Songs that Celebrate Music

Written in response to choruses falling silent during the pandemic, yet applicable to any challenging situation one faces in everyday life: "There is no way to stop our hopes, our dreams, our music." Rich

A collaboration between choral icons Joseph Martin and Mark Hayes produced this inspirational concert work that would be a great opener. The music-themed text is a powerful advocate for our art form, and

Here's an exciting piece for your middle school or developing high school tenor-bass choir. The lyrics and energizing meter changes make this a perfect selection for your festival opening or closing song.

In what has become a viral YouTube virtual choir sensation, the Podd brothers have carefully crafted an exceptionally artistic arrangement of this classic song that has a contemporary vibe. A flowing piano

"For when I sing, ten thousand voices follow and fill the world with hopeful melody." With a rich choral fabric supported by a brilliant piano part, this piece embodies the positive message of the power of

From Spencer Michael Free's poem The Human Touch comes this tender piece that speaks to the healing power of relationships found in touch and song. A dynamic piano part accompanies lush vocal

With a fresh, contemporary feel, this selection brings an uplifting message of hope and friendship through times of darkness. With its wide appeal, it is available in several voicings, including the Ember

This triumphant arrangement of the beloved hymn tune ELLACOMBE is a wonderful selection for tenor-bass choirs. With an exciting four-hand piano accompaniment and percussion, the mixed meter brings rhythmic

This setting of the powerful poem by Siegfried Sassoon offers great hope as jubilant voices are "suddenly lifted - and beauty came." Not to be overlooked, this is the perfect piece for an advanced mixed

An opening rhythmic chant echoes the text "Begin the song exactly where you are," gradually growing into a full musical texture that expresses Malcolm Guite's text about becoming an open singing bowl that

Celebrate creativity with this joyful piece! Shimmering piano tremolo chords usher in the opening theme that climbs up a series of fourths to create an open, soaring feeling. Mostly unison choral phrases

A powerful ballad about the healing power of music, featuring a small group, soloist, or treble choir throughout. Excellent for a closer or combined choir feature for any age.

This popular Hungarian folk song, rich melodically and rhythmically, will work well with a variety of ages. An English translation is included. 

Two of our greatest choral artists, Charles Silvestri and David Dickau, have united to celebrate the powerful ability of music to heal, unify, and inspire. The piano accompaniment adds energy and strength

A longtime festival favorite for SATB divisi choirs, this remarkable a cappella setting of a 17th-century poem by Andrew Marvell celebrates the power and influence of music. This setting is now available

A blast from the past with a message built to last! This song of hope and love was known as the '70s Coca-Cola jingle, inspiring one of the best-loved and most influential ads in television history. Now

Penned by the songwriting team from Broadway's "Anastasia", "Once on This Island," "Suessical," and "Ragtime," this powerful song is an inspirational original work. With themes of acceptance, pride, hope,

"Whatever comes your way, sing on! Keep your music going... sing on!" This is a great concert piece with carefully crafted melodic lines and exciting rhythms that lie over a lovely harmonic progression that

This vibrant setting of a poem by George Parsons Lathrop describes how music underpins all earthly life. An active piano part provides an energetic undercurrent to compelling vocal lines, with the voices

The beauty of the natural world is the subject of this piece based on a Ralph Waldo Emerson poem. This peaceful and serene arrangement is short and sweet, bringing a unique warmth to the gentle lyrics.

This beautiful a cappella arrangement was commissioned by Cantus for their album A Harvest Home. Written as a companion piece to the setting of Simple Gifts, this arrangement sounds traditionally

This is a lively reimagining of the 19th-century American folk hymn that opens with a solo verse then proceeds with a soaring top melody supported by the rhythmic vocal accompaniment of the lower voices,

Here's a supercharged gospel-style setting of a traditional Quaker text - a marvelous new look at a timeless American poem. This one has it all - a wide-open solo for your best gospel singer, an