Mark Foster

Winner of the 2016 ACDA Raymond W. Brock Student Composition Contest and premiered by the Riverside City College Chamber Singers, here is a lush setting of the iconic Mary Elizabeth Frye poem Do Not S...

Light, fast, strong and accented describe this arrangement of the traditional spiritual. This is a wonderful contrast to the heavy style so often associated with traditional spirituals. Each of the vo...

Light, fast, strong and accented describe this arrangement of the traditional spiritual. This is a wonderful contrast to the heavy style so often associated with traditional spirituals. Each of the vo...

A heavy blues beat defines this arrangement of this traditional spiritual. The arranger calls for wailing and the passion required from the chorus and the mezzo-soprano soloist are critical in bringin...

A heavy blues beat defines this arrangement of this traditional spiritual. The arranger calls for wailing and the passion required from the chorus and the mezzo-soprano soloist are critical in bringin...

This arrangement of a traditional spiritual is set in an easy swing style and is a song full of hope and joy. All of the voice parts contain divisi and are exposed, allowing the opportunity to feature...

In the life of every black child, they will have the talk with a trusted adult: what to do if they are pulled over, or have an encounter with the police. This powerful new choral sheds light on the sa...

In the life of every black child, they will have the talk with a trusted adult: what to do if they are pulled over, or have an encounter with the police. This powerful new choral sheds light on the sa...

Cet arrangement de concert d'un chant spirituel traditionnel est un plaidoyer en faveur d'un avenir prometteur : Fixez-moi ma longue robe blanche. Fixez-moi ma couronne étoilée. L'arrangement a cappel...

Cet arrangement de concert d'un chant spirituel traditionnel est un plaidoyer en faveur d'un avenir prometteur : Fixez-moi ma longue robe blanche. Fixez-moi ma couronne étoilée. L'arrangement a cappel...

Un poème bien connu d'Emily Dickinson est habilement mis en musique dans cette version a cappella pour voix de ténor et de basse. Les harmonies se mélangent harmonieusement, créant un fond sonore parf...

This traditional Irish folk song, sub-titled “The Wealthy Woman, ” has reached worldwide popularity thanks to the popular folk ensemble Celtic Woman. Desmond Earley has created this arrang...

This traditional Irish folk song, sub-titled “The Wealthy Woman, ” has reached worldwide popularity thanks to the popular folk ensemble Celtic Woman. Desmond Earley has created this arrang...

Commissioned by Jerry Blackstone for the University of Michigan Chamber Choir, Sunset captures the image-rich poem by Paul Lawrence Dunbar. Dunbar's poem captures the familiar and solemn atmosphere th...

Commissioned by Jerry Blackstone for the University of Michigan Chamber Choir, Sunset captures the image-rich poem by Paul Lawrence Dunbar. Dunbar's poem captures the familiar and solemn atmosphere th...

Commissioned by Janet Galvan for the Ithaca College Composition Competition and Festival, Trumbore has set the contemporary poem Earth Day by Annie Finch. This poem is a celebration of all that the pl...

Commissioned by Janet Galvan for the Ithaca College Composition Competition and Festival, Trumbore has set the contemporary poem Earth Day by Annie Finch. This poem is a celebration of all that the pl...

Full of imagery--fluttering of autumn leaves blown about by a gust of wind, aleatory, and dramatic choral writing, this is a tour de force for advanced choirs. Moving between keys frequently and with...

Full of imagery--fluttering of autumn leaves blown about by a gust of wind, aleatory, and dramatic choral writing, this is a tour de force for advanced choirs. Moving between keys frequently and with...

Combining two spirituals with original music and employing two soloists, this arrangement from first time contributor Carlos Simon is amazing. Series editor Eugene Rogers wrote and said get this piece...

Combining two spirituals with original music and employing two soloists, this arrangement from first time contributor Carlos Simon is amazing. Series editor Eugene Rogers wrote and said get this piece...

Using excerpts from Virginia Woolf's suicide letter to her husband, this is a powerful and moving work. Winner of the prestigious University of Michigan Brehm Choral Composition Competition this 7-min...

This traditional South African folk song is upbeat and playful. An audio pronunciation guide can be found on the Hal Leonard website and sample rhythmic patterns for optional percussion are included i...

This traditional South African folk song is upbeat and playful. An audio pronunciation guide can be found on the Hal Leonard website and sample rhythmic patterns for optional percussion are included i...

Featuring a tenor soloist throughout, this is a master-class in 'Call and Response', and traditional Gospel style.