Marques L.A. Garrett

for SATB unaccompanied. Setting inspiring words by James Weldon Johnson, this work is both poignant and stirring. My heart be brave is an ideal choice for choirs looking to address issues of social ju...

TTBB unaccompanied. Setting inspiring words by James Weldon Johnson, this work is both poignant and stirring. My heart be brave is an ideal choice for choirs looking to address issues of social justic...

Presented here in a version for unison voices (with optional second part), this piece is a compelling setting of words by American writer and civil rights activist James Weldon Johnson that speaks to...

Accessible and Beautiful is a remarkable collection of pieces specially compiled to encourage connection and growth for singers and their audiences. This important anthology pairs inspirational music...

Setting inspiring words by James Weldon Johnson, this work is both poignant and stirring, encouraging singers and listeners to reflect on the challenges of present times and to move forward with coura...

Combining the traditional Latin text 'Agnus Dei' with one of the most beautiful Negro spirituals, here is a concert setting fitting of any advanced choir. Each of the three verses evoke various stages...

Combining the traditional Latin text 'Agnus Dei' with one of the most beautiful Negro spirituals, here is a concert setting fitting of any advanced choir. Each of the three verses evoke various stages...

The Out from the Shadows Choral Series brings you Summer Is Gone, a new setting of British poet Christina Rosetti's 1862 poem Bitter for Sweet. The composer, Samuel Coleridge Taylor, displays superb c...

The Out from the Shadows Choral Series brings you Summer Is Gone, a new setting of British poet Christina Rosetti's 1862 poem Bitter for Sweet. The composer, Samuel Coleridge Taylor, displays superb c...

This short work by Marques L. A. Garrett sets a beautiful and poignant text by Paul Laurence Dunbar that tells of the healing effects of music and how our own music-making can spread joy to those arou...

This a cappella arrangement was originally published in The Dett Collection of Negro Spirituals (1936). Share this impressive work with today's choirs in a carefully crafted new edition by Dr. Marques...

This a cappella arrangement was originally published in The Dett Collection of Negro Spirituals (1936). Share this impressive work with today's choirs in a carefully crafted new edition by Dr. Marques...

There is deep lamentation in the chromatic tones of this piece and yet the seeds of hope can be found as it climbs into the heights. Tastefully arranged, this little known spiritual captures the warm...

A spiritual about life after death and seeing loved ones on the other side. An energetic arrangement for SATB choirs with ever-present joy.

A spiritual about life after death and seeing loved ones on the other side. An energetic arrangement for TTBB choirs with ever-present joy.

Heinrich Heine was a favorite poet for Mendelssohn. In Wasserfahrt, or Waterway in English, Heine provides a pictorial poetry that Mendelssohn seizes upon. Throughout the short piece the listener sens...

This is a compelling setting of words by American writer and civil rights activist James Weldon Johnson that speaks to the way the power of song can help to overcome dark times. Garrett brings the pow...

Alleluia, Cantate Domino is a traditional liturgical text, here set by Marques Garrett, who was commissioned by Harvard University's Department of Music in honor of the centenary of Black American mus...

Alleluia, Cantate Domino is a traditional liturgical text, here set by Marques Garrett, who was commissioned by Harvard University's Department of Music in honor of the centenary of Black American mus...

From the poem, The Human Touch, comes this tender piece that speaks to the healing power found in touch and song. A dynamic piano part accompanies the lush vocal harmonies that beautifully express thi...

From the poem, The Human Touch, comes this tender piece that speaks to the healing power found in touch and song. A dynamic piano part accompanies the lush vocal harmonies that beautifully express thi...