Randall Johnson is a master at combining traditional and jazz styles. The Latin Benedictus text harkens to an ancient time, and after a solemn start, the music suddenly breaks into a fast and festive...
In May of 2013, NDSU and ACDA co-sponsored the Choral Symposium: Music of the Americas. It has produced friendships and great music from across the Americas. This piece was selected for publication in...
Selected for the new Music of the Americas Multicultural Series from North Dakota State University, this zesty piece hails from Mexico. The encouraging message is that chuchumbé will reach you whether...
Selected for the Jo-Michael Scheibe Male Chorus Series, could a lumberjack story be any more appropriate for the men's choir? Premiered at an ACDA conference to great applause, the writing of this Mic...
This work by George Jeffreys (d. 1685) and edited by Peter Aston is a setting of Jeremiah, Ch. 30, v. 17: Ah, Pity Me, Lord God, mercifully hear me... that is ideal for church or concert use. Latin an...
Noted scholar Peter Aston has edited this simple, yet profound work of George Jeffreys (d. 1685) - a setting of Song of Solomon, Ch. 2, v. 10: Truly my best beloved...rise up and come away. Ideal for...
Premiered at the 2005 ACDA convention, this setting of a poem by William Butler Yeats begs the listener to tread softly on our dreams. Available for SSAA and TTBB.
Performed at the 2005 ACDA National Convention, this original is filled with rhythmic and energetic verve.
From the Randy Stenson Male Chorus Series comes this moving Japanese story-song. The text is provided in both Japanese and English. Told primarily by a solo tenor voice, the male chorus sound provides...
First performed at the ACDA Central Division Convention in 2005, this energetic choral has quickly become a piece in demand. The Latin text is a popular one for choral groups and this setting is beaut...