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	Title	Voicing	Duration	Language	Composer
	Sim Shalom for SATB chorus and piano/organ SRD-001	SATB	4'	Hebrew	Riskind, Sarah	Info/Listen/Buy »
Sim Shalom is a solemn Hebrew prayer in D minor accompanied by piano or organ. It is ideal for a worship setting and has often been used for that purpose, though the lyrical choral refrain and soprano/tenor solos can work well for any choir that would prefer to focus on just a few phrases of […] More info & view score »
	Gloria from Communion Service in D for SATB chorus & organ/piano ROC-003	SATB	3'30"	English	Oganovic, Robert	Info/Listen/Buy »
This setting of the Gloria text in English is excerpted from a longer Anglican communion/mass service — Communion Service in D — also published on Swirly (including settings of the Hosanna, Benedictus, and Agnus Dei). The Gloria is a simple, tuneful arrangement that can be performed as a general-purpose anthem or during the Christmas season. […] More info & view score »
	Lucis Creator Optime for SATB chorus unaccompanied SPN-015	SATB	3'30"	Latin	Paxton, Steven	Info/Listen/Buy »
A melodic, prayerful, and emotionally engaging setting of the ancient Latin hymn text attributed to Pope St. Gregory the Great (540-604), Supreme Creator of Light. Lucis Creator optime, Supreme Creator of light,lucem dierum proferens, Bringing forth each day’s dawn,primordiis lucis novae, Creating anew the primordial light,mundi parans originem: Which first shown when the world was made: More info & view score »
	As in the Days for mixed chorus a cappella PGN-010	SATB	3'30"	English	Gibson, Paul	Info/Listen/Buy »
The words of Job are paired with the style of the American work song or chain gang song for this a cappella SATB setting. More info & view score »
	Gloria in D for Soprano Solo, Mixed Choir, Organ, Brass and Timpani GTT-016	SATB	10' 15"	English ⋅ Latin	Thornett, Gordon	Info/Listen/Buy »
Gloria in D was premièred in December 2014 by the Bel Canto Chorus, Milwaukee in their ‘Christmas in the Basilica’ concerts. It is written for a large chorus, soprano soloist, brass ensemble, consisting of three trumpets and three trombones, timpani and organ. Richard Hynson, who conducted the premiére in Milwaukee, writes: “As music Director of […] More info & view score »
	Of a Father’s Love Begotten for mixed choir SDE-010	SATB	4'50"	English	Dole, Sanford	Info/Listen/Buy »
This arrangement opens by lining out the plainsong chant over a drone. Then, in succeeding verses we hear it in organum before more complex harmonies and rhythms are added. Finally all voices sing the melody in canon before a concluding fantasia. More info & view score »
	Advent Preludes 3 short anthems for SATB Choir SDE-006	SATB	1'45"-2'30"	English	Dole, Sanford	Info/Listen/Buy »
Based on traditional hymns and chants, these three brief anthems present the seasonal texts in a new and compelling way. “Savior of the nations, come!” and “Creator of the stars of night” are easy and very accessible. “Come thou redeemer of the world,” while more advanced, with close harmonies and disparate key changes, repays the […] More info & view score »
	Veni, Redemptor (Come, Redeemer) for SATB chorus WCL-007	SATB	5'40"	Latin	Campbell, William	Info/Listen/Buy »
Commissioned by Richard Geiger for the Academy for the Study of St. Ambrose of Milan “Veni, Redemptor (Come, Redeemer)” is a new composition based on a hymn written in the 4th Century by St. Ambrose of Milan. The hymn was originally titled, “Intende qui regis Israel,” and the words invite Christ’s presence into this world […] More info & view score »
	Requiem for Chorus, Soprano Solo, Chamber Orchestra & Organ DRY-017		33'	Latin	Ramsey, Dale	Info/Listen/Buy »
Mr. Ramsey’s Requiem sets the traditional Latin mass for the dead. It is intended to be a liturgical work, but is also at home in a sacred concert setting. The music stands in the traditions of Duruflé and Fauré, but is different from both. Two performances prove it to be within reach of non-professional, church […] More info & view score »
