Chor & Gesang

Veteran arranger Jan Sanborn has taken this famous Lenten hymn and delicately added some 20th century flavors. The respect for the original authors and arrangers is apparent as Jan maintains careful v...

Patsy Ford Simms is known for her spiritual arrangements and middle school music. This sacred selection maintains her 'spiritual' character and provides a wonderful and simple a cappella piece for chu...

These delightfully animated pieces are for a cappella treble choirs who will enjoy having fun with artistic expression. Selections include: Sing/Strum, My London Bridge, Boom! and Mending Song.

Launching a new series by Dr. Jo Ann Miller of North Dakota State University, this work features a text by Walt Whitman set to music by Daniel Pederson. His command for the a cappella choral instrumen...

In contemporary madrigal style, Daniel Pederson has eloquently set this Shakespeare love poem. This is a high school or college chamber chorus selection that would also be a wonderful festival selecti...

Dr. Dickau's works have already become festival favorites, and this one follows right in step. Provided both in Latin and English versions, this classic text is given a fresh face in contemporary chor...

Canadian Brian Tate makes this rocking spiritual fun to sing. Maintaining a fast pace and lots of blue notes, he includes a repeated ostinato section that adds parts and builds to the final ending. Th...

This song of joy and praise has been carefully edited for optimum performance by John Tebay. This exuberant Renaissance piece comes to life with its modern day key placement and notation. Perfect for...

Paul Satre has created a warm and wonderful setting of this favorite hymn. ?ª In rich, luscious harmonies, the hymn tune is beautifully cradled for divisi a cappella voices. ?ª Excellent for larger ch...

One of three part-songs Mendelssohn composed for his friends, it was meant to be sung while resting.

The title means let nothing disturb thee, and Montoya's musical setting is tranquil and honoring. The Renaissance era text is assuring and calming as is the a cappella texture. A fine concert opener.

The final part-song in the set of three. A charming setting.

Even in this new setting, this part-song has lost none of the charm which so beguiled Mendelssohn's contemporaries.

The familiar portions of this spiritual dance delightfully and are surrounded by meaningful choral statements, especially the ending Breathe On Me Breath of God

This Filipino folk song is a song of joy and love. ªGeorge Hernandez, conductor of the Saringhimig Singers from San Francisco has captured the native Visayan flavor in this rousing and playful arrange...

This Filipino folk song is a song of joy and love. ªGeorge Hernandez, conductor of the Saringhimig Singers from San Francisco has captured the native Visayan flavor in this rousing and playful arrange...

This is beautifully crafted piece with an expressive melody, enticing harmonies and a meaningful text. Originally written as an accompanied piece for high school graduation, an a cappella setting was...

This beautiful lullaby from the Philippines features an alto solo accompanied by the choir.

The text was found on a basement wall in Cologne after WWII, and embodies the strength of optimism we grasp at times of despair. Dedicated to the Katrina victims, Jonathan Adams has created a moving m...

One of a set of four Dakota Prairies pieces, this choral captures the essence of America's great open spaces in a text by Anne Murry Marius.

Spirituals have a unique quality that speak to a deeper part of ourselves. ªThis tune is a new spiritual that carries that connecting quality. ªPatsy has been writing for many years and her creativity...

The second in a set of four pieces by Edwin Fissinger (The Prairies, P1299, released in 2006), this one is based on a poem by Jessamine Slaughter Burgum. One can almost smell the air of the northern p...

The bread of angels text set by Eric William Barnum is a fresh sound worth hearing. The primary melody is immediately captivating, and his development equally satisfying. Churches, high schools and co...

Brian Tate is a Canadian composer who also conducts a gospel and multicultural choir. His arrangements have become immensely popular, year after year. This one will not disappoint. A cappella voices a...

The moving WWI poem by John McCrae has received many choral treatments, but talented composer, Doug Andrews, gives us a refreshing musical perspective. The lilting melody is caressed in gentle harmoni...