Chœur mixte a capella

We're Goin' Around is a selection from ragtime legend Scott Joplin's second opera, Treemonisha, which was never performed in full during the composer's lifetime. Have fun with the syncopated ragtime s...

The movements in this nine-minute choral suite speak of the wonders of nature and of the importance of protecting our home and environment. The World is Full of Poetry is a text by the 19th century ge...

Inspired by a holiday card inscription, this simple melody for mixed chorus and piano expresses gratitude for the gifts we are given despite the adversity that surrounds us. This message of thanksgivi...

The main idea behind this unique work is that music is the ultimate gift and that all things must pass. Opening with a Latin phrase and theme by di Lassus, it moves into a jaunty, Celtic-flavored tune...

Based on the poem The People, Yes by Carl Sandburg, this work expresses the great love of a caring mother for her child. She sings of her understanding and acceptance of the child, the potential that...

Based on a Carl Sandburg text, this piece is a paean to love as the ultimate response to the relentless passage of time and the impermanence of human life. Its ABABAA' form alternates between love's t...

Based on a Carl Sandburg poem, this work tells the story of the mutual longing of mother and grown child for the time and place of childhood.

Based on a Carl Sandburg poem, this piece is a meditation on solitude and how silence and music are interrelated. It evokes a state of stillness, bringing attention to the rise and fall of the breath...

To Hold Beauty expresses an understanding that all desires of the heart are reflections of the soul's one essential desire: to embrace beauty. With piano and optional timpani.

Canadian composer Mark Sirett has set the inspirational Charles Dickens text in a simple and sturdy form. With a flowing and independent piano accompaniment, the singers paint the text with descriptiv...

Composed in the world Music style with a text in Swahili, 'Imbakwa' was written for a film score that features an organization benefiting orphans in Tanzania. This organization called TunaHAKI uses th...

Jim has taken this classic message--a song of confidence and hope--originally scored for 2 part choir, and re-imagined it for mixed choir. This message is as strong as ever and the choral writing lift...

Now available for mixed voices, originally written for treble choir, this work inspires everyone with its rhythmic and energetic style. Using a Swahili text, it is a wonderful example of Papoulis' wor...

Composer Jim Papoulis raises the profile of Boomwhackers out of the elementary classroom and on to the concert stage. With an original, inspirational text that urges young people to 'know thyself', 's...

Written as a commission for the Los Angeles Colburn School, this piece is full of joy, celebrating all of our differences as people, and the importance of being accepting, kind souls. The lyrics are i...

Die kantige Natur des asymmetrischen Rhythmus und ein konstant sich änderndes Metrum sorgen hier für Lebendigkeit und Schwung. Sich bewegende harmonische Zentren sind verantwortlich für Unvorhersehbar...

Here is a work about light. Light which brings peace, hope, awareness, wholeness. The a cappella writing is descriptive and transparent and a wonderful vehicle for exploring choral colors.

This is an homage to the passing of time: a reflection on autumn turning into winter. Silence ensues as one takes refuge inside while wind stirs and trees toss outside, reminding us of the cycles of n...