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K. Lee Scott has taken a Latin setting of Psalm 51, Create in me a clean heart, and laced it with a luscious 21st century harmonies. Gentle and yet stirring, this setting is excellent for college or c...

K. Lee Scott has taken a Latin setting of Psalm 51, Create in me a clean heart, and laced it with a luscious 21st century harmonies. Gentle and yet stirring, this setting is excellent for college or c...

A lovely setting of the Latin Grace from Jesus College, Cambridge, featuring harmonic richness and subtle rhythmic and textural merits. An excellent a cappella selection for mature mixed choruses.

A lovely setting of the Latin Grace from Jesus College, Cambridge, featuring harmonic richness and subtle rhythmic and textural merits. An excellent a cappella selection for mature mixed choruses.

Composed for the choir of St. Chad's, Shrewsbury, this setting for unaccompanied mixed voices of the prayer after communion presents the text in a straightforward manner, with nuanced phrases and gent...

Composed for the choir of St. Chad's, Shrewsbury, this setting for unaccompanied mixed voices of the prayer after communion presents the text in a straightforward manner, with nuanced phrases and gent...

The choral music of Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625) is unusual among his Tudor contemporaries for being all in English (as far as we know), and is of the very highest quality. This collection provides an...

The choral music of Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625) is unusual among his Tudor contemporaries for being all in English (as far as we know), and is of the very highest quality. This collection provides an...

One does not expect a text from the Old Testament to fit so appropriately for a Lenten or Communion service. But Psalm 34:9 is a remarkable prayer that composer Anthony Doherty has used to create a mo...

One does not expect a text from the Old Testament to fit so appropriately for a Lenten or Communion service. But Psalm 34:9 is a remarkable prayer that composer Anthony Doherty has used to create a mo...

William Billings is widely recognized as the father of American choral music. With elegant simplicity he followed the lead of his European contemporaries and imparted his own unique style. This Easter...

William Billings is widely recognized as the father of American choral music. With elegant simplicity he followed the lead of his European contemporaries and imparted his own unique style. This Easter...

This rich setting of the Ave Maria text captures the essence of sincerity and transformation through the progression of harmonies. The thrilling cluster chords epitomize the challenging moments in lif...

This rich setting of the Ave Maria text captures the essence of sincerity and transformation through the progression of harmonies. The thrilling cluster chords epitomize the challenging moments in lif...

From a 1604 publication, this delightful five-voice madrigal offers challenges and rewards. Echo effects and musical imagery of running in and out make this especially fun to rehearse and perform!

From a 1604 publication, this delightful five-voice madrigal offers challenges and rewards. Echo effects and musical imagery of running in and out make this especially fun to rehearse and perform!

Sing a new song is the translation of this song's Latin text and appropriate in this minimalistic setting. The short motives pulsate with energy, building in dynamic chord clusters and vibrancy. A gre...

High school choral director, Jonathan Adams, has composed a number of beautiful a cappella pieces. This setting of Ecclesiastes 3:11 contains those yummy suspensions and cadences that choirs yearn for...

Jesse Beulke is a young American composer in his first year of college, yet this, his first published piece, demonstrates a musical maturity well beyond his years. Selected for the David Dickau Signat...

In only a few short years Richard Burchard has become recognized as one of the new, great choral composers in America. His sonorities are often thick but always rich and satisfying. His melodies are m...

God be in my head is the prayer that composer James Gossler has set to music. The beseeching lyrics call for unpretentious vocal lines and soothing cadences and Gossler delivers beautifully. This mode...

Here is a beautiful setting of the classic text from Richard Burchard. Opening with just the chant line the piece soon broadens like a stream into a river of sound. Richard's signature progressions, r...

Uses: General, Christ the King Scripture: Deuteronomy 6:4-9; Joshua 22:5; I John 5:1-5 A rich hymn text is the backdrop for this anthem of devotion from John Purifoy. The opening may be sung a cappell...

Uses: General, Christ the King Scripture: Deuteronomy 6:4-9; Joshua 22:5; I John 5:1-5 A rich hymn text is the backdrop for this anthem of devotion from John Purifoy. The opening may be sung a cappell...