This celebratory and joyous original work speaks of music, of wonder, of praise and of thankfulness. Opening with vibrant fanfares, the energy, power and enthusiasm of this anthem make it a magnificent addition to the sacred repertoire.

Written for the 20th anniversary of the CME Institute, A Living Song serves to honor and reflect on the passion for music that CME has instilled in countless singers throughout the years.

This popular William Blake text has a playful nature, which is reflected in the shifting meters that follow the rhythmic contour and accentuation of the words. The vocal line is light and bright, and encapsulates the joyful spirit of the poem. Duration: ca. 3:00.

There's a certain sense of frustration, yet hopefulness in this song. If only we could find the right melody, the right drum beat, to invent a song to end all war. What notes? What lyrics? Sing this simple ballad with sincerity and an open heart; sing as though your words can make a difference.

One of the songs of Mirabai (1498-1547), this setting for 4-Part women's chorus is marked by sinuous and sensual solo lines, drones, embellishment, rhythmic ostinati and layering of voices and instruments. Written for and premiered at ACDA 2009 by the Michigan State University Women's Chamber Ensemble, Sandra Snow, Conductor. With cello.

Commissioned for the 2005 Hillsborough Fine Arts Festival, this piece was based on a poem from the Hunger Committee, Diocese of Huron. Simple and direct, it can be performed both in concert and worship. With piano.

This arrangement of an oft-performed holiday tune gives homage to the folk and gospel traditions, complete with the rustic flavor of the violin. The melody should be sung with simplicity and clarity of tone. Duration: ca. 3:00.

Written as a celebration of a wedding anniversary, David Brunner has set this beautiful Rumi text with highly impressionistic harmonies and frequently shifting key centers.The text is full of beautiful sensations: carving gems, dressing the earth, feeling the breeze, scattering gold dust, lighting our path to love. Universal themes from this 13th Century poet that are as relevant today as ever. Duration: Ca. 3 minutes

With a text that speaks of gratitude and contentedness, and also of self-acceptance, Blest By Everything is perfect for milestone events or the concert stage. A triumphant melody infused with hope and optimism.

A text whose message reminds us of those qualities of ambition and striving, passion and spirit lends itself beautifully to this triumphant music. The opening vocal fanfares and closing hymn are sung with majesty and conviction; the inner passages with lyricism and warmth. F Horn part included. Duration: ca. 4:15.

Commissioned for the 2013 Mississippi ACDA All-State Honor Choir, this Scott Lounsbury poem is full of whirling images, imaginative turns of phrase and a rhythmic insistency that doesn't stop. David Brunner has set this text with urgency, playfulness, electricity and rhythmic propulsion that while a challenge to learn, it will be a joy to perform. Duration: ca. 3 minutes 10 seconds.

Commissioned for the 2010 Southern Division ACDA Men's Honor Choir, David Brunner's broad and majestic music paired with James Broughton's powerful words, combine to make the perfect piece for men's chorus. In the text are found unusual juxtapositions of seeming opposites: percussive silences, the intimate roar, the singing void, and a strong bond of brotherhood: thriving on affection and closer to me than my own children. Let your ears ring with the sound the stars make. Duration: ca. 4:00.

This highly interesting poem conveys many ideas: courage and determination, freedom and ease, contemplation and solitude. The music moves along at a leisurely pace, an easy walk with no agenda. With percussion and piano and vocals that offer a slight challenge, this unique work will fit many programs.

This setting of the familiar Cantate Domino text is full of rhythmic vitality and forward momentum. Enjoy the playful metric surprises!

This piece conveys an urgency for us to awaken and see the wonder, hear the joy that's brought by the rising of the sun. Angular melodies suggest fanfare calls, and asymmetrical rhythms propel the music forward. Sing with strength and authority.

Second in the cycle of Ecstatic Songs on texts by the Hindu mystic poet Mirabei written for the Michigan State University Women's Chamber Ensemble and their conductor Sandra Snow, the soloist in this piece embodies the voice of Mira with words of intensity, passion, conviction and devotion. With percussion (pakhawaj, finger cymbals, bells, wind chimes and brass bowls). Duration: ca. 4 minutes 30 seconds.

This David Brunner work evolved from a project that involved middle, high school and college singers in a virtual choir environment. The text, with its strong rhythm and sturdy refrain, artfully captures what it feels like to be a singer in a chorus. The entire work is an anthem to bands of empowered singers everywhere: from many, comes one song! Duration: ca. 2:25.

