Mark Foster

The poet writes that The loving heart begs his lover not to let his kisses die. If his kisses die, then too does their love. This same passion is captured in the four verses of music as the melody pas...

This traditional spiritual is set with divisi choral parts and requires a mezzo-soprano soloist who can soar over the choir, carry the music and bring style and passion to the rendering. Beautiful leg...

This traditional spiritual is set with divisi choral parts and requires a mezzo-soprano soloist who can soar over the choir, carry the music and bring style and passion to the rendering. Beautiful leg...

This traditional spiritual comes out of the work song tradition. It is firm and strong and features a baritone soloist who instructs the singers to keep their hands on the plow. The call and response...

This traditional spiritual comes out of the work song tradition. It is firm and strong and features a baritone soloist who instructs the singers to keep their hands on the plow. The call and response...

This is a rhythmic, contemporary, gospel-style anthem with words that challenge all of us to take responsibility for making our communities safe, supportive, and just.

United In Purpose, published by Mark Foster, is an uplifting, contemporary choral anthem in a dynamic gospel style that will captivate both choirs and audiences alike. Written for mixed choir (SATB) a...

Here is a setting of 4 spirituals (Do Lord; Walk Together Children; A City Called Heaven; & Ol' Time Religion) arranged for SATB choir, solos, brass quintet and timpani. Performed at the 2023 ACDA mix...

Here is a setting of 4 spirituals (Do Lord; Walk Together Children; A City Called Heaven; & Ol' Time Religion) arranged for SATB choir, solos, brass quintet and timpani. Performed at the 2023 ACDA mix...

Here is an original concert spiritual for SATB choir, tenor solo and piano that is accessible for most high school choirs and worthy of the best collegiate and community choirs. Using the full range o...

Commissioned by a consortium from Chorus America, this is a setting of a traditional Navaho poem. Beginning with a provocative first line Now Talking God, this three word phrase is used as a simple rh...

Already available for SATB and SSA, now, at last, an arrangement for men. With a powerful piano accompaniment, your men will really be able to dig in and sing with the full power of their voices.

Already available for SATB and SSA, now, at last, an arrangement for men. With a powerful piano accompaniment, your men will really be able to dig in and sing with the full power of their voices.

Drawing on the musical themes from the American Folk Song Boneparte's Retreat, this arrangement is up beat and rhythmic. A fiddle melody is incorporated into the one piano four hands accompaniment whi...

Written for the Utah Valley University Men's Choir with an original text by the composer, this sensitive text speaks of the life experiences that make up the tapestry of our lives. With the melody mov...

Written for the Utah Valley University Men's Choir with an original text by the composer, this sensitive text speaks of the life experiences that make up the tapestry of our lives. With the melody mov...

This arrangement of the famous song features a soaring vocal line, an active and rhythmic piano part and an optional French Horn counter melody. Perfect for opening or closing any concert.

This arrangement of the famous song features a soaring vocal line, an active and rhythmic piano part and an optional French Horn counter melody. Perfect for opening or closing any concert.

Here is a traditional Xhosa folk song once again authentically arranged by the director of the Pretoria Youth Choir Lhente-Mari Pitout. Created to be sung in the original Xhosa language, an IPA pronun...

Here is a traditional Xhosa folk song once again authentically arranged by the director of the Pretoria Youth Choir Lhente-Mari Pitout. Created to be sung in the original Xhosa language, an IPA pronun...

This traditional Catalan Christmas song is a great introduction to strophic form. A detailed IPA pronunciation guide is provided along with excellent teaching strategies which we have come to expect f...

This traditional Catalan Christmas song is a great introduction to strophic form. A detailed IPA pronunciation guide is provided along with excellent teaching strategies which we have come to expect f...

Now Available for TTBB. This anthem, originally scored for mixed choir, is energetic with a text that is relevant to our music classrooms. The horn part soars above the piano and the singers and the d...

Now Available for TTBB. This anthem, originally scored for mixed choir, is energetic with a text that is relevant to our music classrooms. The horn part soars above the piano and the singers and the d...

This setting of the Israeli folk song offers developing TB choirs a different take on the classic round. It offers rhythmic challenges, along with some chromatic maneuverings, yet employs appropriate...