Voices Rising

This work for mixed chorus and semi chorus of the text from Ruth 1:16-17 and texts from Proverbs 30:18-19 and Psalm 139:6 is a rich, largely homophonic setting that expressively portrays Ruth's famous...

From the first intoning of the opening phrase of the text from the Hebrew Union Prayer Book, this expressive work is marked by warmth and beauty. In the rising of the sun and its going down, we rememb...

This setting of a prayer for peace from the Jewish liturgy is a fitting work for our time. Opening quietly, it builds steadily to an intense emotional outpouring, then gradually retreats to a hushed c...

This setting of a prayer for peace from the Jewish liturgy is a fitting work for our time. Opening quietly, it builds steadily to an intense emotional outpouring, then gradually retreats to a hushed c...

This short unaccompanied motet celebrates the wondrous mystery of God made man with this rich setting of a traditional Latin text. Full contemporary harmonies will resound throughout your performance...

From Craig Hella Johnson and Conspirare, this setting of a beloved evangelical hymn by Jonah Kliewer is both sturdy and transformational, projecting a sense of calmness and comfort.

A profoundly beautiful poem speaks of life as a series of doors opening and of sighs unfolding, one upon another, rising on a tide of mornings. The music creates a peaceful atmosphere of unfolding son...

A profoundly beautiful poem speaks of life as a series of doors opening and of sighs unfolding, one upon another, rising on a tide of mornings. The music creates a peaceful atmosphere of unfolding son...

Craig Hella Johnson's remarkable setting of verses by the poet Rabindranath Tagore creates a mesmerizing effect with music that is both ancient and modern. Ever in my life have I sought thee with my s...

With a depth and emotional range comparable to art songs, spirituals have become a powerful and significant body of work in Western art music. This pairing of two songs displays a quality of emotional...

The choral ensemble creates a spare and stark vocal atmosphere with steady, pulsating vocal effects as the solo lines emerge from the texture. First Soon ah will be done and then I wanna die easy, whi...

The choral ensemble creates a spare and stark vocal atmosphere with steady, pulsating vocal effects as the solo lines emerge from the texture. First Soon ah will be done and then I wanna die easy, whi...

Donald Grantham has set the beautiful and descriptive Jane Kenyon Poem in a serene and gentle musical pallet. With lush harmonies and much rubato within a slow tempo, this is atmospheric in its final...

Donald Grantham has set the beautiful and descriptive Jane Kenyon Poem in a serene and gentle musical pallet. With lush harmonies and much rubato within a slow tempo, this is atmospheric in its final...

In this beautiful poem by Dorothy Parker, Mary knows her baby is holy simply because he is hers. She considers herself blessed whenever he reaches another birthday, without even knowing how few he has...

In this beautiful poem by Dorothy Parker, Mary knows her baby is holy simply because he is hers. She considers herself blessed whenever he reaches another birthday, without even knowing how few he has...

Written for the 100th anniversary of the St. Olaf choir, this work is commensurate with ability of one of the great choirs in America. The music makes consistent use of divisi texture, expansive arcs...

This is a setting of an Irish Blessing but no THE Irish Blessing. This musical tapestry is one of unadorned a cappella mixed chorus, using soft dissonances and free-flowing counterpoint. Together in s...

Opening with the phrase How you wonder what you are, this poem, described by the composer as a sort of fable for adults, is set for mixed voices with soprano solo as a work of lyricism and reassurance...

Opening with the phrase How you wonder what you are, this poem, described by the composer as a sort of fable for adults, is set for mixed voices with soprano solo as a work of lyricism and reassurance...

Commissioned by Earl Rivers and the CCM Chamber Choir with a text chosen to celebrate the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare's death. Composer DiOrio has chosen Bass Clarinet, Violin and Vibraph...

Commissioned by Earl Rivers and the CCM Chamber Choir with a text chosen to celebrate the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare's death. Composer DiOrio has chosen Bass Clarinet, Violin and Vibraph...

From Jonathan Miller and Chicago A Cappella, this is a holiday tour-de-force that will bring your concert to a rollicking conclusion. Originally totally a cappella, now with an optional accompaniment...

From Jonathan Miller and Chicago A Cappella, this is a holiday tour-de-force that will bring your concert to a rollicking conclusion. Originally totally a cappella, now with an optional accompaniment...

The traditional sound of the male glee club is at the forefront with this brilliant setting of a text by Robert Louis Stevenson composed for the 125th anniversary of the University of Pittsburgh Men's...