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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 »
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 »
Come To Me In Dreams for SATB choir by Caroline Mallonee • 6'
This poignant setting of a poem by Christina Rossetti is dedicated to the memory of Michael Friedman, a dear friend, songwriter, lyricist, and composer, who died too young. The opening two notes (C#-D), at first soft and pensive, lengthen to a three-note motive (C#-D-F#) that is woven into the texture of the six-minute piece, a […] More info & view score »
Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis Mixed Chorus and Woodwind Quintet by Dale Ramsey • 12'30"
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 »
Most This Amazing for SATB chorus, two pianos and percussion by Michael Kaulkin • 12'
Scored for SATB chorus, with two pianos and percussion, this uplifting setting of e.e. cummings’ “i thank You God for most this amazing” was commissioned by the Wilmington Friends School to celebrate their 250th Anniversary. It is an excellent choice for pairing with the Killmayer reduction of Orff’s Carmina Burana. There is, unfortunately, no live recording of […] More info & view score »
Advent Preludes 3 short anthems for SATB Choir by Sanford Dole • 1'45"-2'30"
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 »
Ars Poetica for mixed chorus a cappella by David Post • 2'20"
I have loved this poem for as long as I can remember. It’s crisp, fresh imagery, it’s success in conveying, with a magnificent economy, what a poem is all about, is indeed a small miracle. I could not resist the temptation to set it for chorus. Because the poem had “gestated” for many years, I […] More info & view score »
Benedetto sia’l giorno for SATB choir a cappella by Patrick O'Shea • 4' 10"
Due Sonetti de Petrarca are settings of sonnets by Francesco Petrarca (Petrarch) (1304-1374), great Italian scholar and poet and one of the earliest humanists. The set was written for the Saint Mary’s University Chamber Singers, who premiered the works on their tour of France in March, 2009, with the composer conducting. More info & view score »
Sing We the Virgin Mary for SATB chorus & organ/piano by Robert Oganovic • 3'30"
This is a straightforward setting for choir and organ/keyboard of an Appalachian carol found by John Jacob Niles (1892-1980). Niles was an American composer, singer, and collector of traditional ballads. He discovered this carol in Mayfield, Kentucky in 1933. Niles was an important influence on the American folk music revival of the 1950s and 1960s, […] 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 »
Heaven for SATB choir a cappella by Rich Campbell • 4'30"
The Metropolitan Transit Authority in New York has a “Poetry in Motion” series that puts posters of poetry in subway cars. I was on the 1 train on Manhattan’s West Side one day when I saw the poem “Heaven,” by Patrick Phillips. I was immediately captured by the simple beauty of Patrick’s poem, and the […] More info & view score »
In Those Years, No One Slept for SATB choir a cappella by Rich Campbell • 3'35"
The text of “In Those Years, No One Slept” is a scene from a time of conflict/war, by Romanian-American immigrant Claudia Serea. The score is at once rhythmic and exciting, haunting and unsettling. It was a winner of the 2018 Uncommon Music Festival Composition Competition. It is accessible for all fine high school, collegiate and […] More info & view score »
The Children’s Hour for actor, soprano solo, SATB choir and Piano by Alberto Roque Santana • 12'
The Children’s Hour is a setting of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s poem of the same name (first published in 1860) composed by Alberto Roque Santana for the Bowdoin Chamber Choir during the summer of 2011. The work is written for an actor, soprano solo, mixed choir and piano, and the composer writes that “the weight of the […] More info & view score »
Sim Shalom for SATB chorus and piano/organ by Sarah Riskind • 4'
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 »
Kling no Klokka for mixed choir (SATB) and piano/organ by Gordon Thornett • 2' 30"
Kling No Klokka is a Norwegian folksong, about church bells ringing out at Christmastime. The words are in Norwegian, and the setting is for four-part choir (SATB), with organ or piano accompaniment. This arrangement was made for the Boys’ Choir at Trondheim Cathedral in Norway, the Nidarosdomens Guttekor, and their conductor, Bjørn Moe, and will […] More info & view score »
Oseh Shalom for SATB chorus, piano, and violin by Sarah Riskind • 3'
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 »
Listen to the Song in You for Mixed choir, unaccompanied by Ross C. Bernhardt • 3'