With Oboe, Piano and Finger Cymbals Earthsongs is a group of three pieces. The texts speak of the wonders of nature and of the importance of protecting the animals, caring for the plants and nurturing one another. The World is Full of Poetry is a text by the 19th century geologist James Gates Percival. In Safety and Bliss is a Buddhist writing from the Sutta Nipata. We join with the Earth is a text from the United Nations Environmental Sabbath Program. Duration: ca. 9:00.

Scored for unison voices and piano, this piece is a syllabic and through-composed setting of Laura E. Richards' text. The distinctive aspect of the piece is its rhythmic interest and shifting meters, its humor, evident in the lumbering nature of the piano accompaniment in the lower range of the keyboard, and the declamation of the text.

Written for the Miami Children's Chorus, players from the New World Symphony and Dance Now!, this is a spirited and energetic composition from David Brunner.Reflecting the flavor of the text the world full of life... David's music is full of life and energy and the spirit we have come to expect from him. Duration: Ca.3 min. 30 sec

This creative work captures the experience of the artist perfectly, to imagine what can be, to see extraordinary possibilities in everyday things and to sense in our heart the oneness of the universe. With piano.

The lovely new tune by Paul Short is a lyric and expansive melody, particularly well-suited for the voice, while the appearance of the original tune by Samuel Ward and the juxtaposition of the two in the final verse lends a feeling of familiarity.

Grace was commissioned by the Sloan Creek Middle School a cappella treble choir for their performance at the 2013 national ACDA convention in Dallas. Despite references to brief, bright moments fading fast, sorrowing hours and all we mourn, all we keep, the poetic and musical mood is not dark, but warm and hopeful. With the sensitive piano stylings that we have come to expect from David Brunner, this is a wonderful opportunity for young women to dig deep into their emotions.

These words of American poet Walt Whitman are strong, majestic and noble. There is a similar strength and sturdiness in the music, bringing a feeling of fanfare and celebration, but also in contrast, moments of reflection and lyricism. The textures are clear and uncluttered, allowing the choirs to produce a ringing resonance. Duration: ca. 4:00.

These words of American poet Walt Whitman are strong, majestic and noble. There is a similar strength and sturdiness in the music, bringing a feeling of fanfare and celebration, but also in contrast, moments of reflection and lyricism. The textures are clear and uncluttered, allowing the choirs to produce a ringing resonance. Duration: ca. 4:00.

With a text based on a Sioux Nations prayer, the composer has this to say, For native peoples, the spirits of nature and the earth are a strong presence, as are the spirits of their ancestors and the living traditions of their culture. Approach this song with honesty, sincerity, reverence and with awe. For 2pt voices, piano, alto flute and percussion (rattle, windhcimes, hand drum, suspended cymbal). Duration: 6:30.

There is a mysterious quality about the man hidden in the rafters of so many cathedrals and civic buildings of long ago. He is secretive, curious, playful, enigmatic. This music is rhythmic and angular, impish, darting here and there, with a bit of fanfare each time his name is announced.

There is a mysterious quality about the man hidden in the rafters of so many cathedrals and civic buildings of long ago. He is secretive, curious, playful, enigmatic. This music is rhythmic and angular, impish, darting here and there, with a bit of fanfare each time his name is announced.

Royal Canadian Air Force pilot John Magee wrote his popular poem High Flight when he was just 19 years old. In the poem he describes the delirious feeling of wheeling and soaring, and an intimate connection with the divine. Setting these words, the composer's music soars and dives and floats and reflects the joy this young pilot experienced from the pilot's chair.

Now available in an edition for mixed voices. We are all encouraged to find that small place with us where dreams may go, and sheltered so, may thrive and grow where doubt and fear are not. This song, with this text, must be sung from the heart.

Evocative of a very simple idea of home, this melody should be sung with gentle lyricism, as if borne on the breeze. For two-part treble voices and piano. Duration: ca. 3:20.

Musical: The Wiz

This moving and sincere piece based on a traditional Baha'i blessing will connect all in heart and thought.

Written as a tribute to a beloved friend and mentor, I Am In Need of Music conveys a sentiment shared by so many: music is the healer of our wounds, the peace that lives within us. This lush and lyrical setting will speak to all who carry music in their hearts. Duration: ca: 4:00.

