Classical Music

Danse Macabre a formidable display of rhythmic and technical vocal agility. It is at once both humorous and serious, explaining that death is the ultimate equalizer. Rhythmic and challenging for more...

If We Want to See the Sunrise is a piece centered around finding one's place. Combining traditional choral writing with subtle gospel sonorities, this appealing work offers something unique to your co...

Calling from Afar was composed in honor of the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope. Glorious images of the cosmos are painted by the music and lyrics, with a deep message of finding our place in...

Seasons of Gratitude reminds us that gratitude can allow us to transcend our circumstances. The compelling text by poet Loren Broaddus uses nature imagery to examine these themes of gratitude. Lyrical...

…for those who Love, Time is not… Mark Burrows composition, Time Is, explores the relative nature of time and how it can feel so different from one situation to the next. The rhythms in the percussion...

This work by Andrew Steffen is a portrayal of two angels clamoring over one another to see whose praises are the loudest, and explores themes of listening and accepting that we are more alike than we...

Echoes of peace. Echoes of love. Echoes of hope. We are echoes. This is a truly dynamic piece written for the A Cappella Academy Choir, and works for a large choir or a smaller a cappella group.

This is a piece that focuses on hope and joy through the imagery of light. Rhythmic and uptempo with an exciting piano accompaniment, Light, my light is a rich offering for mixed choirs.

Premiered in 2023 by an American choir and French orchestra in Caen, France, Out of this Darkness: A Normandy Cantata dares to hope for a repentance from the interminable waves of violent conquest. Th...

Modeled after the spirit and purpose of Bach’s keyboard inventions, the Inventions for Choir and Piano take the ideas of a singer’s essence - breath, heart, body, and spirit - and set them with parall...

Modeled after the spirit and purpose of Bach’s keyboard inventions, the Inventions for Choir and Piano take the ideas of a singer’s essence - breath, heart, body, and spirit - and set them with parall...

Modeled after the spirit and purpose of Bach’s keyboard inventions, the Inventions for Choir and Piano take the ideas of a singer’s essence - breath, heart, body, and spirit - and set them with parall...

Modeled after the spirit and purpose of Bach’s keyboard inventions, the Inventions for Choir and Piano take the ideas of a singer’s essence - breath, heart, body, and spirit - and set them with parall...

The Star is taken from a larger collection called The Nativity. This lovely song true to the composer's voice provides an opportunity to reflect on the more ethereal qualities of the Christmas narrati...

Rhythmic, driving, and intense, I'm On My Way is a rich selection for two-part treble choruses. A lesser-known spiritual speaking to themes of home, journey, and trial. An accessible and dynamic arran...

This new voicing of Shout for Joy! was created for unbalanced choirs. In this unusual voicing, the tenors sing in octave unison with the sopranos for the entire piece, as do the basses and altos, crea...

Emily Dickinson’s succinct, deep reflections on life in her poem I had no time to hate inform the musical language of Ellen Gilson-Voth in this setting for choir. The singers and pianist act as co-sto...

The musical setting of Clare Harner’s Immortality follows the ebb of the poem as it opens in the grief of death with an encouraging appeal not to weep. The grieving process is illustrated through the...

Flight has long been an incredible and well-loved work by songwriter Craig Carnelia. This dynamic and empowring arrangement, now available for SATB choir, is a great choice for honor choirs, festivals...

My Harbor, My Home teems with optimism and possibility both musically and textually. This lovely work for SATB choir and piano is for a time of rebirth and a new chapter of hope.

This lovely work for choir, piano, and clarinet uses many meter and tonal center changes to symbolize the idea of dancing through adversity and not allowing the feet to become snared. Excellent for hi...

During the holiday season, we have so many cheerful songs to sing. But what about those for whom the holiday season is difficult? Composer Blake Richter uses his own experience of loss to create an in...