Secular Choral Concert Music

Encourage your students' social-emotional learning with this reflective, lyrical piece. With accessible harmonies, a supportive yet artistic accompaniment, and an empowering text, this is an ideal choice

With Spanish lyrics from Mirem de Ondiz written to portray the story of an immigrant who is missing her previous home, this lament is both expressive and personal. The a cappella divisi texture uses

This short original choral work is ideal for ceremonies and formal occasions including graduations, installations, dedications, and inaugurations. E.E. Cummings' poem provides the text for this modern a

Using Shakespeare's text from The Merchant of Venice, this delicate piece for treble choir brims with rhythmic energy. A B-flat clarinet obbligato and sparkling piano accompaniment frame the

A simple folk-like melody builds to dense, dramatic harmonies in this a cappella choral that tugs at the heartstrings. Especially effective for those who are dealing with grief, the climactic passages can

Contemporary Italian poet Renzo Montagnoli's text sparkles with intensity in this imaginative work for mixed choir. A virtuosic piano accompaniment provides the energy and momentum, while the melodic

Built around the idea of disparity, this is a beautifully haunting work from Robert Schumann, featuring a prosodic, rhyming translation by William J. Bullock. Utilizing full choral forces, as well as piano

Todd Boss's poem We Tend to Sleep Better When the Clock Is Wound provides the text for this dreamy work that gently unfurls as a clock ticks through the night. Accompanied only by a solo horn in F,

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

Commissioned by VOCES8 in 2020, this reflective piece is setting of a text from poet Jacqueline Goldfinger. Creating a period of calm during winter storms where we reflect on what we have lost but rise up

Asking the simple but fundamental questions about the need for human contact, this eight-part a cappella concert work features a sustained texture of cluster harmonies with melody lines that call out "Can

From the large choral work, "The Unarmed Child." There's really no way to appropriately recognize your lost child's birthday, Jeremy said as he and Jennifer talked about what life has been like for their

At times, we can feel empty struggling with anxiety and fear, but these lyrics by Shantel Sellers inspire us to know that now is the time for hope! Although it can make us feel vulnerable, hope is also

This setting of an original text by poet Rye Lanae Boothe is moving and inspiring. Listeners will feel encouraged to persevere through the weight of life's challenges, for it may be the very soil in which a

Christina Rossetti's text reflecting on death is sensitively set with clear, lyrical melodic lines supported by an a cappella choral texture that your experienced singers will appreciate.

This joyful tune about new beginnings and the happiness of being in love is presented with a gentle lilt and deliberate choral writing that never obscures the text. Accessible and enjoyable to

A celebration of the power of music, this work is a sonorous setting of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's well-known poem. A rhythmic, energetic accompaniment, an a cappella middle section, and optional

This stunningly expressive work was commissioned by a number of high school choir programs forced to cancel concerts due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Inspiring and reflective, the rich harmonies capture both a

Capturing the importance of the Eloise Greenfield poem and the dramatic story of Harriet Tubman's life, this original work also includes the spirituals If I Got My Ticket and Go

Royal Canadian Air Force pilot John Magee wrote his popular poem High Flight when he was 19 years old. In the poem, he describes the delirious feeling of wheeling and soaring, and an intimate

A modern flair highlights this piece with lyrics from Raise Your Voice Labs, an organization created to help people all over the world both speak and sing their truths. A soulful solo line, straightforward

This piece speaks of new beginnings and the hope that accompanies them. Perfect for any graduation or celebration of moving on, or as a tribute to a departing friend, the sensitive part-writing and

Here is a new song in a concert pop style that celebrates the spirit to "fight for the right to be me." The chorus proclaims "I will fly, I will soar, I'll be free." Led by an affirming solo with intuitive