Focusing on the text that speaks of what I am rather than what I am not, this beautiful ballad is an inspiration. A lush and supportive piano accompaniment enhances vocal lines that soar.

This classic and inspirational text by Langston Hughes is appropriate in school or church. And it is a great vehicle for teaching your singers about hopes and dreams and that their dreams can make a difference. David's music is tuneful and sturdy and strong and a wonderful concert closer. Sing as though your dream can make a difference is a message we all need to hear and sing. Duration: Ca. 4 minutes

This classic and inspirational text by Langston Hughes is appropriate in school or church. And it is a great vehicle for teaching your singers about hopes and dreams and that their dreams can make a difference. David's music is tuneful and sturdy and strong and a wonderful concert closer. Sing as though your dream can make a difference is a message we all need to hear and sing. Duration: Ca. 4 minutes

Poetry By: Langston Hughes

The fragmented nature of the poetry is reflected in the many small musical sections. (3:00)

This arrangement of the words and music of Alma Bazel Androzzo pays homage to the gospel tradition. The powerful text carries the message If I can help somebody as I pass along, then my living shall not be in vain. Duration: 4:30.

Setting an intimate, almost private text by Texas poet, sculptor and song writer Bill Worrell, David Brunner has crafted a thoughtful, expressive and mature piece not often found for 2 part choir. If you could fly, where would you go? I Would sing with rapture until the end of time. That's what I would do if I could fly. Such poetry is the stuff that dreams are made of and your singers will dream of all things possible when exploring this beautiful song. Duration Ca.2 minutes 40 seconds

Playful and inspirational energy courses through this lively song, bringing to life a poem about the joy of musical sharing and personal interconnectedness. With piano.

This dramatic setting uses angular melody, strong rhythms and some quirky bits of harmony to bring the spectacle of the Lewis Carroll text to life, using both 2-part and 3-part textures. Great for children's or middle school choirs, groups may wish to add choreography to further enhance the fun and drama. Duration: ca. 3:15.

The Jubilate Deo text is from Psalm 100. This festive setting for voices and organ uses only the first three verses, both in English and in Latin. Duration: ca. 3:10. Brass parts available separately (Trumpet 1-2, F Horn, Trombone, Tuba: 48001621).

This song of playful innocence is an invitation to live and be merry. The lightness and carefree quality of the melody will bring joy to any performance. Duration: ca. 4:18.

The Ecstatic Songs Cycle was a project with conductor Sandra Snow that spanned eight years. The first song was All I Was Doing Was Breathing (48019949), while the second song Don't Go (48022954) followed four years later. This movement has musical material that seems familiar, melodic gestures similar to those of the previous movements, and the reappearance of the solo cello as the longing in Mira's voice. There is a sense of resolve in her words and in this music.

Celebrating every day miracles and the simplicity of the miraculous in our everyday lives, here is a simple yet profound musical setting of these every day occurrences. Lush piano writing and beautiful word painting create a concert centerpiece for accomplished choirs.

David Brunner, known for his beautiful melodies and wonderful accompaniments, has set seven tiny unison pieces using haiku text. Each of the seven is about seasons and form a set. They are glimpses, sparse, yet fully there, like haiku.

Each voice assumes the role of one of Laura E. Richard's characters in a spirited and playful exchange characterized by an incessant rhythmic chatter. The text is set syllabically, in a declamatory manner, and highlighted musically as the verbal altercation escalates, culminating in a brief imitative passage which tumbles to its conclusion. Duration: ca. 1:15

With a text excerpted from the beautiful Stacy Barton poem Flight, this work sings of yearning, dreaming and the sensation of flying with a gentle lyricism and dance-like quality with buoyant, lifted phrases.

This well-known Native American text speaks of an intimate relationship with nature and the earth. Beauty, softness, fragrance and freshness abound. This is a sensual text, in that each phrase conjures images that stimulate our senses of sight, hearing, touch, taste and smell. Duration ca. 2:30.

The renowned Bengali poet, Tagore, was the first non-European to win the Nobel Prize in literature in 1913. His elegant verse suits the lyrical quality of the music. There is a prominent violin obligato that soars over the rich harmonic language. And, as always, the Brunner piano accompaniment is supportive and expressive but never in the way. The violin part is included in the choral score.