The fabulous thing about this piece is that it adheres to an Irish flavor while still giving us the thick and sonorous harmonies we expect from Richard Burchard. A wonderful concert closer, it pulls a...
Emile Paladilhe (1844-1926) was a French composer whose compositions epitomize the French late Romantic style. The fluid melody bounces gently on a buoyant and beckoning harmonic stream, which is also...
Here is a beautiful setting of the classic text from Richard Burchard. Opening with just the chant line the piece soon broadens like a stream into a river of sound. Richard's signature progressions, r...
Perhaps the most concise resource of its kind, respected conductor and educator, Dr. William D. Hall, based his Latin Pronunciation guide on the original 1937 St. Gregory Guild publication. Along with...
Justin Miller, the amazing conductor of the Westminster Men's Chorus, launches his choral series with this beautiful work by Richard Burchard. This is a complex piece with multiple divisi, two solo pa...
Mozart's lyric and energetic writing prevails in this handsome selection. Originally, the male chorus was accompanied by orchestra, but this edition uses piano and clarinet. It works wonderfully. Comi...
This is a powerful piece for men's voices that uses a text from Psalm 81. The voice parts and 4-hand piano part banter themes and statements back and forth with verve and vitality. The warm, contrasti...
This exciting new setting of a text by the 13th-century Persian poet Rumi sings of the healing power of singing itself. Bradley Ellingboe's gift for melody is once again on full display, through maste...
This beautiful song of hopes and dreams has been selected for the Elena Sharkova Series. Shayla Blake, a relatively new composer on the scene, has selected the poetry of Julie Myers for her compositio...
From the Elena Sharkova series comes an excellent setting of the Poem by John Keats. Composer Karuna Sangam, a former student of Elena's, sets the text in 7/8, which gives the entire piece a lift. Kee...
Using a beautiful accompaniment by Robert Schumann as the foundation, Tom Cuffari generates a setting of the Ave Maris Stella (Hail, Star of the Sea) text in Latin for SSA voices. The match is so comp...
It would be more appropriate to label this piece as a composition for piano and divisi treble voices because the accompaniment is equally significant to the singers. A stimulating and thought-provokin...
This powerfully descriptive piece by Paul Doust uses programmatic musical elements that mirror the lyrics. The text is an anonymous, Gaelic blessing with poetic words and images. Paul's setting is fre...
This SATB work is a fantastic musical setting of Walt Whitman's poem hat requires an advanced high school or collegiate choir. The pianist will enjoy the opportunity to make full use of the keyboard a...
Written as a symphony for unaccompanied voices, George Lynn composed Sacred Symphony No. 1 in four movements (1958), of which Sing unto the Lord a New Song is the 3rd movement. Calling for SATB forces...
Written for the inauguration of a new college president, the opening fanfare immediately catches your attention. Vijay Singh is a well-deserving, celebrated composer. His words and music convey vivid...
Peter Assad composed both the text and music for this madrigal. The text can stand for the uniqueness of a snowflake as the title dictates, or metaphorically for someone else as perhaps the dedication...
At the request of a publisher Beethoven provided simple folk song arrangements which could be performed by amateur musicians. Between the years of 1809 and 1820 he set about 150 Welsh, English, Irish,...
Simplicity often gives way to purity and beauty, and that is the case with James Gossler's setting of this Irish room blessing. Serving as a concert closer or benediction, the words bring peace and co...
Alonso de Tejeda (1556-1628) was a Renaissance writer from Spain. With beautiful, flowing contrapuntal lines we hear the Latin text praising God for the sacrifice and crucifixion of Christ. Church cho...
This is a gorgeous Slovak folk song arranged by one of Czech Republic's most revered composers. The harmonies are rich and compelling and the words are gracious and romantic. Translation and pronuncia...
Dvorák is well-known for his folk song settings, but this lullaby is his own tune. Nonetheless his earthy roots emerge from the tune. This is another gem from the great Czech Republic composer. Medium...
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 familiar Rock of Ages text is the backdrop for this new tune and setting by Patricia Mock and Richard A. Nichols. Written in memory of Josh Huron, it is an anthem of encouragement for those who ha...
Using 14th-century plainsong as a point of departure, Richard Burchard masterfully crafts a stunning new SSATTB setting of the Latin text. This gorgeous hymn was written for Michelle Jensen's Sterling...
This delightful mixed-choir setting of the beloved carol is equally suitable for church and school ensembles. The ranges are moderate, and the charming piano accompaniment provides movement and a firm...
Jace Wittig has created a marvelous new setting of this beloved folk tune for mixed treble voices (SSAA) and body percussion. The independent lines are primarily homophonic, making this an appropriate...
Setting a dramatic text by Wendell Berry, this piece was commissioned by Albany Pro Musica for an international choral festival of high school students. Written for SATB chorus, piano, and body percus...
In this remarkable piece, the audience is invited to hear my voice ... pierce the ceiling of the waves. With a text taken from the Book of Psalms, the work includes an aleatoric section where individu...
This stunning new setting of Sara Teasdale's beloved poem There Will Be Rest is sure to become an audience favorite. Written for a cappella divisi chorus (SSAATTBB), its wide ranges and soaring lines...
Where Are You? Stephen Bock's poignant text asks where a loved one has gone, now that death has come. Burchard's setting for a cappella SATB divisi and two soloists, with its rising, searching motives...
Im Wald (In the Forest) is number six of the Gartenlieder by Fanny (Mendelssohn) Hansel. A sprightly and refreshing piece, beautifully edited by Michelle Jensen, it fits perfectly in any program about...
Conjuring up visions of American Indians with their horses on an early morning in Montana or Wyoming, Vijay Singh has composed a marvelous festival piece for high school choirs.
The favourite Mexican folk song, La Bamba, has here been arranged for unaccompanied SATB choir by Ramon Noble Jr.
Daniel Hughes has arranged this delightful English folk song as a madrigal. A jovial piece that encourages partying with a most proper spirit, the music serves well at any concert or madrigal dinner f...
How great our joy to find a William Hall arrangement of this classic Christmas Hymn that had never been published. Dr. Hall's experienced understanding of the voice beams through with this superb edit...
Are you in search of a new Christmas piece that contains those lush, jazzy harmonic colors that warm our hearts? Would you like words that capture the essence of all that is good about the Christmas s...
Taylor Scott Davis and Jennaya Robison have created a dazzling new addition to the holiday repertoire! The first in what will be several suites of Christmas carols, Suite I contains O Come All Ye Fait...
Another of Taylor Scott Davis and Jennaya Robison's brilliant contributions to the holiday repertoire! The second in a new series of carol suites, Suite II contains I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day,...
