SATB Secular Concert Choral Music

Although this is an original work, the words, which simulate a tribal language, give it a world-music feeling. In fact, the chant-like character of the piece almost makes you feel as though you are taking

In Sara Teasdale's poem After Love, the opening line "There is no magic any more" establishes the theme of vanishing love. This setting of the poignant text, in the dark key of D-flat major,

This lovely setting of Millay's touching poem requires a flexible tempo with plenty of gentle rubato to give the effect of a poem being spoken by an accomplished orator. Great teaching piece for working on

A strong unifying text from Colleen Carhuff states "No notes are as connected as the souls that sing them, and no soul is happier than when surrounded by their friends. We are one!" A wonderful choice for

For mixed, treble, and tenor-bass choirs, these transcriptions of this famous Schubert song offer the perfect material for teaching free, bel canto-style singing, German diction, and "arch and taper"

Robert Applebaum offers three versions each of the three settings from the much "beloved" Song of Songs, or Song of Solomon. Each title features printed matter containing a Hebrew transliteration guide, the

This song is about the potential hidden in all of us – we can all save the world if we put our minds to it. The lyrics are the thoughts and dreams of young people, and both the text and the music will

While these two works share the same title and text, they are vastly different works and cannot be performed simultaneously. The SATB version is scored for mixed voices and one piano,while the SSAA version

Set in an uneven meter, this energetic music gives your choir a chance to explore self-awareness and the possibilities available to them. Scored for choir, solos, body percussion, piano, and optional

Inspired by the text of poet E. Pauline Johnson, Sarah Quartel has created an energetic and fun piece for a cappella voices. Melodic elements and counter melodies are shared between the voices in a

Titled with a Somali word used in Kenyan refugee camps, this piece touches upon a refugee's dream of resettlement as well as experiences of despair and struggle. A repetitive four-note motif and interplay

Harriet Prescott Spofford's poem describes a young woman who discovers a bold new world of thrilling beauty when she ventures beyond her familiar walls. Accompanied by piano and optional violin, cello,

This work is an energetic reimagining of timeless text and tune from the 12th-century poet, composer, and philosopher Hildegard of Bingen. The marriage of the Caritas Abunda chant with a text taken

This powerful and passionate ballad the Witch sings to her daughter in Sondheim's masterpiece "Into the Woods" is set here for the concert stage. It is a tour de force when performed with piano, but when

Written in response to the gun violence against children, this penultimate movement from "The Unarmed Child" is deeply moving and brings a sense of healing and poignancy in the musical setting.

Commissioned for a premiere performance at the Texas Music Educators Association 2000 convention, Joseph Martin's Come to the Music is alive and electric with driving rhythm, memorable melodies,

The third in a set of three songs titled Love Was My Lord and King! based on the poetry of Alfred Lord Tennyson. For TTBB chorus and chamber orchestra or piano. Commissioned by the Orpheus Male

This energetic and rhythmic setting of the Sara Teasdale text is a true standout! With both a contemporary a cappella feel and artistic choral integrity, this is a piece that directors will love teaching,

This very cool original is a masterpiece of vocal layering, a "sound experience" for a cappella voices as bells. All voices sing together in the middle section before returning to vocalized bell effects.

A moving setting of this gripping and emotional text. In this setting, the composer captures the solemnity of the text throughout the thoughtful choral writing, comforting those who are left to grieve.

Robert Applebaum offers three versions each of the three settings from the much "beloved" Song of Songs, or Song of Solomon. Each title features printed matter containing a Hebrew transliteration guide, the

A poem by Christina Rossetti is the inspiration for this expressive piece for four-part voices and piano. "Where sunless rivers weep their waves into the deep, she sleeps a charmed sleep..." Appropriate for