Secular Choral Concert Music

An outstanding and challenging setting of the Christina Rossetti text, this selection crafted for The Aeolians flows with lush choral divisi harmonies that shimmer with delicious dissonance and some

This arrangement of the French art song by Ernest Chaussan is sung in the original French and is faithful to the elegant melody, rich harmonic framework, and the evocative piano accompaniment of the

This work is a choral fanfare brimming with excitement. Written for Elektra, this work uses a short excerpt from Walt Whitman's extended poem Proud Music of the Storm.

A passionate love sonnet in Italian by Venetian master Michelangelo provides the foundation for this stunning and beautiful work. Lush harmonies and full choral textures abound in this significant work that

Beautiful harmonic writing accompanies this Langston Hughes text. A cappella with an abundance of close harmonies and nice distribution of melodic ideas throughout the voices will make this a favorite for

This challenging a cappella work is set to the Emily Dickinson poem "Hope" is the thing with feathers. The setting of the text, the independence and interdependence of the vocal lines, and the

This major work by Z. Ranall Stroope adapts the text from an astronomical treatise and an advertisement by Galileo. This a cappella work includes tambourine and finger cymbals. A spectacular work that is

"How beautiful the moonlight's shining on this bank..." William Shakespeare's words from "The Merchant of Venice" come to life in this challenging a cappella work. A strong choice for festival and honor

This setting of a poem by E.E. Cummings is a popular choice with festival choirs.