Michael John Trotta

Perfect for developing treble choirs, this poignant and uplifting setting of the Longfellow text includes independent part singing as well as optional divisi notes for soprano. The descant provides an...

An energetic piano accompaniment provides the foundation for this captivating take on the Huron Carol. The haunting middle section can be performed with piano doubling or a cappella to clearly set it...

Soaring melodic lines combine with a lush harmonic palette to deliver a poignant reflection in this 21 minute reflection on coming-of-age, maturity, and perspective. This five-movement for choir, oboe...

Written by a student to inspire her community at graduation, this empowering text "let your fire guide you . . . may your light shine bright from here to eternity" is an inspiring tribute to the power...

Oboe, Horn, Piano, Strings

Oboe, Horn, Piano, Strings

Setting the holiday tune Deck The Halls in a 7/8 meter this is a wonderful teaching tool as well as a high energy and playful arrangement of this holiday standard. Excellent teaching ideas are include...

Trotta's fine vocal writing sets a text adapted from Stein's poem into a picture postcard of winter beauty. The piano is rhythmic with forward motion under interesting vocals lines that paint each phr...

Lush harmonies and vivid imagery create a absolutely gorgeous a cappella setting of Margaret Deland's text which depicts the Christmas story from the point of view of the shepherds calmly sleeping and...

A beautiful tapestry of sound awaits in this fresh new take of the well-known carol. With a returning motive based on by the medieval carol "There Is No Rose," old and new are combined in lush, sweepi...

flute, oboe, 4 horns, 4 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, harp, timp. 2 perc., and strings)

flute, oboe, 4 horns, 4 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, harp, timp. 2 perc., and strings)

A beautiful tapestry of sound awaits in this fresh new take of the well-known carol. With a returning motive based on by the medieval carol "There Is No Rose," old and new are combined in lush, sweepi...

A beautiful tapestry of sound awaits in this fresh new take of the well-known carol. With a returning motive based on by the medieval carol "There Is No Rose," old and new are combined in lush, sweepi...

Written for the Jacksonville Children's Chorus, this SSAA setting of a Sara Teasdale text opens with a sort of call and response between the voices. The music then transitions to a contrasting key and...

Written for the Jacksonville Children's Chorus, this SSAA setting of a Sara Teasdale text is set completely for unaccompanied voices. The text, 'Peace flows into me…, ' is introduced on a single note,...

Written for the Jacksonville Children's Chorus, this SSAA setting of a Sara Teasdale text begins in unison. This verse structure is followed by a refrain and a canon between the two voices on the text...

This piece may be performed as part of a collection of four Whitman settings under the master title This Is Thy Hour. A majestic opening heralds the hour that unfolds to a rhythmic ostinato that acts...