Partitions pour Chœur mixte (SATB)

Exploring themes of the traveler returning to home and family especially during the holidays, this work uses ostinati and superimposed lines of text in a hypnotic, jazz-flavored style that evokes the...

This setting of an Emily Dickinson text explores the bittersweet quality of those few summer-like days in what should be fall, comparing them to the bread and wine of the communion service. The music...

The beloved 9th century Latin hymn speaks of love, with the first line ('ubi caritas') acting as a refrain at the beginning of each verse, is set here with verse one direct and joyful, verse two more...

Nick Page describes this piece as a 'contemporary shapenote styled anthem,' using the cultural style of shapenote singing of early America. Included are very detailed performance practices to enhance...

This choral setting is infused with hope and optimism that highlights the simplicity and power of the original hymn melody, while also adding variety in texture, harmony and counterpoint. 'I will run...

Amanecer' (Dawn) from Visions del llano (Visions of the Plains), a suite of two pieces that expresses the composer's memories of the Venezuelan Plains, represents one of the most magical moments of th...

Fiesta' (Party) from Visiones del llano (Visions of the Plains), a suite of two pieces that expresses the composer's memories of the Venezuelan Plains, is intended to be a representation of the typica...

Winner of the 2009 Yale Glee Club Emerging Composers Competition, this elegant work offers an Old English text (Anon., 16th century) with peaceful imagery conveying a sense of compassion, and a haunti...

Written in response to the 2003 war in Afghanistan, this haunting a cappella work is based on an original plainchant. Using only the words 'dona nobis' as the text, the melody weaves effortlessly thro...

This a cappella Advent motet, with a text taken from the Gospel of Luke known as the 'Annunciation,' uses long, legato, intense lines to describe the birth of the baby Jesus. With divisi in all voice...

Dominick Argento is noted for his lyricism, refined sense of language and impeccable craft to the extent that few contemporary composers can match. This work, a rhapsody for mixed chorus a cappella wa...

Constructed primarily in homophonic form, this setting of the Rossetti poem results in a poignant plea for resurrected life and spirit. Composer Helvey has dedicated this anthem to Woodhaven, a not-fo...

Ned Rorem has been described as 'the world's best composer of art songs,' and compelling works for chorus affirm this descritpion. 'Psalm 110' was written for director Joseph Ohrt and the Central Buck...

Ubi Caritas--commissioned by the Cathedral Church of St. George (Kingston, Ontario), Dr. Mark G. Sirett, Organist and Music Director, in celebration of its Bicentennial May, 1992--is characterized by...

The strong, bold character of this short piece is immediately evident in the unison exclamations of the opening fanfare. An imitative section follows with each voice singing an independent melody, yet...

Setting a prose text penned by Helen Keller in her 'The Open Door,' composer and conductor Andrea Ramsey has created a sensitive yet powerful new work exploring 'All that we love deeply becomes part o...

Initially a contour variation (in minor key) of a well-known hymn setting, this descriptive motet-like anthem offers a wide range of contrasts, from early phrasal points of imitation, climactic aggres...

This piece is the anthem for MosaiK', a choral festival in Ottawa, the capital of Canada. One of the festival's guiding principals is the inclusion of the culture and music of both national languages,...

Written in the style of 19th century Shaker music, this new composition by Wayland Rogers uses claps and foot stomps along with energetic music to capture the sense of movement that is essential to th...

This five movement work for SATB choir is based on five different Native American peoples. The sequence starts with 'Falling,' a lullaby, and ends with 'Rising,' an image of spirits gently swaying on...

This beautiful text by Metaphysical poet John Donne brings a poignant message that as long as you keep what is most loved in your heart, you are never truly parted. This lovely idea is held together b...

This beautiful text by contemporary poet Annie Finch is a love song describing the most beautiful and intimate images of love - 'warm hands,' 'gentlest sounds, touches and hours'. The text is set apar...

Margery Agrell's poem recalls 'faint light' and 'soft winds' and provides a reflective and soothing view of nature in this SATB piece for a cappella mixed voices. The close harmonies produce a lush ye...