Classical Music

The poem that Ms. Frye wrote was to honor the passing of a friend's mother, and this piece works well as a memorial anthem. But the text has become popular because it is life-giving and encouraging an...

The poem that Ms. Frye wrote was to honor the passing of a friend's mother, and this piece works well as a memorial anthem. But the text has become popular because it is life-giving and encouraging an...

Yeats is a famous poet whose words have many meanings. This poem is weaved into three sections and Milne follows that by constructing his motet into three verses. His melody is as haunting and thought...

Yeats is a famous poet whose words have many meanings. This poem is weaved into three sections and Milne follows that by constructing his motet into three verses. His melody is as haunting and thought...

Following the success of the treble voice setting released last year is this new voicing. 'Though you bind it to the blowing wind and you buckle it to the moon, the night will slip away like a sorrow...

Following the success of the treble voice setting released last year is this new voicing. 'Though you bind it to the blowing wind and you buckle it to the moon, the night will slip away like a sorrow...

This special 20th anniversary edition has the same notes as the first edition but now, more of the royalties are going to the Foundation for Small Voices. See Jim talk about this special piece on the...

10th Anniversary Edition. "Kusimama" is written in the world music style that is accessible for all choirs. The text which is in both Swahili and English, is about standing tall on the earth, not with...

It is a child's poem to see the first star and make a wish that has been set to music. Most importantly, the music does not get in the way. The youthfulness and hope persists. Best of all is a place w...

It is a child's poem to see the first star and make a wish that has been set to music. Most importantly, the music does not get in the way. The youthfulness and hope persists. Best of all is a place w...

Gibbons first wrote the famous setting of his text in 1612. The clever poem shares when a swan's voice is heard and compares it to the state of human character. Burchard not only maintains the poem bu...

Gibbons first wrote the famous setting of his text in 1612. The clever poem shares when a swan's voice is heard and compares it to the state of human character. Burchard not only maintains the poem bu...

The sea is beyond our control. That is the comment that brings this descriptive piece to its end. The music follows the Henry Wadsworth text through both turbulent and serene times. The phrases and ha...

The sea is beyond our control. That is the comment that brings this descriptive piece to its end. The music follows the Henry Wadsworth text through both turbulent and serene times. The phrases and ha...

A dramatic and encouraging text provides the inspiration for the music in this new choral piece. Well-crafted choral lines with occasional counterpoint drive home the uplifting message. The accompanim...

A dramatic and encouraging text provides the inspiration for the music in this new choral piece. Well-crafted choral lines with occasional counterpoint drive home the uplifting message. The accompanim...

This lovely piece for divisi mixed chorus and piano is likely most successful with mature mixed voices. Certainly within the capability of a skilled church choir, many college and university ensembles...

Sherry Blevins is a prolific and capable composer. She is equally skilled at writing meaningful texts and setting them to an appropriate and expressive musical vocabulary. Illumonate the Night, set to...

The choral music of composer Raymond Wise is often a unique blend of gospel music and the spiritual. A hallmark of his work is the carefully notated and specific rhythm. In this case the "message" of...

This piece is the first installation in the new Pearl Shangkuan Choral Series. Scored for mixed voices (SATB) with piano, optional soprano descant, and optional cello, the piece was commissioned by th...

From the May You Heal Project, this was commissioned to honor three individuals dedicated to fighting deseases that have plagued our world during the 20th and 21st centuries. Dr. Anthony Fauci, Dr. Ma...

Here is the closing piece from the 5 work project May You Heal. This project offers music of comfort, peace, renewal and self-awareness. Here, the Whitman poem explores the human connection. The music...

Here is the closing piece from the 5 work project May You Heal. This project offers music of comfort, peace, renewal and self-awareness. Here, the Whitman poem explores the human connection. The music...