Voices Rising

Here is a fresh treatment of the perennial favorite from the 1950s in a rich and expressive a cappella setting. Commissioned by the 2008 South Carolina All-State Choir, this selection makes a perfect...

The subtle beauty of this timeless Rodgers and Hart classic is enhanced by Bob Krogstad's masterful arranging touch. The rich harmonies progress in a classic jazz style into a perfect unfolding at jus...

From songwriting legends Hal David and Burt Bacharach and arranged by the acclaimed vocal jazz educator Phil Mattson, this song and text is among the most meaningful in contemporary music. Rich harmon...

Not for the faint of heart! This challenging jazz setting of the traditional folk hymn offers substantial challenges and myriad rewards, with its colorful harmonies and surprising shifts in tonality....

Not for the faint of heart! This challenging jazz setting of the traditional folk hymn offers substantial challenges and myriad rewards, with its colorful harmonies and surprising shifts in tonality....

The impeccable Mattson touch is clearly evident in this warm a cappella setting of the Irving Berlin classic. Full harmonies envelop the listener in a rich blanket of sound and the lyrics flow express...

The impeccable Mattson touch is clearly evident in this warm a cappella setting of the Irving Berlin classic. Full harmonies envelop the listener in a rich blanket of sound and the lyrics flow express...

Enjoy the challenge and reward of this contemporary setting of the traditional spiritual with its vibrant rhythms and fresh harmonization. Available: SATB divisi a cappella. Duration: ca. 3:10.

Enjoy the challenge and reward of this contemporary setting of the traditional spiritual with its vibrant rhythms and fresh harmonization. Available: SATB divisi a cappella. Duration: ca. 3:10.

Craig Hella Johnson's setting of Dolly Parton's Light of a Clear Blue Morning is infused with light and hopefulness as it opens with a solo soprano and gradually builds to a joyful overflowing of soun...

This work for mixed chorus and semi chorus of the text from Ruth 1:16-17 and texts from Proverbs 30:18-19 and Psalm 139:6 is a rich, largely homophonic setting that expressively portrays Ruth's famous...

From the first intoning of the opening phrase of the text from the Hebrew Union Prayer Book, this expressive work is marked by warmth and beauty. In the rising of the sun and its going down, we rememb...

This setting of a prayer for peace from the Jewish liturgy is a fitting work for our time. Opening quietly, it builds steadily to an intense emotional outpouring, then gradually retreats to a hushed c...

This short unaccompanied motet celebrates the wondrous mystery of God made man with this rich setting of a traditional Latin text. Full contemporary harmonies will resound throughout your performance...

From Craig Hella Johnson and Conspirare, this setting of a beloved evangelical hymn by Jonah Kliewer is both sturdy and transformational, projecting a sense of calmness and comfort.

A profoundly beautiful poem speaks of life as a series of doors opening and of sighs unfolding, one upon another, rising on a tide of mornings. The music creates a peaceful atmosphere of unfolding son...

A profoundly beautiful poem speaks of life as a series of doors opening and of sighs unfolding, one upon another, rising on a tide of mornings. The music creates a peaceful atmosphere of unfolding son...

Craig Hella Johnson's remarkable setting of verses by the poet Rabindranath Tagore creates a mesmerizing effect with music that is both ancient and modern. Ever in my life have I sought thee with my s...

With a depth and emotional range comparable to art songs, spirituals have become a powerful and significant body of work in Western art music. This pairing of two songs displays a quality of emotional...

The choral ensemble creates a spare and stark vocal atmosphere with steady, pulsating vocal effects as the solo lines emerge from the texture. First Soon ah will be done and then I wanna die easy, whi...

Donald Grantham has set the beautiful and descriptive Jane Kenyon Poem in a serene and gentle musical pallet. With lush harmonies and much rubato within a slow tempo, this is atmospheric in its final...

Written for the 100th anniversary of the St. Olaf choir, this work is commensurate with ability of one of the great choirs in America. The music makes consistent use of divisi texture, expansive arcs...

This is a setting of an Irish Blessing but no THE Irish Blessing. This musical tapestry is one of unadorned a cappella mixed chorus, using soft dissonances and free-flowing counterpoint. Together in s...

Opening with the phrase How you wonder what you are, this poem, described by the composer as a sort of fable for adults, is set for mixed voices with soprano solo as a work of lyricism and reassurance...

Opening with the phrase How you wonder what you are, this poem, described by the composer as a sort of fable for adults, is set for mixed voices with soprano solo as a work of lyricism and reassurance...