Hariyu for SATB chorus and piano by Sarah Riskind • 3'
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 »
These Walls Must Fall for SATB choir and piano by Rich Campbell • 4'30"
Composed to celebrate the centennial of Women’s Suffrage in America and to raise awareness of the continued struggle for civil rights, “These Walls Must Fall” is a vibrant, uptempo work championing social justice. The text includes quotes spoken by Suffragette leaders, lyrics used in rally songs over a hundred years ago and chants heard in […] More info & view score »
Twenty-Four Hallelujahs SATB and Piano by Joseph Hasper • 4'25"
Twenty-Four Hallelujahs is a simple song of praise with a single word of text: “Hallelujah.” Suitable for college or advanced high school choirs. More info & view score »
O Lux for SATB Chorus by Caroline Mallonee • 3'
O Lux is at once reminiscent of Renaissance motets and at home in the contemporary canon. The lyrical and ultimately transcendent piece features a cascading theme that is layered canonically. The piece has been performed by both high school and professional choirs. More info & view score »
Songs of Crystal for SATB choir by Caroline Mallonee • 9'30"
The Vocális Chamber Choir commissioned Songs of Crystal for their 15th anniversary. The traditional gift for a fifteenth anniversary is crystal, so for this commission Mallonee linked four poems by Sara Teasdale and created a set that explores each of the four seasons. More info & view score »
Await Light for mixed choir and piano by Jeffrey Bernstein • 4'25"

Ave Maria for SATB chorus a cappella by Sanford Dole • 1'40"
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 »
Border for SATB choir a cappella by Rich Campbell • 3'15"
“Border” is an artistic response to the immigration/refugee crisis around the globe (especially in the United States). The opening passage is: “Border, sanctuary, asylum, bridges not walls.” The text draws from (and paraphrases) several sources: contemporary media, Emma Lazarus’ “The New Colossus,” the Bible’s Matthew 25:31-40, currency, and others. The changing meters of “Border” fill […] More info & view score »
Among The Trees Three songs for SATB Choir and piano by William Campbell • 14'
Among The Trees The Clearing Rests In Song and Shade I Go Among the Trees and Sit Still All the Earth Shall Sing (The dark around us, come) Three Songs for SATB Choir & Piano Words by Wendell Berry These three songs are about finding peace and unity within nature. Balance comes to many of […] More info & view score »
Let Us Break Bread Together for mixed choir a cappella by Michal Dawson Connor •

