Choral Sheet Music

This anthem was composed to commemorate the retirement of Frank Hall, Pastor of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Westport, Connecticut, to whom the piece is dedicated. Pastor Hall used this text,...

Seven night-themed poems by the mother of the talented artist Malcolm Tuffnell became the basis for this piece. The poems are short and the piece is through-composed, unfolding like a night-blooming f...

Due South is one in a series of four choral suites that explore the cultural and natural wonders of various regions of North America. Stephen Chatman's choral settings are broad in scope and tone; the...

Arise is the short opening of this suite of five pieces, and is set to glorious homophonic music with rising motives in the lower voices.

What's Cookin'? takes its sweet time tantalizing the listener with all the menu items of a truly Southern feast. Music, set to a slow tempo in swing eighths, makes the recitation tempting, if not down...

Bugs is a soundscape of insects and their songs. Precise vocal effects make this challenging but also whimsical, and the result is pure fun.

Love, O Love recalls an old-fashioned love letter in which the writer compares the beloved to the moon and the sun and pledges eternal love. The music begins with lush chords sung together, moves to a...

A perfectly apt finale to this choral suite, Kentucky Derby begins with a nod to 'My Old Kentucky Home, ' and then it's off to the races, literally. The text of the suite is declaimed rapidly in patte...

The Journey of Hope was written as a commission for the Jacksonville Children's Chorus, Darren Dailey, director. It is scored for SSAB voices, with the baritone part written so that it is appropriate...

A deeply moving lament that perfectly captures the feelings of the African-American slaves. Their existence was so dire that 'going home' in death was, for many, a welcome relief. This arrangement has...

A new musical setting of an exquisite text by Thomas Campion (1567 1620). While not overtly religious, Campion's text inspires us in its spirituality, hope, and faith to believe in a power greater tha...

Engraved and edited after the composer's death, this charming piece deserves wider attention in the choral world. The music features unmeasured chant-like passages contrasted with moving accompanied o...

A familiar American folk song is A Man of Constant Sorrow. Adaptations exist for a maid of constant sorrow as well. This is a very simple melody, placed in the key of C major. The message is a mournfu...

Nine separate songs, which can be performed individually, yet are ordered for a cohesive flow. The texts span many centuries (1598-1919), and all celebrate music, specifically the joys of singing. Per...

Released in 2007, this original setting of an anonymous 19th-century text is written in verse-anthem style. The scoring for chorus, harp, and keyboard makes it an ideal companion piece for Britten's A...

Released in 2007, this original setting of an anonymous 19th-century text is written in verse-anthem style. The scoring for chorus, harp, and keyboard makes it an ideal companion piece for Britten's A...

The text for this carol was inspired by the priest Phillips Brooks' visit to Bethlehem in 1895. It was set to music by his organist at Trinity Church, Boston, Lewis Redner, in 1868. The arrangement us...

Commissioned by Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to celebrate the service of William H. Mathis, Minister of Music and Fine Arts. It was first performed on June 11, 20...

The well-known poet, Christina Rossetti, provides this text for Michaelmas, the Feast of Saint Michael and All Angels (September 29). Broad Anglican-styled vocal lines, harmonies and a majestic organ...

This simple but tender setting of The Lord's Prayer features a cantor who intones the text on a single note, and a chorus that echoes the text with rich chords. Composed in 2010 for Stephen Kennedy an...

This text is part of a longer work by Mohja Kahf titled My People Are Rising: An unfinished poem begun in Spring 2011 for an unfinished Revolution begun in March 2011. It speaks so viscerally of the t...