Mixed Choir a capella

Written as an homage to ancestors both slave and free, this two song collection (1. Git Outta My Way & 2. Sacrifices of Righteousness) explores both the European-influenced spiritual style and the gos...

After a brief polyphonic introduction by the women, this favorite African-American spiritual moves into a homophonic setting featuring long legato lines, controlled dynamics, all with a focus of creat...

After a brief polyphonic introduction by the women, this favorite African-American spiritual moves into a homophonic setting featuring long legato lines, controlled dynamics, all with a focus of creat...

Winner of the 2016 ACDA Raymond W. Brock Student Composition Contest and premiered by the Riverside City College Chamber Singers, here is a lush setting of the iconic Mary Elizabeth Frye poem Do Not S...

Winner of the 2016 ACDA Raymond W. Brock Student Composition Contest and premiered by the Riverside City College Chamber Singers, here is a lush setting of the iconic Mary Elizabeth Frye poem Do Not S...

Here we have a fresh new take on this familiar African-American spiritual with contemporary harmonies, added passing tones that bring passion and excitement, a small group descant and a steady build t...

Here we have a fresh new take on this familiar African-American spiritual with contemporary harmonies, added passing tones that bring passion and excitement, a small group descant and a steady build t...

John Leavitt has established a reputation for carefully selecting important and historic repertoire, editing it in ways to make singers successful all while staying true to the stylistic period. This...

John Leavitt has established a reputation for carefully selecting important and historic repertoire, editing it in ways to make singers successful all while staying true to the stylistic period. This...

Beginning with breath as the only sound, then moving into a slow and legato rubato intro. This is one of the most creative treatments of Psalm 150. Sung in Spanish with excellent IPA and translation g...

Beginning with breath as the only sound, then moving into a slow and legato rubato intro. This is one of the most creative treatments of Psalm 150. Sung in Spanish with excellent IPA and translation g...

This is an advanced work for unaccompanied divisi mixed voices on a text by Paul Laurence Dunbar. Try it with your college/university ensemble or advanced community chamber group.

Fresh and innovative writing brings this African tune to choir lofts and joins it with a spiritually energizing 19th Century hymn text. This pleasing fusion brings the spirit of worship alive for Pent...

Fresh and innovative writing brings this African tune to choir lofts and joins it with a spiritually energizing 19th Century hymn text. This pleasing fusion brings the spirit of worship alive for Pent...

The power and spirit of the unadorned voice shines in this newly composed a cappella spiritual. Set in a classic call and response format, the song leaps from the page with vibrant confidence. A scrip...

The power and spirit of the unadorned voice shines in this newly composed a cappella spiritual. Set in a classic call and response format, the song leaps from the page with vibrant confidence. A scrip...

This work, using adapted words by one of Canada's most treasured poets, Archibald Lampman, underscores the urgent need for us all to be respectful and mindful of the fragility of mother earth, which g...

This work, using adapted words by one of Canada's most treasured poets, Archibald Lampman, underscores the urgent need for us all to be respectful and mindful of the fragility of mother earth, which g...

This is a fun, easy to learn a cappella piece that any mixed choir will enjoy. The use of hand percussion, including claps, snaps, and thigh slaps, add a very unique and amusing element. Everyone enjo...

This is a fun, easy to learn a cappella piece that any mixed choir will enjoy. The use of hand percussion, including claps, snaps, and thigh slaps, add a very unique and amusing element. Everyone enjo...

Slumber My Darling is one of Stephen Foster's more mature compositions, displaying the melodic dignity associated with German Romanticism. Using a soft rolling accompaniment that alternates with a cap...

Slumber My Darling is one of Stephen Foster's more mature compositions, displaying the melodic dignity associated with German Romanticism. Using a soft rolling accompaniment that alternates with a cap...

Italian court musician and composer Antonio Scandello (1517-1580) rose to the position of Kapellmeister in Dresden, making him one of the most important musicians in Germany at the time. This spirited...

Italian court musician and composer Antonio Scandello (1517-1580) rose to the position of Kapellmeister in Dresden, making him one of the most important musicians in Germany at the time. This spirited...

This is the last movement of The Sacred Veil, a twelve-movement work written with poet Charles Anthony Silvestri. The major work chronicles the rich life of Tony and his late wife Julie Silvestri. The...