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Coney Island for SATB choir a cappella by Rich Campbell • 4'
“Coney Island,” was written by Pulitzer prize winning American poet Sara Teasdale (1884-1933) and was first published in 1911 in the collection “Helen of Troy and Other Poems.”. Born in St. Louis, Missouri, she lived for many years in New York City. My immigrant great-grandparents settled in Brooklyn, New York, in the 1890’s, and lived […] More info & view score »
Invitation to a Voyage for SSATBB choir a cappella by Sanford Dole • 7'
This setting of Charles Baudelaire’s iconic poem captures the “luxury” and “voluptuousness” of Edna St. Vincent Millay’s radiant translation. The six-part texture allows for thick, evocative chords in Dole’s jazz-influenced harmonic world. Slowly evolving chord progressions paint a picture of a person truly in love with another, asking that they go on a long journey […] More info & view score »
Poor Wayfarin’ Stranger for SATB choir, piano, and optional trumpet by Jennifer Durham • 4'
This beloved folk tune has been arranged with optional, muted trumpet (the timbre adds to the mood of the piece). The piano accompaniment expands the 4-part harmony of the choir to suggest more contemporary harmony with a few jazz chords. It’s not overdone, however; “Poor Wayfarin’ Stranger” is still a traditional, compelling portrait of a […] More info & view score »
Voices Taking Flight for TTB choir a cappella by Rich Campbell • 2'40"
“Voices Taking Flight” is an uptempo and energetic piece written for youthful male voices. It is rhythmic, dynamic, and contains accessible harmonies throughout. It’s a lively concert opener, appropriate for civic & community events and ideal for adding movement & choreography. The lyrics are empowering and inspiring. The ranges of each part are limited, making […] More info & view score »
All Good Gifts for mixed choir and piano or orchestra by Gordon Thornett • 6'
This setting of the traditional Harvest hymn, “We plough the fields and scatter”, is written in popular style, a little syncopated. The choir parts are mainly in Unison, with short passages in harmony (SATB). There is also a simple Unison part for the audience/congregation to join in (“All good gifts around us”), and simple percussion […] More info & view score »
Beyond Grief for Mixed Choir (SATB) with Soprano Soloist by Gordon Thornett • 2' 3"
This setting is ideally suited for a good chamber choir with a high soprano soloist. Julie Myers’ beautiful poem suggests to the composer a journey from darkness to light, from despair to hope, and this is reflected in the music, which should be performed simply, but with expressiveness and conviction. More info & view score »
To Music for mixed chorus a cappella by Paul Gibson • 5'
Word painting of a raw, intense poem by Paul Cummings is the essence of this homage to the miracle of music, which begins: Your harmony invades my being; / my body is captured by the embrace / of a melody that leads me out of dark places. More info & view score »
I Sit and Think of It All for mixed chorus a cappella by Paul Gibson • 7'30"
Three short poems by Sara Teasdale – 1) Grey Eyes, 2) Did You Never, 3) Nightfall – from her collection Flame and Shadow, are the basis of this set of choral songs, all bearing on a relationship, including tender, poignant, and playful emotions. More info & view score »
Shall We Gather at the River? for chorus and piano by Alan Riley Jones • 4'23"
This lively arrangement in 7/4 meter re-fashions Lowry’s familiar hymn into a rhythmically-charged spiritual, using an unequal four beats per measure to carry the listener along on a joyous spiritual journey along the celestial river. More info & view score »
O Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem for SATB choir and optional organ by Patrick O'Shea • 4'
“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 »
Earth in Delight for mixed voices and string quartet by Paul Gibson • 7'30"
This short cantata on spring evokes expressive texts by John Milton, anonymous, and E.E. Cummings. 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 »
Cherubic Hymn for SATB choir with organ or orchestra by Gordon Thornett • 5' 40"
“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 »
Shout For Joy for SATB choir and piano by Patrick O'Shea • 3'
“Shout For Joy” was composed for the undergraduate commencement exercises of Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota in May, 2003, and is dedicated to the graduating class of that year. The text, from Psalm 33, is suitable for a range of liturgical occasions, and the work is also effective as a concert piece. The energetic opening […] More info & view score »
Little David, Play on Your Harp for SATB choir and 4-hand piano by Jennifer Durham • 2'30"
This popular spiritual has been arranged for SATB and piano duet (4 hands, one piano). Uplifting AND fun to sing, with a very exciting accompaniment. There are multiple optional, short solos. A great time will be had by all! 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 »
Winter Stars for SSA women's choir by Rich Campbell • 2'30"
“Winter Stars” was written by Pulitzer Prize winning American poet Sara Teasdale (1884-1933) and was first published in 1920 in the collection “Flame & Shadow.” She grew up in St. Louis, Missouri, found acclaim while living in New York City, and became disillusioned in her later years. Perhaps she was writing this poem with World […] More info & view score »
