This edition may be performed as a suite of four: God of Grace and God of Laughter, A Mountain Psalm, Come O, Come and Easter Days.

Composer: Alice Parker

Composer: C. Alexander Peloquin

It is the music-buying church that creates a GIA Choral Classic like this one, and at this point, there cannot be three churches left in the country that haven't sung this superb arrangement. If you are one of them, wait not longer!Horn in F I and II can be substituted for Trombones I and IIMore music for small choirs

Arranger: Richard Proulx | Composer: William Boyce

A solo flute leads off this anthem on an early American favorite and continues as unison male voices sing the first stanza. The third stanza is a canon of two voices. The second and fourth stanzas are a rich SATB setting, with the men often in parallel motion.

Arranger: Richard Proulx

Expertly arranged, this setting of Psalm 102 by Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov illustrates the simplicity of this a cappella piece belies the depth of spirituality that will be felt by the singers and the assembly through the marriage of words and music.

Arranger: Arthur Becker | Composer: Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov

With the familiar Christ the King texts from Psalm 71:8 and Daniel 7:14, this masterpiece is a powerhouse.How do you use full organ when accompanying a choir?Score the two in dialog. After the intro, the choir sings a ff statement, "He shall rule from sea to sea," answered with a 2-measure organ fanfare. This pattern continues until a quietly chanted verse leads to a marcato double "Alleluia" and a final fff open chord (no third) on the organ.Look this one over and you'll quickly understand why it's one of GIA's all-time best sellers.

Composer: H. Hamilton Smith

This triumphant setting of a text by Fred Pratt Green, "Lord, We Believe for Us You Lived and Died", is a rousing anthem perfect for any Sunday during Eastertide.This edition may be performed as a suite of four: God of Grace and God of Laughter, A Mountain Psalm, Come O, Come and Easter Days.Children's Choir Part is OptionalTrumpet in C is interlined in the octavoIncludes hymn version

Composer: Alice Parker

The GIA Choral Classics Series is our effort to introduce a new generation of directors to the gems that should be in every church music library. First published in 1984, "Eternal Light" has been reissued in this series. (If editors can be allowed favorite pieces, this is one of them!)

Composer: Jane M Marshall

Here is a true classic from Alexander Peloquin! The organ part contains a steady figure in the pedal to support the singing. The text is based on 1 Corinthians 13:13 and Psalm 136, with extra verses included to lengthen the piece as needed.

Composer: C. Alexander Peloquin

Few composers other than Alice Parker seem to give such seminal attention to words before letting a melody (or single note) pop into their heads.Fred Pratt Green's text serves as the seed of Alice's creation in this cheerful, flowing thanksgiving anthem for 2-part voices with a separate part for the assembly to chime in on "Thanks be to God" like "one-note Johnnys!"Budding composers take note. Choir directors study this little piece and put it to the test! A separate 4-part hymn version is also included.This edition may be performed as a suite of five pieces: Rejoice, the Lord Is King!, For the Fruit of All Creation, O Sing the Glories, Destructive Sword! and God Is Love.Includes SATB hymn version

Composer: Alice Parker

Cantor or soloist part is optional

Composer: C. Alexander Peloquin

This edition may be performed as a suite of four: God of Grace and God of Laughter, A Mountain Psalm, Come O, Come and Easter Days.

Composer: Alice Parker

One of the best-known verses of scripture was given an effective setting by the late Noel Goemanne over 30 years ago and is now released in the GIA Choral Classics Series. Its brevity makes it a good choice for a meditation at any point during Lent or Holy Week. If you don't know this piece, you should!Ê

Composer: Noel Goemanne

This is a great choice for Easter morning, especially with smaller choirs. Primarily for keyboard and two voices (equal or mixed), the piece has an extended introduction with a part for a speaker, who sets the tone for what follows. The dynamic changes add to the drama.Ê

Composer: Eugene Englert

This classic setting of the chant veni creator spiritus is in a quasi-metered format, scored for SATB voices and organ. The piece ends with a majestic doxology followed by a serene "Amen, Alleluia."

Arranger: Randolph N. Currie

Written in 1971, this Peloquin gem has been resurrected as a GIA classic. Originally composed as a solo for funerals, it was soon scored for SATB voices to become an anthem suitable for use throughout the Easter season. It begins and ends pp but swells to great ff in the middle. A good postcommunion piece for Easter Sunday.Soprano solo is optional

Composer: C. Alexander Peloquin

Assembly part is optional.