	O Magnum Mysterium for treble choir a cappella KEM-1013	SSAA	4'30"	Latin	Erickson, Kurt	Info/Listen/Buy »
Commissioned premiere performance at Davies Symphony Hall (San Francisco) by the San Francisco Girls Chorus. The explosive Lang work was appropriately contrasted by the excellent, gentle and more subtle O Magnum Mysterium by Kurt Erickson. This world premiere was commissioned by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. Here the “mystery” part of the thematic trinity […] More info & view score »
	Three Marian Hymns for SATB choir unaccompanied SPN-019	SATB	4'30"	Latin	Paxton, Steven	Info/Listen/Buy »
SATB a cappella settings of three ancient Latin texts in a style reminiscent of Renaissance polyphony, but mixing dissonant and tonal harmonies in a challenging but singable texture. Melodies are often disjunct, even passing from section to section, but always lyrical and poignantly expressive. De castitatis thalamo, virgo virginum, and Ave Maria. Ave Maria also […] More info & view score »
	O Magnum Mysterium for a cappella SATB choir SDE-003	SATB	3'15"	Latin	Dole, Sanford	Info/Listen/Buy »
Using jazz-influenced harmonies Dole seeks to capture the mystery implied in the text. Adding the text Noe, and omitting the concluding O beata Virgo verse, the piece builds to a peppier Noel! section before returning to the opening O magnum music and leaving the audience with the quiet chords of the mystery of the scene […] More info & view score »
	Ave Maria for SATB chorus a cappella SDE-001	SATB	1'40"	Latin	Dole, Sanford	Info/Listen/Buy »
Sanford Dole’s Ave Maria is a harmonized setting of the Gregorian chant antiphon. The soprano part is a metrical version of the Gregorian chant melody. The other parts create a harmonic world that is uniquely Dole’s; what his choirs refer to as the “Dolian mode.” More info & view score »
	Introit for SATB Choir with optional Organ POA-001	SATB	2' 30"	Latin	O'Shea, Patrick	Info/Listen/Buy »
A short call to worship for SATB choir with optional organ accompaniment. Composed for the installation of The Reverend Kenneth Crawford at the Parish of St. James the Great, Darlington, England, July, 2014. More info & view score »
	Lauda anima mea for SSA and organ PGN-007	SSA	3'	Latin	Gibson, Paul	Info/Listen/Buy »
This setting of the Offertory for the Third Sunday of Easter (Psalm 145:2) uses the Latin form of:Praise the Lord, O my soul:I will praise the Lord throughout my life;I will sing to my God for as long as I live,alleluia More info & view score »
	O Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem for SATB choir and optional organ POA-005	SATB ⋅ SSAATTB	4'	English	O'Shea, Patrick	Info/Listen/Buy »
“O Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem” was written for John Patrick Cardinal Foley, the Grand Master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem. It received its first performance on February 11th, 2011 in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican by the Saint Mary’s University Chamber Singers, with the composer conducting. More info & view score »
	Locus iste for SSATBB choir a cappella ROC-001	SSATBB	3'	Latin	Oganovic, Robert	Info/Listen/Buy »
This original anthem is suitable for all occasions and offers a gentle, contemporary setting of the text used by Anton Bruckner in his well-known composition of the same name composed in 1869. “This place was made by God, a priceless sacrament; it is without reproach.” Genesis 28:16 Exodus 3:5 More info & view score »
	Gloria for mixed choir a cappella with alto & baritone soli SDE-007	SATB	4'36"	Latin	Dole, Sanford	Info/Listen/Buy »
This energetic setting of Gloria in excelsis Deo, from the Latin Mass, opens with rhythmic patterns that enhance the text. Midway through, the chorus softly occults between two simple chords under an alto then baritone soloists. The opening patterns return before a fugal section at the text “cum santo spiritu.” The final Amen is another […] More info & view score »
