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Neapolitan Carol (“Quanno nascette nino”) for SATB choir and piano by Michael Kaulkin • 2'30"
This arrangement of the Neapolitan Christmas carol, sometimes known as “Canzone d’i Zampognari,” or “Carol of the Bagpipers”, was written for the San Francisco Bach Choir in 2021. It tells the story of the starry night when Bethlehem was visited by three strangers from far away. Sung here in the original Neapolitan language, there is […] More info & view score »
Rounds for Squares 12 performance rounds for incurable fuddy-duddies by Brian Kogler • 1′30-2′ each
Are you a square? Can you easily retrieve a gas bill from 1979? Do you pine for the return of spats? Do you chew each mouthful forty times while letting the bottle “breathe”? And when you watch TV, do you recoil from all murders except those committed on the village green? If so, these rounds […] More info & view score »
My Head Fell Off 13 Comic rounds for partnered voices by Brian Kogler • Each round 1′30″ to 2′ (in performance)
The round in Western culture has been associated as closely with wit as it has with praise. Here are thirteen risible rounds of varying difficulty intended for a cappella performance. Admirably suited to treble voices, they may be sung by mixed groups of all ages. The lyrics are light and teasing, the music jaunty and […] More info & view score »
Jane, Do Be Careful 13 performance rounds for young partnered voices by Brian Kogler • Each round 1′30″ to 2′ (in performance)
The round is the first tool of any music teacher wishing to develop in children an ability to listen to others while holding an independent line. Rounds also build cohesion among singers, providing opportunities to improve ensemble, sight-reading, articulation and breathing. Here are thirteen original rounds of varying difficulty for Youth Choir: while intended for […] More info & view score »
Full Fathom Five 12 performance rounds from Shakespeare to Synge by Brian Kogler • Each round 1′30″ to 2′ (in performance)
The sixteenth, seventeenth and eighteenth centuries in Britain form a golden age of round-singing; even the nineteenth provided some fine examples. These twelve rounds, set to texts by Shakespeare, Skelton, Swift, Dryden, Johnson, Carroll and Synge, are of varying difficulty and may require rehearsal. Keeping as they do to the style of the period, they […] More info & view score »
Christmas Candles for SATB Choir (with optional children's part) by Gordon Thornett • 4'50"
This light-hearted holiday song was commissioned by a local community chorus, one of whose members wrote the words. I was asked to include a part for children’s choir, and I understand everyone enjoyed taking part. It has a simple message – to chase away the gloom, and spread light and happiness to all at Christmas […] More info & view score »
Bright was the Star for mixed choir and keyboard by Gordon Thornett • 4'
This simple Christmas setting resulted from an international collaboration between Brian Holmes of California and Gordon Thornett from the UK. Brian’s poem has been set for mixed voices (SATB) and piano (or organ). The piece describes how the cold of winter is turned into spring by the coming of the Christ Child. Bright was the […] More info & view score »
The Red Wheelbarrow for SATB choir and piano by Rich Campbell • 3'
Composer’s Note: “The Red Wheelbarrow,” an innovative environmental/imagist poem I first read as a teenager, struck me as an alluring and joyful means to immerse in a commission by Austin’s Inversion Ensemble for their Planet Home project. The score blossomed during a fellowship at the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, a pastoral setting that […] More info & view score »
Golden Apples Of The Sun for SATB choir a cappella by Rich Campbell • 3'30"
Golden Apples Of The Sun (SATB, unaccompanied) is a joyful, rhythmic piece with lyrics inspired by a Yeats poem. Accessible, uptempo and exhilarating, it is ideal for civic events and celebrations. It is a dynamic work that is exciting for both performers and listeners. Winner of the Celebration Singers 80th Anniversary Composition Competition. More info & view score »
Light Through Windows for SATB choir by Caroline Mallonee • 3'15"
Light Through Windows was written in 2016. Meant to evoke the wonder one feels when a darkened window reveals its glory, the a cappella choral piece draws a parallel between a stained-glass window and an illuminated manuscript. The piece was recently recorded by Vox16, conducted by Markdavin Obenza. TEXT Hushed, grey, a tall cathedral, washed […] More info & view score »
Star of Wonder for choir (SATB with divisions) + organ, piano or orchestra by Gordon Thornett • 5' 20"
Forget the traditional setting of “We thee kings of Orient are”! This is a much more reflective version, for choir and orchestra, given its first performance by the Nidarosdomens Guttekor in the splendid setting of Trondheim Cathedral in December 2017. They also performed the piece on their pre-Christmas tour, using just organ for accompaniment. The […] More info & view score »
Await Light for mixed choir and piano by Jeffrey Bernstein • 4'25"

Ladies and Gentlemen 16 painless rounds for Young voices by Brian Kogler • Each round 1′30″ to 2′ (in performance)
Without doubt, children of all ages enjoy singing rounds. The rounds they learn are likely to be the old worthies of past centuries: “Sumer is icumen in”, “Fie, Nay, Prithee, John” or “Well Rung, Tom!” This original collection balances the standard repertoire with a variety of easy, feel-good rounds: the sweet, the comic and the […] More info & view score »
When Love Came to the World for soprano/tenor solo, mixed chorus and piano by David Fawcett • 3' 54"
A setting of words by Eric Gosney, When Love came to the world is an original carol suitable for use in either services or concerts. Its four verses talk of the response to Christ’s Nativity of the sleeping, unprepared world, the shepherds, the Magi and ourselves today. It is set for SATB choir with Tenor […] More info & view score »
Circumnavigation of the World for Mixed Choir and Horn by Jeffrey Bernstein • 5'

O Holy Night for mixed choir and piano by Jeffrey Bernstein • 4'50"

Twilight Of The Year for SAB Choir and Piano by Jeffrey Bernstein • 3'

O Waly Waly for mixed chorus and piano by Jeffrey Bernstein • 3:30

California (equal voice version) for 2-part chorus of equal voices and piano by Jeffrey Bernstein • 3'
An original song the lovingly evokes images of the Golden State. More info & view score »
O nata lux de lumine SATB voices unaccompanied by Ethan McGrath • 2'
A short, meditative setting of the familiar Latin hymn text, particularly suitable for use as an introit during the seasons of Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany. Scored for 4-part SATB voices, this motet is simple enough to be enjoyed by volunteer church choirs and professional/collegiate choirs alike. More info & view score »
Dance Steps for a cappella SATB choir w/ divisi by Sanford Dole • 5'45"
This delightful piece sets a whimsical poem by the American poet, Susan Kinsolving, about steps taken internationally to make the world a better place. Sanford Dole’s Dance Steps has artistic merit…no one can doubt the artistic merit of Dole’s entertaining piece. I was not looking forward to enduring Susan Kinsolving’s absurdist text, printed in the […] More info & view score »