Chor & Gesang

Want to pep up a worship service, or rouse the audience with a super encore? This is the piece to do it. There's some fun levity in this good ol' spiritual, especially the part about the choir singer....

Stacey Gibbs is known for his fine arrangements of spirituals. What a treat to hear his artistry at work on a classic hymn like Softly and Tenderly. There's a middle section he has created when you ca...

This powerfully descriptive piece by Paul Doust uses programmatic musical elements that mirror the lyrics. The text is an anonymous, Gaelic blessing with poetic words and images. Paul's setting is fre...

This may the coolest piece to appear in years! With the a cappella trend showing no signs of stopping, this relaunch of a classic praise and worship hit is an innovative choral adaptation. Perfect for...

Premiered at the ACDA National Convention in 2017 and written for the Bruce Rogers Series, this piece is a first in many ways. Stacey Gibbs, the reigning king of Spiritual arrangements and Richard Bur...

Premiered at the ACDA National Convention in 2017, this is a glorious arrangement. Stacey has delivered a new setting of a favorite American hymn teeming with those rich and luscious harmonies that ma...

This ancient prayer carries the depth of the ages clothed in sounds of our current times. Jesse Beulke is a relative newcomer whose maturity in composition is evident. The melodic content is engaging...

This traditional African-American slave song comes from the Georgia Sea Islands. The a cappella Spiritual style rocks this energetic and evangelizing song. Brian Tate brings a soulful passion to his a...

Pavane Publishing is proud to introduce Charlie Leftridge - an emerging composer and poet that deserves recognition. The poem artfully encourages us all to live every moment fully and the musical sett...

Christina Rossetti is one of the most popular poets whose words are set to music. Her descriptive words about death being a dream like state are so enchanting they call for musical expression. Richard...

Venezuelan composer Beatriz Bilbao offers us Encore Un Mystere for mixed choir a cappella. The poem belongs to the Philosophical Sonnets of the Count of Saint Germain, a renowned spiritual and philoso...

Fred Bock released his a cappella setting of this American folk song for mixed divisi voices years ago and it remains a popular setting. This new edition has been simplified to four parts (SATB) with...

This piece is a polite adaptation by famed Scottish poet, Robert Burns, of a traditional bawdy song of the same name. This more charming version presents a poignant and emotive consideration of human...

Thula Baba is an African lullaby from the Zulu tribe that is a well-known melody through the continent. This a cappella arrangement maintains the gentle qualities of a mother's song to her child while...

Es gibt viele Vertonungen des Vaterunsers, aber keine ist schöner und textgetreuer als diese von Peter Anglea. Hier ist der Text aus dem Matthäus-Evangelium für unbegleiteten gemischten Chor mit Divis...

John Philip Sousa was an American composer and conductor best known for his military and patriotic marches. Sousa has over 100 marches to his credit, but this is his most successful and influential pi...

John Philip Sousa was an American composer and conductor best known for his military and patriotic marches. Sousa has over 100 marches to his credit, but this is his most successful and influential pi...

Everything you would expect from Rosephanye and more is in this great piece. A brilliant fanfare opener followed by an energetic and rhythmic chorus, a contrasting slow middle section that is lush and...

Everything you would expect from Rosephanye and more is in this great piece. A brilliant fanfare opener followed by an energetic and rhythmic chorus, a contrasting slow middle section that is lush and...

This well-known poem by Longfellow metaphorically paints the calming qualities of the night. What Richard Burchard does musically is enrapturing. The listener is immersed sonically into the poem even...

This well-known poem by Longfellow metaphorically paints the calming qualities of the night. What Richard Burchard does musically is enrapturing. The listener is immersed sonically into the poem even...

Simplicity often gives way to purity and beauty, and that is the case with James Gossler's setting of this Irish room blessing. Serving as a concert closer or benediction, the words bring peace and co...

Simplicity often gives way to purity and beauty, and that is the case with James Gossler's setting of this Irish room blessing. Serving as a concert closer or benediction, the words bring peace and co...

Daniel Hughes has arranged this delightful English folk song as a madrigal. A jovial piece that encourages partying with a most proper spirit, the music serves well at any concert or madrigal dinner f...

Daniel Hughes has arranged this delightful English folk song as a madrigal. A jovial piece that encourages partying with a most proper spirit, the music serves well at any concert or madrigal dinner f...