	Popule Meus for SSAB choir with optional organ RDD-005	SSAB	4'	English ⋅ Greek ⋅ Latin	Donald, Randall	Info/Listen/Buy »
Voiced for SSAB with optional organ. A combination of Latin, English, and Greek text. The Improperia, also known as the Reproaches, are a series of antiphons and responses used on Good Friday that remind us of the atrocity of our sin. God had repeatedly saved us and we repeatedly rejected Him. Here I have put […] More info & view score »
	Kyries for Worship Services for SATB choir RDD-001	SATB	0'20"	Greek	Donald, Randall	Info/Listen/Buy »
Kyries for Worship Services is a 4 piece set of Kyie Eleison, Christe Eleison, Kyrie Eleison responses written for SATB voices. The first is in a minor key. The rest are in various church modes. This format is typically used in Protestant services after a Prayer of Confession. ISMN 979-0-9025253-0-5 More info & view score »
	Psalm of the Sky TBB for TBB chorus, piano, and violin SRD-004c	TB ⋅ TBB ⋅ TTB ⋅ TTBB	5'	English ⋅ Hebrew	Riskind, Sarah	Info/Listen/Buy »
In the poem “Psalm of the Sky,” Rabbi Rachel Barenblat reimagines “The Lord is My Shepherd” (Psalm 23) in a contemporary context. Performers may highlight the many instances of text painting and create contrast between moments of gentleness, boldness, and carefree movement. The last verse of Psalm 23 is included in Hebrew as a coda […] More info & view score »
	May the Lord Bless You and Keep You for SATB choir a cappella KEM 1001	SATB	2'15"	English	Erickson, Kurt	Info/Listen/Buy »
Short choral blessing (text from the Old Testament) written as part of 2001-2003 Composer Residency at San Francisco’s National Shrine of Saint Francis of Assisi. Premiered by resident ensemble, Schola Cantorum SF More info & view score »
	Cherubic Hymn for SATB choir with organ or orchestra GTT-028	SATB	5' 40"	English	Thornett, Gordon	Info/Listen/Buy »
“Prelude and Cherubic Hymn” was commissioned by the John F. Kennedy School in Berlin, to mark the 25th anniversary of their annual Advent services held in Berlin Cathedral. It was performed by joint choirs, drawn from students, parents and faculty, and choir members of the American Church in Berlin on 29 November 2017. The piece […] More info & view score »
	Adam Carol for SATB chorus & organ/piano ROC-005	SATB	5'	English	Oganovic, Robert	Info/Listen/Buy »
This carol was first published in 1833 in a collection entitled “Christmas Carols Ancient and Modern”. William Sandys, a solicitor by day and music & manuscript collector by night, purportedly came across the tune in Devonshire, England. In this gentle setting from 1991 many colors of choral writing appear with sections for SATB, 3-part men, […] More info & view score »
	Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis Mixed Chorus and Woodwind Quintet DRY-021	SATB	12'30"	Latin	Ramsey, Dale	Info/Listen/Buy »
These Biblical texts are often associated with the Advent season of the Christian calendar. It is also sung anytime of the year at “Evensong” in Episcopal and Anglican traditions. The accompaniment is a traditional Woodwind Quintet. The composer knows of no other choral piece that uses this instrumental combination to accompany a choral work. If there are none, then, […] More info & view score »
	Magnificat and Nunc dimittis “St. Edmund Campion” for mixed choir and organ PGN-001	SATB	6'30"	English	Gibson, Paul	Info/Listen/Buy »
An exuberant Magnificat is paired with an appropriately reflective Nunc dimittis that together have subtle musical connections. More info & view score »
	Ave Maria for SSA voices and piano JDM-006	SSA	5'30"	Latin	Durham, Jennifer	Info/Listen/Buy »
This setting of the traditional “Hail Mary” prayer takes a new approach, employing a lullaby rhythm in F minor. The voices become a haunting plea for forgiveness and intercession. The piano accompaniment provides support for the singers while still maintaining its own voice. More info & view score »
