Choral

Part of a larger work, Requiem for Peace, this piece was built on a cantus firmus melody by Kuni Murai and honors the suffering civilians of the world who have been caught in the cross fire between wa...

Transport yourself and your audience into an enchanting, Middle Eastern soundscape with "Your Fragrance". Published by G. Schirmer, this extraordinary work for mixed choir (SATB) sets a deeply moving...

Based on Lithuanian folksongs, this setting portrays a wild night in a tavern, with singing, laughing, shouting and dancing. For college choirs and up, this is a perfect tour-de-force! Performance Tim...

The Ave Maria has been sung, chanted and prayed in churches, cathedrals and cloisters since before the Middle Ages. This setting, which includes quotations from the plainsong chant, depicts the voicin...

Eric William Barnum is a fresh voice among composers. This expressive and lightly dissonant work for mixed chorus and semi chorus takes its text from a poem by Oscar Wilde. Duration: Approx. 6:00

Set of seven love songs with texts by Alexander Pope, Lord Byron, Shakespeare, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and more. Premiered by Chanticleer in April 1997.

One of the four Marian antiphons, this devotional text has been sung in monastic choirs for centuries. This setting features a homophonic texture and a simple ABA form. Duration: ca. 4:15.

This short unaccompanied work probes the puzzles of living with conscience in a profoundly flawed world. The text by poet William Dickey encourages engagement in the world, yet the piece ends in a wor...

This short unaccompanied work probes the puzzles of living with conscience in a profoundly flawed world. The text by poet William Dickey encourages engagement in the world, yet the piece ends in a wor...

This famous Latin text has been set by many composers over the ages: As the deer longs for running water, so longs my soul for you, O Lord. This setting evokes the settings of the past with a fresh pe...

This famous Latin text has been set by many composers over the ages: As the deer longs for running water, so longs my soul for you, O Lord. This setting evokes the settings of the past with a fresh pe...

Based on a text from Micah, this meditative work features recitative-like questions answered by imitative voices twining around the notion of what is good. The work closes with simple chordal statemen...

Based on a text from Micah, this meditative work features recitative-like questions answered by imitative voices twining around the notion of what is good. The work closes with simple chordal statemen...

With homage to Bruckner and Messiaen, the gentle phrases and rich harmonies of this contemporary Latin setting will resonate throughout your performance space. 'Sleep, Jesus. Thy mother smiles when sh...

With homage to Bruckner and Messiaen, the gentle phrases and rich harmonies of this contemporary Latin setting will resonate throughout your performance space. 'Sleep, Jesus. Thy mother smiles when sh...

This Sara Teasdale text is set in a serene and enveloping choral soundscape: I would live in your love as the sea grasses live in the sea.

This haunting Irish ballad will certainly become a favorite of your singers! The modal flavor of the setting and the effective use of solo soprano will create a moment of breathtaking beauty in concer...

This haunting Irish ballad will certainly become a favorite of your singers! The modal flavor of the setting and the effective use of solo soprano will create a moment of breathtaking beauty in concer...

This accessible setting of two traditional spirituals will be a very effective selection in concert. Featuring baritone and mezzo soprano soloists with choir back-up, the rich choral harmonies will re...

This accessible setting of two traditional spirituals will be a very effective selection in concert. Featuring baritone and mezzo soprano soloists with choir back-up, the rich choral harmonies will re...

This South African folksong is quite simple to learn and quite effective in performance, with the parts entering gradually and then taken away. Intended as a morning ceremonial song, it may be sung a...

This unaccompanied choral work for mixed voices draws the audience into a world of deep emotion, rich harmony and vivid imagery. Drawing upon the subconscious bond between mother and child, the work e...

This unaccompanied choral work for mixed voices draws the audience into a world of deep emotion, rich harmony and vivid imagery. Drawing upon the subconscious bond between mother and child, the work e...

This brief latin motet was written in 1943 as a contribution to a Festschriften in honor of the sixtieth birthday of the president of G. Schirmer, Inc. A limited run of three hundred copies was printe...

Samuel Barber created this arrangement while he was conducting the Madrigal Choir at the Curtis Institute. His editorial markings and interpretations have been meticulously recreated for this immensel...