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Premiered by the Santa Rosa High School Chamber Singers at the recent ACDA National Convention in Chicago. Robert Young sets two divergent Rossetti poems in lovely contrast, with expressive melodies a...

Robert Young's choral writings are famous for their warm, rich voicings, suspensions and resolutions. Using the poem of one of his favorite authors, Christina Rossetti, he has created another small ma...

This famous Christina Rossetti poem has been set to music by many. Donald Bailey, choral chair at Baylor University and director of the Chamber Singers, has created a contemporary madrigal setting tha...

Rosephanye Powell exploded onto the choral market scene with The Word Was God, and has had a following ever since. This a cappella setting uses divided vocal parts and a rhythmic playfulness that capt...

This is one of Fred Bock's all-time greatest classics. Composed for the a cappella choir, the bass and tenor parts divide, and the results are a rich, luscious texture. The Isaac Watts text of praise...

Lee Scott has established a reputation of excellent choral writing for the a cappella choir. This familiar song has been graced with Mr. Scott's careful placement of pitches to ensure a beautiful rend...

Eli Villanueva is quickly becoming a respected name in the musical circles of Los Angeles, first as a soloist, but now as a composer. His artistic setting of the familiar Latin text 'Laudate Dominum'...

Robert Young has earned a loyal following from his romantic styled writing. The light accompaniment maintains an almost a cappella feeling to this beautiful setting of the poem by Nadejda De Braganca....

This American folk hymn has been arranged by veteran writer, K. Lee Scott, in a style reminiscent of the Parker-Shaw American hymn settings. In a joyful 6/8 meter the a cappella voices rise and build...

Robert Young has selected the works of 19th century poet Christina Rossetti before, and the combination is well wedded. Her colorful and descriptive texts are matched by Young's approach to compositio...

This work is pure magic! Short rhythmic phrases, repeating and building on top of one another, contrasting sections, a dynamic and rewarding conclusion. The traditional Latin text makes it appropriate...

This work is pure magic! Short rhythmic phrases, repeating and building on top of one another, contrasting sections, a dynamic and rewarding conclusion. The traditional Latin text makes it appropriate...

Rosephanye Powell has become one of the most popular new choral writers to burst on the scene. This African American spiritual/worksong was commissioned by the Truman State University Chorus, conducte...

Hassler's time-honored chorale has been given an elegant lift with Fred Bock's arrangement. The organ part sets a somber mood, followed by the a cappella choir. The O Sacred Head text is appropriate f...

Rhonda Woodward is not a new writer, but she will become even more noticed with this new setting. The words of Isaac Watts have been refreshed with a new a cappella tune that soars to brilliant height...

Using a cappella voices and violin obbligato, this new American sea-chantey mourns the loss of the storyteller's love, Annabel Lee. An excellent concert piece for high school.

Robert H. Young is a masterful writer for the a cappella vocal ensemble. With tranquil subtlety he enables his haunting melody and luscious harmony to serve the text. His artistry and craftsmanship ma...

Energetic and upbeat, this creative new setting by the very talented Rosephanye Powell is delightful! Singable and well worth the effort, this one will really raise the roof!

Energetic and upbeat, this creative new setting by the very talented Rosephanye Powell is delightful! Singable and well worth the effort, this one will really raise the roof!

Robert H. Young's setting illuminates the rich beauty of the Dante Rossetti text. The expression is full and deep in both word and music.

Thomas Moore's poem recalls the United Irishmen's Rebellion of 1798. Using the same tuneful aire to which the author originally set his text, arranger Ken Neufeld musically depicts the emotion and ins...

Are there more exquisite words than love poems from the Renaissance? Robert Young has masterfully molded a madrigal with 21 st Century harmonies to a beguiling text by Thomas Carew (1595-1640). The re...