Classical Music

Read On, with music by Meredith Tompkins and lyrics by Brooke Manolis, is a beautifully crafted choral piece that invites singers into a world of curiosity and reflection. The intricate, engaging acco...

Nocturne features a beautiful, singable melody for soprano and alto voices, supported by delicate harmonies that remain accessible for developing treble choirs. An optional flute or C-instrument part...

The text for The Sea is Never Still is based on Young Sea, a poem by the Pulitzer-prize winning American poet, Carl Sandburg (1878-1967). This poem describes the sea using vivid imagery and personific...

A Wonderful Day gives SSA choirs a cozy, cheerful moment filled with jazzy chords and rich harmonies. The piece captures the warmth of the holiday season and the simple joy of being snuggled up inside...

Ad Astra is an impressive, yet accessible piece for developing or advanced choirs alike. With a pulsating and highly rhythmic piano accompaniment, Narverud's writing radiates energy. Filled with hope...

Stars was born out of a life-long fascination with the night sky, and the text is a meditation on the interconnectedness of creation.  The light from distant stars takes eons to reach our eyes, connec...

Ad Astra is an impressive, yet accessible piece for developing or advanced choirs alike. With a pulsating and highly rhythmic piano accompaniment, Narverud's writing radiates energy. Filled with hope...

Just as Alice learns to embrace her true identity amidst the wonders and chaos of Wonderland, this piece encourages young singers to look at themselves in the mirror and find the bravery to navigate t...

In this fun and humorous piece, the choir warns against insincere men, urging listeners to "better run" from such unreliable suitors. The text draws from Dorothy Parker's Social Note and two other poe...

Inspired by George Wither’s A Christmas Carol, this joyful work by Earlene Rentz carries a lively lilt from start to finish. Light, dance-like phrases and accessible vocal writing make it a charming c...

Northern Sky is a choral piece for SSA voices that captures the mystery and beauty of the northern lights. The music follows the movement of the aurora—soft and shimmering, bold and bright—reflecting...

Arise is a powerful and energetic piece for SA voices, built on a text that affirms strength in the face of hardship: "When I fall, I shall arise." Set in a driving 7/8 meter, the music maintains a co...

Paul David Thomas’s My Heart for Thee, set to a Sufi-inspired text by Ameen Rihani, reflects the mystical tradition in which the heart symbolizes devotion, openness, and the soul’s longing for connect...

Noah Reese’s I Am Light is a powerful SSA ballad celebrating inner strength, resilience, and radiance. Through bold affirmations—"I rise, I burn, I do not fade… I am love. I am strength. I am light."—...

With words by Wanetta Hill and music by Earlene Rentz, Dance! Laugh! Sing! bursts with playful charm and a light, lilting energy. Filled with cheerful repetitions, teasing wordplay, and whimsical "fa-...

With lyrics by Tanya Mahesh and music by Brady Weldon, What If is an introspective and imaginative SSA work that explores fear, possibility, and hope. Through evocative imagery—frost, silence, shadows...

Meredith Tompkins’s setting of Emily Dickinson’s I Took My Power in My Hand brings boldness and vulnerability to life through a driving piano part and compelling percussion. Dickinson’s words explore...

What began as a personal reflection on growth and mentorship has blossomed into the heartfelt anthem, I Can Be Better. This piece is an invitation to singers to embrace its vulnerable and hopeful narr...

Die Ausgabe Zur Opéra-comique Carmen entstanden insgesamt zehn Fassungen, von Georges Bizets erster Niederschrift 1874 bis zum Erstdruck der Partitur 1877. Im Zuge jahrelanger Grundlagenforschung erga...

The first textcritical edition of Mahler's most extensive work is a further milestone in the project, 'Mahler - The Symphonies.' The many sources first consulted here for an edition include, among oth...