Composer: C. Alexander Peloquin

This piece makes feasts festive. The refrain begins in Latin, "Salve festa dies!" and concludes, "On this day the Lord has acted, we will rejoice and be glad in it!" Before concluding with a well-developed polyphonic alleluia and repeated refrain, the choir chants one of five verses: Christmas, Epiphany, Easter, Ascension, or Pentecost.8 Handbells or Orchestral Bells, percussion part is for Gong or Cymbal.Ê

Composer: Larry King

One of the best hymn concertatos in the GIA catalog-published in two editions: this, and with the text "I know that my Redeemer lives."Originally published in 1978 it has now been most appropriately reissued in the GIA Choral Classics series. A marvelous setting of duke street.

Arranger: Hal H. Hopson | Composer: John Hatton

For a piece to become a GIA Choral Classic, it has to measure up to a number of criteria. This wonderful discipleship hymn with it's 17th-century tune, so thoroughly satisfyingly arranged for SATB voices with optional brass and timpani, exceeds all of those criteria by a wide margin and has been a GIA best-seller for over 35 years!Brass quartet and timpani parts are optional.

Arranger: Richard Proulx | Composer: Adam Drese

This little-known tune provides great material for a hymn anthem. It's a sending forth text, scored with the men always echoing the text of the women at one measure. First, in canon, then in counterpoint. Mixed meters are introduced in the third and fourth stanzas, and the final stanza expands the score to SAT over echoing bass. Lots of excitement here.This edition may be performed as a suite of three: Lord, Enthron'd in Heav'nly Spendor, Look unto Abraham, and Know That the Lord Is God.The trumpet in C part is interlined in the score.

Composer: Alice Parker

This edition may be performed as a suite of three: Lord, Enthron'd in Heav'nly Spendor, Look unto Abraham, and Know That the Lord Is God.

Composer: Alice Parker

This setting of Psalm 104 reflects the rhythmic and harmonic interest that only C. Alexander Peloquin could provide. Optional parts for brass and percussion are available. Reproducible material for the assembly is included in the octavo.Brass and percussion parts are optional.Ê

Composer: C. Alexander Peloquin

"O Sing the Glories" is an original work by Alice Parker, who is known primarily for her masterful arrangements. A festive, unaccompanied hymn-anthem that begins each stanza with an ascending scale incorporating a phrygianesque raised fourth. The seven brief stanzas are SATB, TB, SA, SATB, SAT, a quieter SATBB (with layered entrances from the lower voices upward), and a resounding final stanza with the tune in the tenor, while all other voices freely decorate around the melody.

Composer: Alice Parker

This buoyant and joyful setting of darwall's 148th is a wonderful way for congregations to find new appreciation for this hymn and has application through the liturgical year from All Saints and Christ the King through Eastertide and Ascension.Children's choir part is optional

Arranger: Alice Parker | Composer: Alice Parker

A relaxed 6/8 meter for the music adds to the hope expressed by the text in this classic setting from Peloquin. Cantor or unison choir provide the brief presentation of the New Testament texts of the verses, followed by "Amen" from the assembly and choir. Tasteful modulations and a change in the texture of the (fairly easy) organ accompaniment between solo and choral vocal sections keep the flowing music from feeling repetitious.Based on 1 Corinthians this hopeful text and simple melody is perfect for use throughout the Easter season.

Composer: C. Alexander Peloquin

Following a standard, a cappella psalm setting for choir, the verses begin in unison, then a women's voices duet, then SATB, followed by the men's verse and a final SATB stanza. The tune has an early American flavor that suits the text source (The Bay Psalm Book of 1640) perfectly!

Composer: Judy Hunnicutt

This edition may be performed as a suite of five pieces: In All My Vast Concerns with Thee, Ye Followers of the Prince of Peace, Bright Morning Stars, The Promised Land, and Now Brethren, though We Part.

Composer: Alice Parker

Beautifully arranged and translated, this timeless Latin hymn is an ideal choice for Holy Thursday, Communion, or even as a processional, as it is accompanied only by six handbells.6 Handbells.

Arranger: Richard Proulx

This breathtaking setting of a 13th-century poem of love and sacrifice by Thomas Aquinas would make a dramatic anthem for any celebration of the Eucharist.

Composer: Randolph N. Currie

Composer: C.V. Stanford