	Oseh Shalom for SATB chorus, piano, and violin SRD-003	SATB	3'	Hebrew	Riskind, Sarah	Info/Listen/Buy »
Oseh Shalom is a Jewish prayer for peace in a Tango style, accessible for school, church, and synagogue choirs. Though Tango is not traditional in Jewish liturgical music, many congregations draw musical inspiration from traditional and popular music of diverse origins. This setting was premiered by the University of Washington Chorale, and its TBB arrangement […] More info & view score »
	Hodie Christus Natus Est for a cappella SATB choir SDE-002	SATB	2'30"	Latin	Dole, Sanford	Info/Listen/Buy »
A very rhythmic drive characterizes this exuberant setting of the traditional Christmas text, “Christ is born today” set in Latin. Choirs love to sing the jazzy rhythms and harmonies that require care in tuning, but once mastered create a contemporary sound world that will energize any Christmas concert or service. More info & view score »
	O Sacrum Convivium for mixed choir a cappella SDE-008	SATB	2'20"	English ⋅ Latin	Dole, Sanford	Info/Listen/Buy »
A lovely setting of the well-known communion prayer by Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274), this version has the choir sing both the original Latin and later in English translation. This anthem is indicative of my compositional style, including rapidly shifting harmonic centers. However, it is very approachable for both the singers and listeners, employing simple four-part harmonies […] More info & view score »
	Communion Service in D for SATB chorus & organ/piano ROC-007	SATB	6'45"	English	Oganovic, Robert	Info/Listen/Buy »
This setting of the Anglican communion/mass service – Gloria, Sanctus, Benedictus, and Agnus Dei – is simple and tuneful. The writing is in the tradition of the great English composers of the 20th century. The Gloria is available as a separate anthem through Swirly. It can be performed as a general-purpose anthem or during the […] More info & view score »
	Hariyu for SATB chorus and piano SRD-002	SATB	3'	Hebrew	Riskind, Sarah	Info/Listen/Buy »
This upbeat mixed-meter setting of Psalm 100 in Hebrew was inspired by Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms. The difficulty level is moderate, suitable for high school, college, and community choirs. It was premiered by Triad: Boston’s Choral Collective. The English translation is as follows: 1 Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth. 2 Worship the […] More info & view score »
	Justitiae Domini Rectae SSA choir unaccompanied SPN-011	SSA	4'	English ⋅ Latin	Paxton, Steven	Info/Listen/Buy »
JUSTITIAE DOMINI RECTAE (SSA) is based on the original Gregorian chant sung as an offertory on the Third Sunday of Lent. The Latin text is based on verses from Psalm 19 (18 in the Latin Vulgate): The laws of God are just, rejoicing the heart, sweeter than honey or the honeycomb; therefore your servant will observe them. […] More info & view score »
	Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis for 2-part choir & organ ROC-006	SA ⋅ SS	5'	English	Oganovic, Robert	Info/Listen/Buy »
The Magnificat (Song of Mary) and Nunc dimittis (Song of Simeon) are biblical canticles. Mary sings the Magnificat (“My soul doth magnify the Lord”) on the occasion of her visit to Elizabeth, as narrated in the Gospel of Luke (Luke 1:39–56). Simeon sings the Nunc dimittis (“Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace”) […] More info & view score »
	Absalom, My Son 14 rounds from the Chapel for mixed voices BKR-007	Equal Voices ⋅ SSAA	Each round 1′30″ to 2′ (in performance)	English ⋅ Latin	Kogler, Brian	Info/Listen/Buy »
The modern Chapel is a meeting-place for diverse musical expression, a place where choral polyphony has long had a home. The term “a cappella” (“in the style of the chapel”) evokes the sound of a Renaissance chorus unaided by any church organ. This original collection of 14 sacred and biblical rounds (a “poor man’s polyphony”) […] More info & view score »