Secular A Cappella Choral Concert Music

This stunningly expressive work was commissioned by a number of high school choir programs forced to cancel concerts due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Inspiring and reflective, the rich harmonies capture both a

Elegant simplicity is the hallmark of this shimmering setting of a favorite text: "Set me as a seal upon your heart ... for love is as strong as death." Straightforward rhythms, careful management of vocal

This inspirational text by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow is framed with a rhythmic ostinato in a crisp a cappella setting. The piece may be performed SSA with optional solo or SSAA with equally divided voices,

William Wordsworth's text shimmers in this a cappella setting with poignant imagery and gently moving clusters and suspensions in the harmony. "Our birth is but a sleep and a forgetting: the Soul that rises

The exciting rhythmic underpinning of the choir lays a energetic foundation for a enchanting melody that breathes life into a timeless text. The piece highlights the text "when all hate is turned to love,

"The gift, the wonder of it all, is the presence hidden deep within, and the joy, yet somehow even more... the secret that conceals diviner things." Giovanni Giocondo's 15th century text is the inspiration

This a cappella setting opens by asking the question, "What song can I bring in thanks for everything?" The answer comes from a rhythmic response setting from Shakespeare's Twelfth Night: "I can no

Gorgeous a cappella cluster harmonies surround the soprano melody line, while the text from Rabindrnath Tagore and John Donne reflects on the promise of the consolation of the afterlife. A moving selection

This stunningly expressive work was commissioned for a vast number of high school choir programs forced to cancel concerts due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Inspiring and reflective, the rich harmonies capture

Repeated rhythmic choral parts create the underlying pulse and sense of the movement of time in this a cappella work. Lyric melodies are interspersed with cluster chord cadences and moments of release to

Elegant simplicity is the hallmark of this shimmering setting of a favorite text: "Set me as a seal upon your heart ... for love is as strong as death." Straightforward rhythms, careful management of vocal

"A place where I am who I really want to be, and a place where you are more than you’ll ever know . . . Will you meet me there?"  Straightforward rhythms, conservative ranges, and close

A heartfelt expression of thanks for guidance, this a cappella work speaks to seeking and finding a loving presence that is all around us.  This text from Rabindranath Tagore is expressively set with