A Cappella Choral Concert Selections

Extracted from A Little Book of Rounds, these two short rounds are connected by a single poet and philosophy. Not only can they work as bookends for your concert as an opener and closer, they also

This ebullient setting, using the text from a Wendell Berry poem which reads like a psalm of praise, is strongly influenced by Appalachian folk music, even incorporating an original fiddle tune sung on

Here is a vigorous spiritual from the Georgia Sea Islands, traditionally sung on New Year's Eve but can be programmed at any time of year. In an a cappella setting for mixed choir and featured soloist(s),

A fun and witty collection of twelve original rounds to sing and share with friends and choristers of all singing abilities. Soulful, silly, meditative, boisterous, spooky, and poetic – use as

A rich, sonorous arrangement of an American folk hymn. Originally written for  quartet, it translates beautifully to full male choir.

A gentle, lilting setting of a traditional Navajo prayer with an optional Navajo flute introduction. An excellent concert closer or quiet encore.

This setting of the Appalachian song reflects the change in text that appeared in the 2000 movie "O Brother, Where Art Thou?," where this tune was used for the baptism scene. Fun to sing, with great

This wildly popular arrangement is a favorite with choral festivals all over the country. Beginning in the style of a bluegrass trio, the piece opens into a four-part gospel celebration of the power of song

This piece evokes an air of deep contentment and friendship at day’s end. The words are from a scene from "The Merchant of Venice," during which two lovers are strolling through the evening, enjoying

A 19th-century spiritual re-consecrated by Pete Seeger and The Weavers as the best known anthem for the American Civil Rights movement of the 1960s. Arranged to be sung on the march, this version begins

This is a new setting of a rolicking English pub song lyric. It is a celebration of the cameraderie of men singing and drinking together: "If you have a song, sir, as we go along, sir, you're next to sing,

This arrangement of the American folk hymn is inspired by the shape note or Sacred Harp tradition, marked by the placing of the melody in the inner voice, the tendency toward open fifth sonorities, and an

Seinn O comes from the Gaelic tradition of "mouth music," a style of vocal music intended to accompany dancing. Mouth music appears in every Gaelic culture in the world, from Ireland to Cape Breton

A humorous musical PSA about concert etiquette written in the style of a Gilbert and Sullivan patter song. Fun to sing, and your audience will appreciate the reminder to silence their cell phones and pagers

A clever a cappella medley of three jigs with a rich historical heritage: The Swallow's Tail; Morrison's Jig and The Irish Washerwoman. The fiddle part is split between the two upper

The piece is a combination of two 19th-century spirituals, Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child and I Don't Feel Like I'se Anyways Tired, sparked by listening to the John and Ruby