Mass of Reflection (BCP 1979, Rite Two) for SATB/unison voices and keyboard by David Fawcett • 6'30"
An attractive and accessible setting of the Rite Two Holy Communion Liturgy from the 1979 Book of Common Prayer of the Episcopal Church. Intended primarily for use in churches where congregation and choir sing the service together, it could be used by congregation alone, as the melody line does not rise high. Ideally, though, an […] More info & view score »
Magnificat and Nunc dimittis “St. Edmund Campion” for mixed choir and organ by Paul Gibson • 6'30"
An exuberant Magnificat is paired with an appropriately reflective Nunc dimittis that together have subtle musical connections. More info & view score »
The Garden of Love for mixed choir and piano by Jeffrey Bernstein • 5'
A setting of William Blake’s poem “The Garden of Love”, from Songs of Experience. 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 »
Community of Unity for SSA choir and piano by Rich Campbell • 3'
“Community of Unity” is an exciting and uplifting piece written specifically for civic and municipal events. Beginning with a lyrical, unison verse, the soundscape opens up to a chorus in 3 part harmony. A driving, rhythmic piano accompaniment propels the piece throughout. There is a 4 measure a cappella section near the end, and two […] More info & view score »
God Who Touches Earth with Beauty Mixed Chorus and Organ by Dale Ramsey • 3'15"
This anthem is a setting of an early 20th Century hymn text. It utilizes metaphors in nature to describe a life of good character and is suitable for worship. It is free of gender specific language, and therefore speaks to all people of good will. The music is somewhat reminiscent of early 20th Century church […] More info & view score »
Wayfarin’ Stranger for lower voices a cappella by Jeffrey Bernstein • 3'
TTB American folksong arrangement 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 »
Absalom, My Son 14 rounds from the Chapel for mixed voices by Brian Kogler • Each round 1′30″ to 2′ (in performance)
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 »
Go Tell It on the Mountain For Mixed Choir (SATB), piano, bass & violin by Gordon Thornett • 2'30"
This arrangement of the well known spiritual would suit a good school, college or community choir. It is light and a little jazzy in style. While it can be accompanied by piano alone, the addition of string bass and solo violin is to be recommended. Drum kit could also be an optional addition from letter […] More info & view score »
Thou God for Mixed Chorus, Organ, Church Choir by Dale Ramsey • 4'
“Thou God” is the title of a text by Dag Hammarskjöld, Secretary-general of the United Nations from 1953 to 1961. A deeply moving and personal faith statement, it is set here as an anthem for mixed choir and organ. Hammarskjöld’s book Markings, from which this text comes, is an enduring spiritual classic still widely read […] More info & view score »
The Soul Contemplates the Creator In the Creation for SATB a cappella with divisi and boy soprano obligato by Rebecca Oswald • 4' 45"
From an Oregon Bach Festival concert review by Tom Manoff, in the (Eugene, Oregon) Register-Guard , July 11, 2002: “Rebecca Oswald is not a showy composer, but she’s an honorable one. ‘The Soul Contemplates the Creator In the Creation’ is splendid choral writing. This unpretentious style isn’t calculated to impress the trendy set, but in […] More info & view score »
Journeys to Freedom: Rännakud Vabadusse for SATB + treble choir + mixed chamber ensemble by Rebecca Oswald • 9'50"
A musical plea for human freedom and dignity, Journeys to Freedom: Rännakud Vabadusse weaves together a tapestry of traditional folk songs, children’s game chants, and more, from the United States and Estonia, all sung in their original languages. This work was originally scored for three choirs (large SATB, small SATB, and treble (children’s) choir), accompanied […] More info & view score »
Psalm 150 for mixed choir and organ by Dale Ramsey • 3'20"
This award winning setting of “Psalm 150” uses an inclusive language version of this beloved Psalm. Many congregations prefer not to use male pronoun references to God, and in this instance, “his” and “him” as well as the word “Lord” are replaced simply with “God”. The organ part is of particular interest, as it was […] More info & view score »
I Saw a Peacock with a Fiery Tail for double choir by Caroline Mallonee • 3'
A 17th-century riddle poem, “I Saw a Peacock With a Fiery Tail” at first seems fantastical: A peacock with a fiery tail! I saw a comet drop down hail! Full of evocative text painting, this choral setting reveals the sense of the poem by dividing each line between the two choirs and then reordering the […] More info & view score »
Lauda anima mea for SSA and organ by Paul Gibson • 3'
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 »
Ponder my words, O Lord for SATB divisi & organ by David Fawcett • 3' 32"
This anthem is a setting of words from Psalm 5. It is particularly suited to church performance during devotional or penitential seasons such as Lent, or in prayer or dedication services. The anthem was also incorporated as the middle piece of the contrasting set of “Three Anthems“, commissioned by the Purbeck Arts Choir in the […] More info & view score »
