Secular A Cappella Choral Concert Music

Crafted for double choir and two soloists, this contemporary work reflects on the experiences of immigrants to the United States. It can be performed antiphonally, immersing the audience in the impact of

In this innovative work, the choir paints the bucolic scene with vocal illustrations: buzzing like bees, singing quasi-overtones, and emulating wind sounds. Otherwise a cappella harmonies are supplemented

"O cool is the valley now and there, love, we will go for many a choir is singing now where love did sometime go." The lovely sentiments from James Joyce's Chamber Music reach greater heights of emotion

If you're looking for a lush, beautiful a cappella feature for your men's choir, be sure to consider this superb edition, in German with English translation above the Tenor 1 staff. This is not difficult,

Setting words by the composer, this is an affirmatory piece with pop-inspired rhythms and harmonies. The scat syllables and repeating patterns of the lower parts provide a rich cushion for the lilting

Sara Teasdale takes us on a beautiful flight from a pine-laden hill to a glittering star-studded sky in this gorgeous a cappella piece for advanced treble choirs. 

This beautifully expressive piece is based around The Seven Sacred Virtues of the Lakota. The title refers to the commitment to purposefully live by these values, the metaphorical 'red road', being a

Exploring the essence of the butterfly and its impact on nature, shifting tonalities and harmonies express each passing phrase in the music. Consequently, each line of the text has its own character. This

A well-known text by George Herbert combined with a sensitive choral setting, this piece includes lovely harmonies in a beautiful selection for advanced ensembles.

Dvorak is well known for his folk song settings, but this lullaby is his own tune - and his earthy roots emerge from the melody of this secular part song. A great selection for more advanced ensembles.

Richard Waters is Director of Choral Activities at Eastern Kentucky University and is represented in a number of publisher catalogues.  This new work sets the tune "Star Light, Star Bright" to a Latin

In this fragment from Christina Rossetti's poem Mirage, the poet commands her breaking heart to "lie still and break," the grief of a lost love changing her life and the world forever. This

One of the numerous folk-song arrangements by Holst for unaccompanied mixed choir, I Love My Love takes the traditional Cornish melody through all the voices. Innovative textures and intriguing

This piece from the set Madrigals for the Seasons conjures up vivid images of autumn: the fading of summer flowers, the colors of the leaves, the browning of the fields. The musical setting is

This introspective original is based on an unattributed poem that illustrates the impact a small moment can have in our lives. Traditional homophonic writing expands to swirling choral textures with a

First prize winner at the National Choral Composition Competition of Sassari, this work flows melodically, harmonically, and rhythmically. Divisi in all voices. Mixed and constantly changing meters.

Composed for International Women's Day, McDowall wrote this mesmerizing piece to celebrate the centenary of Rosalind Franklin, an underappreciated chemist and crystallographer who contributed to the

Propelled forward by repeated motives on the text I Shall Arise, this exciting concert work sets a poem from Dora Sigerson Shorter. Affirming and brimming with confidence, it builds to a thrilling

This secular work by John Rutter sets the text of Shakespeare's Sonnet No. 18. Rutter skillfully weaves the figurative language of the sonnet within the melodic lines of the music. Shakespeare's text is