Kirke Mechem

Originally for soprano and ensemble of clarinet, horn and piano. The first song text is an actual letter from a slave to her husband. Two songs are poems by Harriet Monroe and Jessie B. Rittenhouse. M...

With a text adapted from a traditional hymn, this setting has an expansive and thoughtful feel about it, never bombastic, but instead rather grand. Recorded by Wellesley College Choir; Lisa Graham, di...

Adapting the text from the James Whitcomb Riley poem A Song of Singing, here is a song for men that celebrates the joy and exuberance of singing. With a fast and jazzy feel, the men sing some words bu...

For Brass Quintet. Contents: Adagietto - Bells - Classical Dance - Country Dance - Dialogue - Fanfare - The Happy Drunken Organ Grinder - Impertinence - Lullabye - March - May Dance - The Mirror - Ron...

Written in a quasi Handelian/Bach dramatic style in order to give this brand new piece a timeless quality. And a timeless quality is exactly what the Truth requires of all of us as well. The text, ada...

Written in a quasi Handelian/Bach dramatic style in order to give this brand new piece a timeless quality. And a timeless quality is exactly what the Truth requires of all of us as well. The text, ada...

This duet, from the opera The Newport Rivals, has an inspirational and poetic text about love that would not be out of place at a wedding.

Rich and dashing British Naval Captain Jack Absolute has fallen in love with American heiress Lydia Larkspur. But Lydia is in love with a romantic fantasy: she wants to elope with some penniless artis...

With a text adapted from a traditional hymn, this setting has an expansive and thoughtful feel about it, never bombastic, but instead rather grand. Also available in mixed and men's chorus editions. R...

From the Winged Joy.

Songs Of The Slave is a suite for Bass/Baritone and SATB Chorus. It is based on material from the Opera John Brown.

Part One of Choral Variations.