The Golden Kite for SA choir and piano by Paul Gibson • 2'20"
Using a text by Karen (Hallal) Ricks that captures the yearning feelings of a young person, this exuberant setting seeks to match word and tone. More info & view score »
Introit for SATB Choir with optional Organ by Patrick O'Shea • 2' 30"
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 »
British Folksongs Medley for SATB choir and piano by Gordon Thornett • 6'45"
These simple folksong arrangements were made for two community choirs based in Selly Oak, Birmingham, but they would be equally suitable for school choirs or other groups. Included are well known songs from England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland, which are woven into a continuous piece lasting about six and a half minutes. The medley starts […] More info & view score »
How I Wish for chorus a cappella by Alan Riley Jones • 3' 19"
Choral elegy in memory of friend and fellow musician Haskell Fitz-Simons. The text speaks of lost opportunities to tell those in our lives how dear they are to us while they are still here. More info & view score »
In the Gloaming SATB a cappella by Rebecca Oswald • 3'30"
A popular song in Victorian times, In the Gloaming was written by English composer Annie Fortescue Harrison (1851-1944), with words by Scottish poet and author Meta Orred (1844-1925) which were first published in her 1877 book entitled Poems. With layered dynamics, a rich, chr omatic palette, and a poignant, expressive tempo, this a cappella choral setting […] More info & view score »
Non nobis, Domine (‘Not unto us, O Lord’) for treble voices a cappella by Gordon Thornett • 2'20"
Originally written for a Portuguese children’s choir, this simple a cappella setting could equally be performed by an adult women’s choir. It is mostly in two parts (SA), but there is an optional 3rd part towards the end of the piece. The first few measures may be sung as a solo. Translation: “Not unto us, […] More info & view score »
Foweles in the Frith 12 performance rounds for partnered treble voices by Brian Kogler • Each round 1′30″ to 2′ (in performance)
The clear, rinsed sound of Women’s voices is hardly more thrilling than in the recital of rounds. And when the rounds offer plenty of movement among the parts, as do most in this collection, the effect can be delightful. These twelve rounds, set largely to medieval texts, are of varying difficulty and may require rehearsal. […] More info & view score »
Hosanna in excelsis! for Mixed Chorus with Organ by Dale Ramsey • 3'40"
A traditional text for Psalm Sunday in the Christian Calendar. However, since it is also found in the Psalms, it is appropriate for uses at other times, especially for festive, celebrative occasions. Church choruses love this exuberant setting as do congregations. Organists will appreciate opportunities to shine as well. More info & view score »
When David Heard for SB choir and keyboard by Randall Donald • 2'00"
A two part mixed voice anthem with keyboard accompaniment. The text is from the Biblical verse, 2 Samuel 18:33 which records King David’s reaction to the news that his son Absolom, who had rebelled against him, had been killed. When David heard that Absalom was slain He went up to his chamber over the gate […] More info & view score »
21st Century 23rd Psalm for mixed choir and piano by Jeffrey Bernstein • 3'50"

Let Him Return SSA / piano by Rebecca Oswald • 6'30"
Let Him Return acknowledges the fear, anger, sadness, and raw courage of the women throughout history who have prayed the universal prayer that their men return safely home from war. Primarily triadic, there are numerous modulations throughout this work, effectively preventing harmonic predictability. The vocals begin with the altos in unison, then sopranos divisi, and […] More info & view score »
Die Alster for SATB choir and piano by Rebecca Oswald • 4' 45"
Oden und Lieder in fünf Bûchern, a collection of poems by prolific German poet Friedrich von Hagedorn (1708-1754), was published in Hamburg, Germany in 1747. The fifth volume contains the six verse poem Die Alster, the text of this choral work. The German language written and spoken in Hagedorn’s lifetime preceded today’s codified, standardized German, […] More info & view score »
Psalm of the Sky SAB for SAB chorus, piano, and violin by Sarah Riskind • 5'
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 »
No More for SSA and piano by Paul Gibson • 4'50"
Setting a romantic, old-style text by David Umeda, this piece for girls’ choirs is written so that groups of differing abilities may take part. More info & view score »
The Soul Considers Its Nearness to God for SATB choir a cappella with divisi by Rebecca Oswald • 4' 10"
The Soul Considers Its Nearness to God is the second in a choral set entitled Three Songs of the Soul. Jan Luyken (1649-1712), a native of Amsterdam, lived a secluded life as a poet, artist, and engraver. In this choral setting, the melodies and harmonies aspire to express the meaning and beauty of the poet’s […] More info & view score »
Justitiae Domini for SSA choir a cappella by Paul Gibson • 5'15"
Set in three languages (Spanish, English, and Latin), each iteration takes a slightly different style for the message of Psalm 18 (19): “The ordinances of the Lord are right…” More info & view score »