Arranger: Blake R. Henson | Composer: William H. Monk

This new arrangement from Brandon Waddles has a rhythmic lilt, common to many traditional spirituals, combined with the "sound" that developed into the chord structure of gospel song during the 1960s. A piano reduction is provided for rehearsal.

Arranger: Brandon Waddles

Solo parts are optional

Composer: Blake R. Henson

Thomas Lavoy's "As I Walked the Silent Earth" was just published in The Evoking Sound Choral Series.Ê This work was the commencement Anthem at the 2013 Westminster graduation ceremony in The Princeton University Chapel.Ê Thomas Lavoy is a graduate of Westminster Choir College and is pursuing a Ph.D, in Composition at the University of Aberdeen (Scotland) with acclaimed composer Paul Mealor.Ê Lavoy, recognized for his compositional craft and music of deep and compelling honesty, GIA is proud to be the publisher of not only this work, but a new setting of The Lake Isle of Innisfree (Yeats) (G-8472) for unaccompanied choir.

Composer: Thomas LaVoy

Arranger: Brandon Waddles

Listen to this piece performed by the BYU Singers in the video below:

Arranger: Brandon Waddles | Performed By: BYU Singers

Composer: Blake R. Henson

Composer: Cortlandt Matthews

Composer: Gerald Custer

Arranger: Roger Ames

A duple-meter version of this famous Robert Lowry hymn, scored for SATB divisi and organ. An interpretation that is straightforward and chorale-like, rather than the frequently heard folklike settings. Produces a big choral sound.

Arranger: Gerald Custer | Composer: Robert Lowry

Composer: David Ross Lawn

Composer: Thomas LaVoy

Composer: Blake R. Henson

Combining four texts that cover a range of emotion, "Newtown Psalm" expresses the unsettled feeling that we, the living, experience when we think of the young lives that were cut short. Melodic and rhythmic dissonances portray that appalling day in stages of disbelief, destruction, and hopelessness, ultimately resolving at the comforting words of Psalm 121:8. This verse offers hope for the future in the reassurance of a divine peace for all, a settled peace which enfolds the beauty of the lives that are at rest.Performance of Newtown Psalm by the Rivertree Singers conducted by Warren Cook.

Composer: John F. Hudson

Composer: Anthony J. Maglione

Composer: Gerald Custer

Composer: Anthony J. Maglione

Original music on a 17th-century Nativity carol. Creatively utilizes the SATB divisi resources in varying combinations to paint the text. For nonreligious institutions that must avoid overtly Christian texts, especially in holiday concerts, this text is subtle enough to bypass restriction, yet provides a worthy offering of serious choral music.

Composer: Gerald Custer

Composer: Till MacIvor Meyn

"Set Me as a Seal upon Thine Heart" (commissioned for the wedding of Daniel Bara and DeannaJoseph, both conductors) is a setting text drawn from Song of Songs 8:6-7. The quartet, which sings theEnglish text, may be performed with one on a part or as a small ensemble, as balance warrants. TheSATB divisi choir part sings the same passage of scripture, but in a transliteration of the Hebrew.C Instrument or Flute

Composer: Anthony J. Maglione

I composed this setting in my last weeks of study at Westminster Choir College. The Latin text (Sine paenitentia enim sunt dona et vocatio Dei) translates roughly to "Truly, without regret are the gifts and callings of God." This piece serves not only as an outward affirmation for all to embrace and use their God-given talents, but also as an inward mantra for myself, as I move into an uncertain period in my life after completing my undergraduate studies. Many of the colors and textures found within this piece were influenced by my experience singing with the Westminster Williamson Voices for two years. While the "sine paenitentia" text may allow shades of doubt to creep in, all uncertainty and fear is dispelled upon singing "sunt dona et vocatio Dei." -Cortlandt MatthewsHere is an amazing performance by The Westminster Williamson Voices at the Choral Insititute at Oxford. Ryan Manni, Conductor

Composer: Cortlandt Matthews

Composer: Roger Ames

Audio track below performed by the combined choirs of Hereford, Gloucester, and Worcester cathedrals-Adrian Lucas, conductor

Composer: Jackson Hill

Composer: Gerald Custer

Composer: Colin Britt

Composer: Thomas LaVoy

Composer: Gerald Custer

Composer: Thomas LaVoy

Composer: Thomas LaVoy

I have recently been incredibly inspired by the writings of the great Bengali mystic Rabindranath Tagore, whose monumental collection of poetry Gitanjali won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913. This book introduces the reader to a new awareness of the world that surrounds us, deepening the connection between nature and the human spirit that we all yearn for. Verse 69 is particularly joyful and life-affirming: an ecstatic realization of the energies that move in ceaseless ebb and flow through us, our lives, and our natural environment. Each individual line of this verse has a unique character and color, so I have placed each in a key that I feel suits the mood of the text. The constantly flowing ostinati that weave their way throughout are collectively a musical representation of the "stream of life" to which Tagore refers. This flowing line can be found even in the subdued third line of text, which makes reference to the "ocean-cradle of birth and of death." In similar fashion, the

Composer: Thomas LaVoy

Arranger: Brandon Waddles

Composer: Alejandro D. Consolacion, II

Composer: Blake R. Henson

This recording is from the premiere concert of "Wait til' I git on my robe" by Brandon Waddles, in Storkyrkan (Stockholm Cathedral) in February 25, 2016. "Wait til' I git on my robe" was commissioned by St. Jacobs Chamber Choir in December 2015 as a suprise for Gary Graden - for his birthday.

Arranger: Brandon Waddles