The cries of the damned open the powerful second movement from the Mozart Requiem. “Day of wrath, day of judgment” makes a dramatic choral statement with a mostly homophonic texture. The piano

A standard on festival lists, this excerpt from Brahms' "A German Requiem" is the classic edition, now newly engraved with both the English and German texts and piano accompaniment. The teaching CD features

"For well I know Thy hand will bless the seeker after righteousness." This sensitive, worshipful prayer is arranged from a Shaker hymn and superbly expresses the deepest longing of the redeemed soul.

Brisk and expressive melodic phrases along with the piano's fluttering accompaniment reflect images of the butterfly. Soaring and singable, this will be a wonderful selection for developing choirs and

Incorporating Albert Brumley's I'll Fly Away and the traditional spiritual Now Let Me Fly, this exciting a cappella arrangement for treble choirs offers a sophisticated challenge with

This lively sacred concert opener has a syncopated rhythmic feel that is truly uplifting! The four-hand piano accompaniment is essential to creating the desired effect. "O sing to the Lord, you saints of

This exciting traditional spiritual, most probably drawing on the belief that the Old Testament prophet Elijah rode in a chariot of fire to heaven (2 Kings 2:11), is both a statement of joy and a plea for

This expressive, lush choral work by Eric Whitacre combines an enigmatic text and expansive chordal harmonies into a sublime musical statement of release and quiet resolve. With a text by celebrated

"I have noticed joy, how it threads below the darkness..." This moving work  expresses what it means to have hope. Laura Foley's incredible yet simple poem is brought to life with a steady melody and

"May you always remember when the shadows fall, you do not walk alone." This ethereal setting of a traditional Irish blessing is scored in a variety of voicings with piano. Deft strokes of Celtic styling