From the Gounod opera Faust. Here, young Valentin's heartfelt prayer abounds with conflicting emotions. The singers should consider the devotional, yet enthusiastic text and operatic style of the music when performing.

Arranger: Ryan Kelly | Composer: Charles Gounod

This is the 1st piece in the suite Three Spanish Songs for Men's choir As is always the case, IPA pronunciation guide is provided with the music and a fine recording is available to aid in style.

Composer: Rosephanye Powell

Commissioned by the University of Michigan Men's Glee Club. This Megan Levad text centers on World War 1 and the United States joining the Allies fighting there. It remembers our young people who gave their lives in the meadows, hills and towns of Europe. This is a war poem in the form of a larger sonnet, but one that takes a larger historical perspective than simply focusing on the war to end all wars. The music ends with an expression of joy coming from the poet's metaphysical view that The Good is always possible.

Composer: Theodore Morrison

Winner of the 2018 prestigious Brehm composition competition at the University of Michigan, here is a Walt Whitman text that seems to float in the air, like the stars it is about. Very subtle dynamic contrasts require a skilled choir and thorny dissonances establish a contemporary harmonic language.

Composer: Sawyer Denton

Here is one of the most famous boleros and most sung Mexican song in the world now set in a concert choral arrangement. This arrangement is a regular part of the King's Singers repertoire as well as vocal Essence and the Mexican choir Vox Populi Project. This music is hip and contemporary while staying true to its stylistic heritage.

Arranger: Julio Morales | Composer: Consuelo Velazquez

Written at the request of Eugene Rogers for his new series, Bound for the Promised Land uses three 19th-century melodies: the shape note hymn The Promised Land; and two Appalachian fiddle tunes, Santa Anna's Retreat and The Temperance Reel. Using the Celtic phenomenon called mouth music or lilting, the singers accompany the dance music as fiddlers in a light and energetic fashion. The hymn tune, published in 1835, is credited to Miss M. Durhan, and is thus probably the first music published in America by a female composer. Duration Ca. 4 minutes

Composer: J. David Moore

Here is a traditional Lakota lullaby that was often sung by mothers towards their young boys. The Lakota language has become nearly extinct but composer/arranger Linthicum-Blackhorse has made it his life's work to bring the language back to life. In this arrangement, the IPA pronunciation guide is included in the body of the music in order to make it accessible to all singers and choirs.

Composer: Linthicum-Blackhorse

Combining two traditional spirituals, Come and go with me and Come and go with me to my Father's House, Brandon Waddles has created an arrangement that harkens the sounds of an African-American work song and Southern male gospel quartet. Brandon uses the a cappella style of the spiritual, the extended harmonies of jazz and the motivic and rhythmic drive of gospel in this arrangement to make the pairing of these two selections a joyous community expression.

Arranger: Brandon Waddles

Beginning with a soft and rubato guitar introduction followed by rich harmonies by the men, this song breaks into a boisterous and rhythmic song in 6/8. Solos are followed by the ensemble and energy is created to the end.

Arranger: Eugene Rogers | Composer: Juan Garcia de Zespedes

Here is a lively and energetic folk song from Bulgaria. An easy-to-use IPA pronunciation guide is included making the language easy to master.

Composer: Joshua DeVries

Number 2 from The Greatest of These (No. 1, Unseen and No. 3, Flight) this movement is written on the virtue of hope. Using a rich yet simple harmonic palette that strives to create a sense of nostalgia. Hope here assures that in the darkest of experiences, when all joy is but a distant flicker of light, it serves as a spark for the immortal flame of life that can illuminate even from the deepest shadows.

Composer: Daniel Elder

Alternating between quiet and fervent, this music struggles to give form to memories that exist no longer as sharp images but as blurry clouds. With a piano part that never quite settles as it reaches back into the past, the poetry of young poet Eleanor Wikstrom is always front and center as the singers wrestle with the unsettling emotion of Feeling Infinite.

Composer: Dominick DiOrio

One of Korea's most prominent composers, Hyo-Won Woo has crafted a theatrical masterpiece for advanced male choirs. With dramatic directions and an IPA pronunciation guide, many of the initial obstacles are cared for. A link to watch Miss Woo work with Eugene Rogers and the Michigan Men's Glee clarify the intentions and pave the way for a performance that will stay in everyone's memory.

Composer: Hyo-Won Woo

Number 3 from The Greatest of These (No. 1, Unseen and No. 2, Echoes) this movement is written on the virtue of love. Set in a repetitive, trance-like exploration of personal experiences. The treatment of these motives creates an energized tone, constantly and unexpectedly bubbling over the top of its secret confines as joy that cannot be contained.

