Classical Music

To sit and dream, to sit and read, To sit and learn about the world. These words from a poem by Langston Hughes invite us to reach toward dreams of a better world and a more just society. This intimat...

Inspired by a poem from Walter de la Mare's Peacock Pie: A Book of Rhymes, this expressive setting captures the poet's sense of mystery and magic in everyday things. Designed for developing tenor-bass...

This setting of Psalm 23 is famous as the theme to the BBC TV series The Vicar of Dibley. A warm and melodious work that is popular with choirs everywhere.

Lauridsen's setting of the Ave Dulcissima Maria combines passages of chant with more melodic homophony, and is written for unaccompanied male voices. The piece was commissioned by the Harvard Glee Clu...

From Cantata No. 196 (Der Herr denket an uns), this duet is artfully set for male or treble choirs. An excellent concert or contest feature!Available separately: SA and TB. VoiceTrax CD also available...

Now fie on love is a rollicking glee with all the usual imitative points and a somewhat unusual allotment of brawny sarcasm. It makes an effective encore.

I remember sets a text reflecting on the wonder of the natural world and the people who shape our lives. The stirring melody calls to mind the folksong tradition, and is underpinned by a gently flowin...

This secular work for upper voices sensitively sets Langston Hughes's poem of the same name. A lilting melodic line, eloquent part-writing, and an effective piano part combine to create a piece that w...

Suitable for concert use, this simple, delightful setting of a Yeats poem embraces nature's beauty and the secret joy of solitude. Soaring melodies, rich harmonic language, and a piano part that is bo...

This uplifting work by American composer Reginal Wright sets a text by the nineteenth-century poet Arthur O'Shaughnessy. The powerful words are sung to a memorable melody embellished with syncopation...

This is a vibrant setting of a poem by George Parsons Lathrop that describes how music underpins all earthly life. An active piano part provides an energetic undercurrent to compelling vocal lines, wi...

This upbeat, energetic setting of a poem by Samuel Ullman explores the themes of human connectivity and creativity. The piece exudes positivity and optimism, with soaring melodies, textural contrasts,...

Reginal Wright's emotional and uplifting Crossroad sets Robert Frost's well-known poem 'The road not taken'. A twinkling piano accompaniment supports the voices, and the optional violin duet floats ab...

Mostly known for his operas (Mignon, 1866 ; Hamlet, 1867), Ambroise Thomas (1811-1896) also composed about 15 religious works, including some motets, one Messe solennelle (1852) and one Messe de requi...

Ego infelix The Ego influx motet is an almost unknown work by Cristóbal de Morales. Two rather contrasted versions exist: the manuscript 5 from Valladolid1 and the manuscript MM40 from the Porto Libra...

First publication of Joonas Kokkonen's piece for male choir 'Lehvillä puiden' to the poem of Lassi Nummi (1928-2012).

Sally Albrecht has taken a famous text from Much Ado About Nothing and set it to a charming, original melody for SSA voices. The piece has a madrigal-like quality, complete with a 'hey nonny, nonny' s...

This balletti from the Renaissance period should be performed lightly and energetically. Three-part choirs of any gender may choose to sing in Italian or English, a cappella or accompanied.

This balletti from the Renaissance period should be performed lightly and energetically. Three-part choirs of any gender may choose to sing in Italian or English, a cappella or accompanied.

Stephen Foster wrote this song in 1860 when steamboats were an essential part of American commerce and culture. Robust TTB harmony and hardy dynamics tell a story of work, love, and life along the riv...

Stephen Foster wrote this song in 1860 when steamboats were an essential part of American commerce and culture. Robust TTB harmony and hardy dynamics tell a story of work, love, and life along the riv...

In 1993, Maya Angelou recited this poem at the inauguration of President Bill Clinton, making her the first African American and the first female poet to deliver an inaugural recitation. Subsequently,...

In 1993, Maya Angelou recited this poem at the inauguration of President Bill Clinton, making her the first African American and the first female poet to deliver an inaugural recitation. Subsequently,...

A folk-like setting of Maya Angelou's empowering poem, which compares a bird's longing to be liberated with that of all people. Hayes chooses a minor key with plenty of harmonic tension and a walking...