can shine our light into the world to bring hope. Translated into Latin, this text is set

A modern mixed-meter setting of the Latin text, this piece begins with a simple yet stately unison statement. The piano accompaniment contributes to the contemporary feel with driving, syncopated

"The song we sing is meant to bring a moment of truth in soft weather, where care and worry lift away and we can breathe together ... for we are home." Robert Bode's text of togetherness is the perfect way

This setting of the evocative Sara Teasdale poem tells a story about how experiencing nature and music can inspire deep love and happiness. Soaring vocal lines combined with rich, dissonant harmonies and a

A jubilant concert opener, this bold choral setting is written in a rocking 12/8 meter and contains moments of fanfare chords, quartal harmonies, and a gently flowing middle section which builds to a

Vibrant, bold, rhythmic, and harmonically rich, this accompanied sacred Latin text setting for mixed or treble voices is powerful. Opening with an exuberant mixed-meter section, the piece alternates the

"Come to me in the silence of the night; come in the speaking silence of a dream..." Christina Rossetti's poem of lost love is set with lyrical and lush melodic lines and layers of dramatic text painting

Incorporating O STORE GUD with original lyrics, a dynamic organ or piano accompaniment with optional brass instruments, English and Latin text, and a unison children's choir section, this piece has a little

William Blake's thought-provoking text is laced with hope in this thoughtfully crafted work for mixed chorus with solo cello accompaniment. The cello represents the sunflower and symbolizes humans bound to

The poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke is creatively interpreted through the use of tone painting in another outstanding original by Narverud. With rich choral harmonies, moving vocal lines, and a flowing piano

Agnus Dei is the fifth movement from Narverud's Misse de Cinque Terre, but stands on its own as a unique setting of this traditional Latin text. The work is inspired by five Italian

Derived from common Swahili phrases of joy, this celebratory song declares: "Sing my soul, sing my heart. Sing for peace, sing for joy. There is so much love here, yes!" Intended as a concert opener or

A beautiful and moving setting of the Rainer Maria Rilke poem in German, this original a cappella concert work uses the full range of tonal color painting, creating a work worthy of the very best choirs.

The elegant beauty of Francis Ledwidge's poem about the late summer shimmers in this original work for a cappella mixed chorus. Slowly moving harmonies that range between four and six parts ebb and flow

A powerful, well-crafted a cappella concert opener, this heart-pounding canonic work contains driving rhythms and cluster chords. A must-sing piece!

Loomis Creek tells the story of a 19th-century American pioneer with a dream to move west and start a new life by building a farm near a life-giving stream. The a cappella setting has a

Featuring a baritone solo, this piece in mixed meter has a Renaissance feel that expands into a divisi texture, including modern rhythms and sections of kneeling, floor patting, and stomping. In Latin

The short but profound text receives an elegant treatment in this stunning piece, perfect for the sensitive, expressive choir. The Schubert-inspired piano part offers support and style.