Composer: Daniel Elder

The poetry of Megan Levad and the music of Kristin Kuster fit together like a hand in a glove. Like a single, coordinated voice from two thoughtful and creative women. Three movements under one cover creating Suite 1, and written Eugene Rogers and his University of Michigan Men's Glee club, this suite will satisfy serious men's choirs of all ages.

Composer: Kristin Kuster

Winner of a 2015 Oscar Award, this inspirational song speaks of hope and looks to the future for healing in the midst of great division. Eugene's gospel-like setting offers comfort to the community and motivates individuals to keep working for a better tomorrow. Through the voice of a powerful soloist, male chorus and spoken word artists, the message of unity and hope is left ringing in our ears.

Arranger: Eugene Rogers | Composer: Lonnie Lynn | Performed By: John Legend

Here is a setting of 4 spirituals (Do Lord; Walk Together Children; A City Called Heaven; & Ol' Time Religion) arranged for SATB choir, solos, Brass quintet and timpani. Performed at the 2023 ACDA mixed honors choir under the direction of Eugene Rogers, this is a true concert closer.

Arranger: Stacey V. Gibbs

Considered by choral scholars to be the first notated vocal polyphony in the Americas, this hymn tune from Peru but written in a European classical style is a wonderful addition to the men's choir repertoire. An IPA pronunciation guide is included with the octavo as well as percussion parts for three hand percussion players. This arrangement also works well when performed a cappella.

Arranger: Eugene Rogers | Composer: Bocanegra Juan Perez

Capturing the importance of the Greenfield poem and the dramatic story of Harriet Tubman's life, Rollo Dilworth has crafted a powerful new spiritual. Tubman was often referred to as a conductor of the Underground Railroad and as the Moses of her people. In recognition of these titles, musical themes from the spirituals If I Got My Ticket and Go Down, Moses have been incorporated into the score.

Composer: Rollo Dilworth

Originally scored for tenor solo and SATB chorus, this wonderful example of Baroque music is now available for male chorus. This is a wonderful example of Handel's mastery of text painting and his dramatic melismatic skill.

Arranger: Eugene Rogers | Composer: George Frideric Handel

Combining two spirituals with original music and emplying two soloists, this arrangement from first time contributor Carlos Simon is amazing. Series editor Eugene Rogers wrote and said get this piece in print so I can begin programming it! High praise indeed.

Composer: Carlos Simon

With a text by contemporary poet Asher Harris, the composer explores the challenges we face when far from home. A feeling of rubato throughout suggests a constant yearning and thorny harmonics urge us to jump out of our comfort zones.

Composer: Adrian Wong

Featuring a tenor soloist throughout, this is a master-class in Call and Response, and traditional Gospel style.

Arranger: Carlos B. Brown | Composer: Traditional

This traditional South African folk song is upbeat and playful. An audio pronunciation guide can be found on the Hal Leonard website and sample rhythmic patterns for optional percussion are included in the page 2 notes.

Arranger: Lhente-Mari Pitout

Commissioned for the Duncanville High School A Cappella Men's Choir for their 2021 National ACDA performance and selected as a featured piece for the Texas All-State Choir, this is a tour de force for any upper level Low Voice choir. With a moving cello part and moments of spoken text, Invictus will stretch your singers and help move them to a higher level of musicianship.

Composer: Reginal Wright

From the Stephen Sondheim musical Sweeney Todd, this beautiful tenor aria is sung by Anthony in act 1 as he dreams of this beautiful and enchanting character Johanna. In act two Anthony searches through the streets for Johanna trying to rescue her from Sweeney. Todd joins in the song as he dreams of her beauty and the asylum he has her stashed. This is a show stopper for men's choirs.

Arranger: Mac Huff | Composer: Stephen Sondheim | Musical: Sweeney Todd

Here is the second song in the suite Three Spanish Songs for Men's Choir. This music is powerful and energetic with a stylistic piano part

Composer: Rosephayne Powell

Grounded in the ideas, symbols, and threads of songs that have been born out of adversity, Dominick hints at South African freedom songs, 6/8 Gospel anthems and other styles indicative of this style. Megan Levad's text speaks to our need for neighborhood as we all search for ways to be connected to those around us. This is a moving and vital work for those looking for a socially conscious work.

Composer: Dominick DiOrio

Commissioned by Chorus America for the Boston Children's Chorus in memory of the first anniversary of the Boston Bombing. Berry's text describes the uncertainty of the human condition that can be felt in our violent contemporary times, and the fear of the world that our children will inherit. In the years since the composition was first written, during which an untold number of violent acts have gripped our headlines, The Peace of Wild Things has become a memorial against all violence in our society.

Composer: Shawn Crouch

This original song for Christmas should be performed with a sense of joy. There is a sense of calm and soothing as we wait for the Prince of Peace. Alternate lyrics are offered if a secular sensibility is preferred.