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 »
Dresden Meditation for Mixed choir, unaccompanied by Ross C. Bernhardt • 3'50"
The author of the text of this composition, Norbert Čapek (1870-1942) was the founder of the Unitarian movement in what is now the Czech Republic. Originally destined for the Catholic priesthood, he converted to the Baptist faith; however, his views gradually became more liberal, and he was forced to emigrate to the United States. After […] More info & view score »
Christmas Descants, Volume One for SATB choir by Randall Donald • 0'30"
This is a small colection of original descants with complete or partial hymns. The descants are for Come, Thou long expected Jesus; O Come All Ye Faithful (descant and verse 5); Joy to the World; and See amid the Winter’s Snow (refrain with descant). ISMN 979-0-9025253-2-9 More info & view score »
My beloved spake for SATB divisi & organ by David Fawcett • 2' 12"
Originally written as an anthem to mark a Silver Wedding anniversary, this piece was rescored and incorporated as the opening piece in the contrasting set of “Three Anthems“, commissioned by the Purbeck Arts Choir in the UK. It is scored for SATB choir with divisi and organ. Although a dramatic and impactful work, it is […] More info & view score »
Sleep, Holy Babe for mixed chorus, trumpet by Paul Gibson • 3'
A tender new Christmas lullaby is combined with a solo trumpet, which begins to play “Lo, How a Rose ‘ere Blooming.” Text by Edward Caswall (1814-1878) Mary Breden led her Consort Singers of Loyola Marymount University in the premiere at their 2018 Christmas program. More info & view score »
The Falling Star for mixed voices, a cappella by Caroline Mallonee • 3'30"
A short setting of Teasdale’s poem for eight voices. TEXT I saw a star slide down the sky,Blinding the north as it went by,Too burning and too quick to hold,Too lovely to be bought or sold,Good only to make wishes onAnd then forever to be gone—Sara Teasdale More info & view score »
One Silver Star for mixed voices, a cappella by Caroline Mallonee • 3'
A new choral piece depicting the Christmas star shining as the three Magi make their way to Bethlehem. Words by the composer. Commissioned by the San Francisco Choral Artists, and premiered in 2023 with Magen Solomon conducting. More info & view score »
Chanukah Candle Blessing SATB Chorus and piano by Bruce Lazarus • 2'
Chanukah Candle Blessing is an original SATB setting of the traditional Jewish prayer recited before lighting the menorah. Short, not difficult, and sung in Hebrew, this piece is appropriate for winter concerts and synagogue use. Click on Soundcloud above to listen to an excerpt. Ba-ruch A-tah Ado-nai E-lo-he-nu Me-lech ha-olam a-sher ki-de-sha-nu be-mitz-vo-tav ve-tzi-va-nu le-had-lik […] More info & view score »
Sing it to the Ocean for mixed choir a cappella by Mark Growden • 2' 20"
A heartfelt piece for SSATTB chorus. More info & view score »
Gloria for mixed choir a cappella with alto & baritone soli by Sanford Dole • 4'36"
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 »
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 »
21st Century 23rd Psalm for mixed choir and piano by Jeffrey Bernstein • 3'50"

The Banishment Of Rhyme And Reason for solo voices and piano by Jeffrey Bernstein •

Jacob’s Ladder for SATB choir, bass solo and piano by Michal Dawson Connor •
This familiar Spiritual is intertwined with another less-known hymn-tune, from one of the earliest collections of Slave songs known- collected by William Francis Allen in 1867. This ardent abolitionist gathered many songs from the post- Slavery communities of Port Royal, South Carolina to create a remarkable published collection of African American music. More info & view score »
A Clear Midnight for SATB choir and piano by Rich Campbell • 4'20"
A setting of the brief yet powerful poem by Walt Whitman (from “Leaves of Grass”). The score takes its cue from the meditative nature of the text. There is a contemplative tone throughout, laced with subtle harmonies and perhaps inspired by the works of Randall Thompson. The score quietly expresses the expansive feeling one gets […] More info & view score »
Wexford Carol for Mixed choir, flute, tambourine by Ross C. Bernhardt • 3'

Cantemus in omni die for SATB choir and optional Soprano solo by Patrick O'Shea • 7'20"
“Cantemus in omni die” is a setting of a hymn to the Virgin Mary written by Cú Chuimne Sapiens, an Irish monk active at Iona by the early 8th century (died 747). It is the earliest known Latin hymn to Mary originally composed in the Western Christian Church rather than translated into Latin from earlier […] More info & view score »
Somebody’s Knocking at My Door for solo voice and piano by Michal Dawson Connor •

O Magnum Mysterium for a cappella SATB choir by Sanford Dole • 3'15"
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 »
Deep Peace to You for mixed choir and piano by William Campbell • 4'20"
Deep peace of the running wave to you.Deep peace of the flowing air to you.Deep peace of the quiet earth to you.Deep peace of the shining stars to you.Deep peace of the Son of Peace to you. (Words adapted from an ancient Gaelic blessing) More info & view score »
Tonight I Can Write for mixed choir a cappella by Jeffrey Bernstein • 5'

Gloria in D for Soprano Solo, Mixed Choir, Organ, Brass and Timpani by Gordon Thornett • 10' 15"
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 »
Rise heart, thy Lord is risen for SATB divisi & organ by David Fawcett • 3' 17"
This Easter anthem sets selected words from a famous text by George Herbert. It is scored for large SATB choir with divisi and organ. Although highly suitable for use by church choirs at Eastertide services, it also forms the triumphant climax of the contrasting set of “Three Anthems”, commissioned by the Purbeck Arts Choir. The […] More info & view score »

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