Major Choral Works

This extended major work by British composer Patrick Hawes uses the eight verses of St. Matthew's Gospel that form the beloved Beatitudes. Consisting of eight movements that range from uncomplicated to

This nine-movement work masterfully captures the bizarre imagery of darkness and light and good and evil found in the Book of Revelation. Patrick Hawes' dramatic musical settings of nine different passages

An SATB adaptation of Ola Gjeilo's Song of the Universal. Walt Whitman's unabashed optimism, exuberance, and unwavering confidence in our deeper humanity is beautifully portrayed through music. For

This evocative five-movement choral work explores themes of love, rebirth, and beauty through the eyes of children and the heavenly army of angels that watch over them, yearning to make a difference in

The allure of night proves an endless delight when Wordsworth's words are married to Redford's music in this probing triptych. The music serves the poetry in deliberate tones, now surging wildly, now ebbing

Composed around 1760, Die Auferstehung und Himmelfahrt Jesu is one of Telemann's last large-scale vocal works. The libretto, by Karl Wilhelm Ramler, recounts the Biblical events from the

This Missa Brevis for mixed a cappella choir has been composed in the tradition of the short Mass (without Credo) and can be easily managed by most choirs. Thanks to its conciseness, it is suitable for use

Telemann's 1754 chorale setting of the church hymn Christus, der ist mein Leben, based on Melchoir Vulpius' melody from the Hamburg Hymnal, is especially well suited to display his mastery in

Mount Rushmore is a dramatic work for chorus and orchestra inspired by the monumental sculpture of four iconic American presidents: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and

"When I first began to look at medieval Latin texts for Carmina amoris, the epigrams, marginalia, and love letters I found by clerics and nuns from the fourth to the thirteenth centuries were a revelation.

This long-awaited major work is a seven-movement choral journey through the Passion, which delivers a powerful and captivating story encompassing a breathtaking palette of emotion, from intimate tenderness

Edited by Stephan Blaut. For SAATBB choir & orchestra. Urtext Edition. Preface in Ger. and Eng. A coronation anthem. Vocal score, 32 p.

Edited by Stephan Blaut. For SSAATBB choir & orchestra. Urtext Edition. Preface in Ger. and Eng. A coronation anthem. Vocal score, 19 p.

For solo soprano and baritone, SATB choir, harp, piano, percussion & strings. First printing. Premiered at St. Machar's Cathedral in Aberdeen, November 19, 2015. Includes texts in Latin and English.

"Missa Brevis" is a seven movement work that is suited well for a liturgical service and equally for a concert performance. All the movements are quiet, reflective settings that can be sung individually but

This major work is a seven-movement setting of Psalm 100, predominantly in Latin. Inserted within the work are interjections of the text "Shout to the Lord, all ye lands!" in eight different languages. The

As the name suggests, the Missa Popularis has its musical roots in folk music. This becomes clear in the first bars of the Kyrie, when the violin plays a melody in the style of a Swedish folk tune

Beethoven’s sacred works include two settings of the Mass. The Mass in C Major, completed and premiered in 1807, has been unjustly described as a preliminary step towards the completion of his great

This multi-movement work for mixed choir, piano, and cello is a song cycle on seven poems by Emily Dickinson. Expertly crafted vocals, a supportive piano, and a cello with a heavenly voice combine to create

This gorgeous five-movement work is scored for SATB divisi voices and harp. The text is by Euan Tate and paints a picture of waiting and wonder at the birth of the Christ Child. The movements

Combining a piano concerto and a cantata in one work is an undertaking that requires true mastery. Ludwig van Beethoven succeeded in this with his Fantasia for Piano, Chorus and Orchestra in C minor, Op.