SATB Secular Concert Choral Music

This work is based on Who has seen the wind?, #85 from the Christina Rossetti book Sing Song: A Book of Nursery Rhymes. Set for organ and cello accompaniment.

For double choir and solo violin, taken from the larger work Whispers on the Prairie Wind for orchestra and choir which premiered in 2015 with the subtitle Farewell to My Friend. This is a

With a text by Sara Teasdale and an a cappella harmonization for mixed divisi choir and soprano solo, Esenvald's use of dissonance and sustained tones throughout create a modern soundscape that supports the

A modern a cappella setting of an English text by Paulann Petersen for divisi mixed chorus. With a soaring melodic motif and an opening section of ambient a cappella texture followed by a more homophonic

With an almost contemporary a cappella feel, this beautiful text is set in two versions - Pepper number 10395346 features the original Latvian text, and Pepper number 10523357 utilizes an English version of

With poetry by Pauline Barda, this gorgeous a cappella piece for SATB divsi choir is both expressive and plaintive. With soprano soli and a short feature for bass flute, the texture creates sublime harmony

A lovely and dreamy setting, with the rich textures of a Paul Laurence Dunbar text: "If you could sit with me beside the sea today, and whisper with me the dreamings...."

An explosive, declamatory opening section is followed by a contrasting segment of ambient choral texture to create an ethereal portrayal of the text. Tinkling bells and tuned water glasses create an icy

A gorgeous a cappella setting of a Latvian folk song for chorus with soloist, power chimes, and tuned water glasses. The choral text is in English while the soloist sings the Latvian text. With dramatic

A beautiful soprano solo surrounded by lush a cappella choral lines and a suspended cymbal part create this dramatic setting of a Sara Teasdale text. This is a stunning modern choral work that has been

Beautiful work for choir and handbells featuring a Sara Teasdale text set homophonically.

Described by the composer as a "symphonic miniature," this a cappella work is homophonic for the most part with a fairly traditional harmonic language.

A powerful opening section is followed by a plaintive, heartfelt response with tenor and soprano soloists. With a modern choral a cappella texture of close harmony, cluster chords, ambient texture, and a

Sara Teasdale's poetry and Esenvald's choral writing combine to create a lovely piece for mixed divisi choirs. An improvised guitar accompaniment and soprano soloist add to the choral texture created by the

This stunning a cappella work for divisi chorus and six water-tuned glasses utilizes a text by Sara Teasdale. Widely performed by festival and collegiate choirs, and recorded by VOCES8, this beautiful

This is a striking impressionistic setting of the Teasdale poem for SSAATTBB a cappella voices. Originally commissioned by the choral department at the University of Louisville.

This a cappella setting of the Teasdale poem features a soprano solo with SATB choir.

With a philosophical text from Rabindranath Tagore, this work has multiple moods, from calm and expressive to agitated and rhythmic, as it weaves through the text to find heaven "is in the arms of the