Mark Foster

With a melody by Rolf Lovland, Brendan Graham was struggling to find a lyric and a theme that was sensitive enough for Rolf's gorgeous tune. Brendan's daughter was leaving home for a year's study in S...

Uses: General, Concert, Contest Scripture: Philippians 3:20-21 Expressive melodic lines and phrases lend a sense of yearning and melancholy to the unwavering hope and peace found in the text of this f...

This arrangement brings together elements from three worlds: classical music, traditional, and contemporary gospel. The piano introduction is pure virtuosity and demands a competent player, yet one wh...

Volta is written with an attempt to answer the question of why love, or beauty, requires nothing of us in order to spark, and yet we will give everything to protect it. When love stirs, it asks for no...

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 is a rousing anthem about the power of each person to make positive change with our actions: even the smallest but most committed of our convictions can lead to a better world, and it starts with...

Rudyard Kipling lost his son in a war. Here is a composition written for a classmate who was killed in a car accident. The sense of loss in Kipling's words reflect on loss yet offer hope. The imagery...

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 is a rousing anthem about the power of each person to make positive change with our actions: even the smallest but most committed of our convictions can lead to a better world, and it starts with...

Capturing both the wonder and the joy and optimism of winter. Words and music of possibility and energy of life in motion. Unlike many of Sara Teasdale's poems which struggle with depression, here she...

The melodies in this medley come from Early American sources. The opening fife tune was found in a Revolutionary War collection. Our Native Land appeared in a school music book in 1871. The Appalachia...

This arrangement of a traditional spiritual is set in an easy swing style and is a song full of hope and joy. All of the voice parts contain divisi and are exposed, allowing the opportunity to feature...

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...

Premiered at the National ACDA Conference in Kansas City by Carrie Tennant and the Vancouver Youth Choir in 2019. This piece combines the different aesthetics of drought politics, dance hall dub and y...

This traditional Irish Carol possesses qualities of folk-like melodic turns of phrase that suggest modal qualities. The tune has an easy, flowing grace marked by elegant lyricism. This arrangement com...

This new and rhythmic setting of the traditional Latin text is perfect for teaching about minor keys as well as a great opportunity to strngthen your choirs ability to sing independently of the piano....

Dense harmonies, flowing piano and colorful word painting establish this Yeats poem as a concert centerpiece. Passionate and emotional choral writing requires the same from your singers while ranges,...

This beautiful song by Malvina Reynolds is delicate and poignant and perfect for an advanced women's choir. It is scored for SSAA choir with piano and flute. However, the optional full score for harp,...

Contemporary poet Barbara Crooker understands nature and the life we draw from it. Contemporary poet Dale Trumbore understands that nature brings harmony to our lives and beauty to our existence. This...

Here is a song of happiness set in a minor key. The harmonic language acknowledges that we can't have joy without recognizing its opposite. The undertones point out that this is not just an exultation...