Sacred Music

This is the first movement (Prologue) of a five-movement work featuring texts by Johannes Kepler, John Donne, and the Psalms. Dedicated to Swiss astrophysicist Arnold Benz, a relative of the composer,...

The surprising joy of the Resurrection is conveyed through jubilant fanfares in the accompaniment and a shifting of the rhythm between 3/4 and implied 6/8 meters. As the mood softens, a more melodic s...

A four-movement mass based on the tune IN DULCI JUBILO. May be used effectively in both worship and in concert settings.

This setting of the traditional text for Evensong features a creative dialog that is established between the organ and the choir.

A contemporary requiem featuring many different styles of composition. Written in memory of George Floyd.

The new setting of the Walt Whitman text by noted composer Aldophus Hailstork provides a challenge for an advanced ensemble. The harmonic progressions and vocal treatments are adventurous and effectiv...

The commission from the American Guild of Organists for an anthem for chorus and congregation for its National Convention inspired me to combine two texts that I have loved and known for many years: t...

A stunning work for advanced choirs featured in the Craig Hella Johnson Series.

This profound work with text that resonates in a divisive society touches on our humanity and mutual struggle in this world. Contents:I. For Want of Refuge (Miserere)II. Credo in ExileIII. Peaceable K...

A movement from Mass of Exile, a work which explores finding personal faith within the confines of a strict religious past. Buller pairs complex harmonies with a rich text setting, resulting in a deep...

An SATB re-voicing of her art song, this piece by Margaret Bonds features folk-inspired language and a musical idiom that makes it accessible for high school and collegiate choirs

Commissioned for the Eric Whitacre Singers and recorded on the "Live at Union Chapel" recording. A solo flugelhorn creates a mood of both melancholy and mystery surrounded by a tapestry of choral colo...

For advanced ensembles, this work explores the human experience of the universe as being simultaneously vast and open, yet intimate and personal on an individual level. It uses expanded performance te...

From the extended work, Sacred Place, this beautiful setting of a Wendell Berry text is a poignant reminder of our connectedness to the world around us.

An inspired collaboration of Mark Buller and Leah Lax, the extended work for advanced ensembles reflects on remembrance through a lens of light and peace.Contents:I. Lacrimosa for the MurderedII. Conf...

Die Ode war von Mr. Henry Purcell wunderbar vertont und zweimal unter allgemeinem Applaus aufgeführt worden. (The Gentlemens Journal, 1692) Die Beliebtheit von Purcells Vertonung zeigt sich an den vie...

Immerse yourself in the evocative world of the Renaissance with the masterful madrigal "Non si levav' ancor". Scored for five-part mixed choir (SSATB), this expressive work unfolds a mesmerizing harmo...