Composer: Michael W. Brinkman

The poet writes that The loving heart begs his lover not to let his kisses die. If his kisses die, then too does their love. This same passion is captured in the four verses of music as the melody passes among voices. Wide dynamic ranges are required from the singers and awareness of where the melody is within the ensemble is critical.

Composer: Julio Pineda

Written as a tribute for a loved one's wedding, this passionate text is captured beautifully in the music. Programmed for the 2023 ACDA National Honors Choir.

Composer: Margaret Burk

We Shall Sing! We Shall jump! We shall shine! We Shall Fly! These opening lyrics in this 3 piece from the Suite Three Spanish Songs for Men's Choir is noting but joy.

Composer: Rosephanye Powell

Composer Greg Simon writes that Spirit is, like the poem that inspired it, a fantasia on both the sweeping American landscape of Whitman's text, and the inner heartland to which all artists must listen if they are to form their own scenes. With an a cappella opening in the style of an African-American spiritual or working song, Simon tansitions to an energetic and passionate setting accompanied by a toure de force piano part that will highlight a fine accompanist.

Composer: Greg Simon

Commissioned by Eugene Rogers and his University of Michigan Men's Glee for their performance at the 2018 ACDA Central/North Central Regional conference, this arrangement by one of America's leading arrangers of spirituals captures the pain of this world while celebrating the hope of the life yet to come. Worthy of the best men's choirs but accessible to all men's choirs, this is a must have.

Arranger: Stacey Gibbs

Commissioned by Jerry Blackstone for the University of Michigan Chamber Choir, Sunset captures the image-rich poem by Paul Lawrence Dunbar. Dunbar's poem captures the familiar and solemn atmosphere that we call dusk or end of day while composer Knaggs evokes a bit of the mystery and nostalgia into the cosmic wonders that become visible during and after the setting of the sun.

Composer: Daniel Knaggs

Commissioned by the University of Michigan Men's Glee Club here is a passionate tour de force for advanced men's choirs. Full of rubato and with a text that is powerful while at the same time sensitive this is a wonderful addition to the collegiate repertoire.

Composer: Andrea Ramsey

This is a rhythmic, contemporary, gospel-style anthem with words that challenge all of us to take responsibility for making our communities safe, supportive, and just.

Composer: Rollo Dilworth

Number 1 from The Greatest of These (No. 2, Echoes and No. 3, Flight) this movement, is written on the virtue of faith. It is largely atmospheric as it depicts the endlessly shifting vaporous uncertainty of ones belief in the unprovable. In this second year of releases in the Eugene Rogers Series, this set of three will be a great addition to the male chorus repertoire.

Composer: Daniel Elder

Using excerpts from Virginia Woolf's suicide letter to her husband, this is a powerful and moving work. Winner of the prestigious University of Michigan Brehm Choral Composition Competition this 7-minute work exhibits how empathy through art can be a strong mechanism to develop our understanding of one another.

Composer: Carolina Heredia

Volta is written with an attempt to answer the question of why love, or beauty, requires nothing of us in order to spark, and yet we will give everything to protect it. When love stirs, it asks for nothing but a world made safe for truth, for beauty, for the tense blooming. This is program music which is asking for our full range of musicianship and emotion.

Composer: Kristin Kuster

Like much of the First Nation music, it has never been written down, rather passed on aurally from one generation to the next. This arrangement of a Lakota Sioux spiritual is the beginning of an ethnomusicological journey to preserve and archive the music of this tribe in a meaning and entertaining way.

Composer: William Linthicum-Blackhorse

Already available for SATB and SSA, now, at last, an arrangement for men. With a powerful piano accompaniment, your men will really be able to dig in and sing with the full power of their voices.

Arranger: Rollo Dilworth

Premiered at the National ACDA Conference in Kansas City by Carrie Tennant and the Vancouver Youth Choir in 2019. This piece combines the different aesthetics of drought politics, dance hall dub and youthful drive to create something that is at once as ordered as it is chaotic.

Arranger: Kristopher Fulton | Composer: Nathaniel Brenner | Performed By: Tune Yards

One out of five U.S. adults experience mental illness, and we all have negative thoughts that creep into our consciousness from time to time. Sometimes those thoughts overwhelm us like a storm. We hope this music from the powerful suite You Are Enough makes conversations about mental health occur more easily.

Composer: Aron Accurso

Here is a three movement suite intended to elevate conversations regarding mental health. Commissioned by the University of Michigan Men's Glee Club, Mark Stover, conductor, Broadway composer Aron Accurso brings his sense of the dramatic to this powerful score for men's voices.

Composer: Aron Accurso