This piece features a combination of ancient chant, written by Hildegard von Bingen, and original contemporary chant that offers many different performance possibilities. Performance notes are provided.
This moving arrangement of a beloved spiritual speaks with authenticity. With deep rich harmonies and extended ranges, it will challenge and satisfy the mature ensemble.
This powerful message is about mustering the courage to leap from one stage of life into the next. Melodic lines are juxtaposed with a lively piano accompaniment creating bold expressiveness and strong
Receiving an honorable mention for the 2020 King's Singers New Music Prize, this sparkling arrangement sets James Weldon Johnson's text about singing through adversity: "...and if the way grows darker
This is one of Clara Schumann's settings of a Heine text set for choral voices in the original key of E-flat major. After the score opens with four full measures of introductory music, chromatic harmony is
From Philippine composer Nilo Alcala, Kaisa isa Niyan is based on a popular children's counting chant from Maguindanao in the southern Philippines. This challenging but playful work employs quick
This exciting spiritual, with accompaniment for high, medium, and low conga drums, is an unusually appealing number suitable for a wide variety of uses, from smaller choirs to massed choir
This setting of a Buddhist recitation creates a mesmerizing layered texture that is accompanied only by the constant beating of a temple block. The otherwise a cappella harmonies use repeated motives and
This outstanding setting of a traditional camp meeting song is growing in popularity as a top choice for festival choirs!
In a vibrant cross-cultural celebration, this original work is composed in raga jog, an Indian classical melodic framework that incorporates both major and minor. Repeated riff-like vocalizations
This a cappella setting of Yonder Come Day was created for the 2015 Conference of the National Collegiate Choral Association. Composer Paul John Rudoi's music stems from a deeply rooted passion for