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This breathtakingly beautiful ACDA award-winning composition offers rich harmonies in an approachable setting. Works well in both concert and memorial settings.

Old carol texts often inspire new tunes, as in the case of this piece, specially written for DeWald's own high school choir. A great companion piece to Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming.

Excellent high school concert piece with uncomplicated vocal lines and harmonies and a fabulous text by Charles Miller. Well-suited to special occasions such as baccalaureate or graduation.

A sophisticated mood piece, with text taken from the 19th century poem, Ruth, inspired by the dramatic love story of Ruth and Boaz in the Old Testament, this is a good teaching piece which will amply...

Ken Berg's vibrant, exciting version of this traditional spiritual will lift the spirits of singers and listeners. Inject high energy into your concert with its contemporary sound and rhythmic drive!

Ethereal and haunting, a finely crafted setting of Walt Whitman's poetry expressing a full dynamic and emotional range. For accomplished choirs.

Meditative and pensive, a short choral recitative that sensitively expresses Edna St. Vincent Millay's magnificent poem musing on the beauty of the natural world.

Rollicking and upbeat, this playful setting of a traditional Irish children's song is accented with hand-clapping and foot-stomping. Limited ranges and familiar harmonies enhance its accessibility and...

Three thematically related works by American composer William Billings, in a set that can be performed singly, as a group, or dispersed throughout a concert program. Includes: Modern Music, Is Any Aff...

Respected Canadian composer Mark Sirett masterfully juxtaposes English and Latin passages and men's and women's voices in this stunningly beautiful piece for concert, festival and worship venues. Best...

Unusual and charming but not unduly difficult, this fun arrangement by honored Canadian choral master Jon Washburn can be sung in either transliterated Chinese or in English. Includes 'Kang Ding Love...

This exuberant new setting of a rousing spiritual will give your a cappella choir something to shout about! Conceived in the finest spiritual tradition, with solo opportunities, layered ostinati and h...

SATB Divisi a cappella. A tribute to those affected by Hurricane Katrina, this spiritual setting offers rich sonorities and unexpected harmonic twists. Repeated choral figures develop naturally and su...

Javier Busto's rich and atmospheric setting of a Basque love poem gives advanced choirs a chance to explore dynamic range and expressive depth in an exquisitely beautiful manner. In Basque, with an En...

Another masterful work from Z. Randall Stroope! A lush, deeply emotive setting of Sara Teasdale's achingly beautiful poem results in another concert stunner whose musical power belies the accessibilit...

Unusual lyrics musing on the Biblical figure Elijah from contemporary poet Natalie Goldberg coupled with inventive compositional treatment from Chicago composer Paul Carey create an impressive soundin...

This beautiful, unique arrangement of the famous air collected by J. S. Bach features an inspiring text which translates as If you are with me and works well in both secular concert and sacred context...

One of the most recognized anthems from the English Renaissance, in a new adaptation specifically geared to the limits of younger voices and middle school choirs. Intimate and expressive, this would w...

This is a spiritual from the Afro-American tradition, well known from the 1872 collection Jubilee Songs as Sung by the Jubilee Singers. Jonathan Rodgers' devoted arrangement offers a touch of his jazz...

Here is a spiritual that will please your choir and the audience alike! This festival arrangement stresses the rhythms and asks you to express the dynamics, to bring out the contrasts of this fun arra...

Lane Johnson's richly harmonic handling of a deeply spiritual text by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow makes a profound concert statement for a capable choir. The harmonic nature of the work's chordal progr...

Frank LaRocca's gorgeously sonorous setting of this important Latin text is appropriate for Advent or Christmas concerts, making this an excellent choice for strong high school, college, community or...

Masterfully composed by well-regarded Canadian composer and choral director Mark Sirett, this setting's rich, deep sonority draws out hidden nuances of the Latin text. For advanced choirs. Duration: c...

This dramatic setting of the beautiful W. B. Yeats' poem gives the choir an excellent chance to express rich dynamics and let the music speak. It requires a large enough choir for a deeply rewarding p...

This clever, lighter concert number for more advanced choirs is a three movement set featuring humorous texts by poets May Swenson, Sid Hoddes and Grey Held, inventively interpreted for choirs by comp...