Dan Hall's lyrical setting of W.B. Yeats' moving poetry expands on a lovely Welsh tune to create a warm, gentle, and melodic choral work.ÊJo-Michael Scheibe Choral Series.

Composer: Daniel J. Hall

A beautiful, ever-melodic setting of the contemplative poem, this piece will be a joy to sing. An artistic piano accompaniment adds color and support. Choirs of all sizes will enjoy this special piece.

Composer: David C Dickau

A provocative poem by a young writer tells a tender love story. A contemporary-style piano accompaniment sets the mood and complements the vocals throughout the piece. This piece will appeal to the imagination of high school singers.

Composer: Timothy Jon Tharaldson

The rousing pentatonic tune of this Irish folksong comes to dramatic life in this stunning arrangement, where the text tells of the rigors of the daily lives of the hard-working miners. Perform this with piano and doumbek, or add some or all of the optional instruments for a full-fledged Irish reel.

Arranger: Seth Houston

In Ireland a "soft day" is one with misty rain instead of the more typical Irish downpour. It is a day to celebrate the out-of-doors. The Aussie composer has beautifully captured the spirit of the message of the Irish poet.

Composer: Daniel Brinsmead

A dynamic Walt Whitman text that celebrates the joys of music. Exploring many themes and styles, this is a fantastic honor choir or festival selection from David Dickau.ÊJo-Michael Scheibe Choral Series.ÊDuration: Approx. 4:10.MP3 Recording Choir: Minnesota State University Mankato Concert Choir, David Dickau, conductorÊ

Composer: David C. Dickau

A timeless message from the Rev. William Temple is captured in the flowing piano accompaniment, lyrical vocal parts, and expressive harmony. This is an excellent choral benediction appropriate to church services or school functions.ÊJo-Michael Scheibe Choral Series.

Composer: Doug Andrews

Here is another example of Eric Barnum's masterful blending of great poetry and sensitive music, ending with a soaring soprano solo. A fine festival piece for high school choirs and beyond, this work offers a great palette of expression for the choir. Duration: ca. 5:40.ÊJo-Michael Scheibe Choral Series.

Composer: Eric William Barnum

Award-winning film composer Kenneth Lampl produced this dramatic setting of the celebratory Hebrew text. Rich harmonies and exquisite melodies distinguish this fine composition.

Composer: Kenneth Lampl

We proudly announce the new Jo-Michael Scheibe Sacred Choral Series with this invigorating arrangement by Ken Berg. In Dr. Scheibe's words, This series is committed to providing the finest crafted sacred choral music possible with the objective of ensuring that may be used in worship and in schools when appropriate. This setting does not disappoint. A cappella voices with dynamic percussion instruments make this a great concert opener. Excellent for church or school as promised.

Arranger: Ken Berg

A beautiful setting for the advanced choir. Composer Schlenker knows how to create drama in his music-this piece is one of those rare ones that brings chills to the listener.

Composer: Terry Schlenker

A stunning, concert-worthy arrangement utilizing three verses of the original text, it builds to a dramatic, maestoso ending. Listen to the exquisite recording provided by the commissioning choir.

Composer: Samuel A. Ward

This work is set to a stunning love poem, which translates to "You are the Love of my Soul". It was written in the early 1500s by Spanish author Garcilaso de la Vega. It may be performed with or without the accompaniment. For advanced high school or college. Moderately difficult.ÊJo-Michael Scheibe Choral Series.

Composer: Z. Randall Stroope

This profound work sets a stunning 16th century love poem by Garcilaso de la Vega. The rich harmonic language and lucid vocal lines are both expressive and masterfully written without excessive demands in range or vocal color. Can be performed with or without the piano accompaniment. In Spanish. Available for SATB divisi and TTBB.ÊJo-Michael Scheibe Choral Series.

Composer: Z. Randall Stroope

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Composer: Paul Basler

A stunning setting of this Latin text that speaks of a guardian angel, "Angele Dei" has great melodic interest combined with superb drama. Building to an impassioned climax, it then dissolves the momentum via repeated "amens" colored by interesting harmonies and ultimately comes to rest with all voices now low in their ranges.

Composer: Susan LaBarr

As though in a dream of lost love, the men sing the melody first as the women add color with their "oos;" then the reverse takes place, with the women singing the melody. Finally they join together to bring closure to this beautiful and poignant song for the lonely heart.

Composer: Susan LaBarr

The dreamlike qualities of the music in this original selection amplify the text and have us dreaming of a love remembered. This beautiful art song with a powerful combination of soaring melodies and tender, pensive moments, is bound to leave your audience mesmerized.

Composer: Andrew R Jacobson

Kevin Memley's artistry paints pictures with music in this setting of 19th century poet Thomas Hood's words. High school and college choirs will be enraptured by the beauty of this selection. One can hear the rain begin to fall at the opening and the longing for summer's song by the end.

Composer: Kevin Memley

This dramatic piece is rich in harmonic interest, tasteful in the setting of the text, and above all, highly memorable. Sensible ranges and natural voice leading add to the excellence of this composition.

Composer: Alvez Barkoskie

Utilizing the traditional shape-note style, the composer/poet gives us this piece inspired by his love of nature and concern for the environment. His distinctive music enhances his great message: "the ocean and air, forest, hill, and plain, animal in flight, are in your care."

Composer: Seth Houston

A stunning new treatment by an acknowledged choral master, this haunting setting of the famous folk song highlights the emotional melancholy of the text.ÊJo-Michael Scheibe Choral Series.

Composer: Traditional American

This touching work with a musical emphasis on love is especially appropriate when honoring someone, whether in retirement, remembrance, or gratitude. As always, Susan crafted each vocal line with great care so that all voices feel central to the piece.

Composer: Susan LaBarr

One of thousands of hymns from the 1700s set to the words of Methodist Englishman Charles Wesley, the pentatonic melody gives it the feel of an early American hymn. Carey has done a masterful job with this arrangement.

Composer: Lewis Edson; Paul Carey

Steven Sametz's remarkable stylized treatment of this traditional spiritual with its powerful solo and haunting choral writing will leave audiences staggered. Requires an accomplished soloist (tenor or possibly alto) and a strong choir.ÊJo-Michael Scheibe Choral Series.

Arranger: Steven Sametz

A thrilling setting of English, Basque, and Latin texts that proclaim the joy of singing to God. Already much loved around the world from various performances at the 2011 World Choral Symposium and the 2013 Tolosa International Choral Festival.ÊThis TTBB arrangement was commissioned by the Golden Gate Men's Chorus. Jo-Michael Scheibe Choral Series.Recording is SSAA version.

Composer: Josu Elberdin

This lively setting of a beloved Robert Burns poem brings to mind charming images of Scotland. Very achievable and fun with great vocal construction, making this a good option for high school and above. A favorite of Prince Charles!

Composer: Sarah Rimkus

This prize-winning piece by a talented young Aussie composer has intrigued all who have heard it. Harmonically rich, it is a masterful example of how to create musical drama via great melodic interest combined with exquisite tonal shifts realized through superb voice leading.

Composer: Daniel Brinsmead

An accessible setting of Campion's well-known poem, exploring joy and pain resolving in the anticipation of lovers reuniting. A wonderful concert selection for high school.

Composer: David C. Dickau

Winner of the 2010 American Choral Directors Association Raymond W. Brock Memorial Student Composition Contest, the piece was premiered to great acclaim at the 2011 ACDA National Convention. Tennyson used the metaphor of an ocean sand bar to describe the barrier between life and death. In order to reach the shore, the ocean waves must crash against the sandbar, creating a sound that Tennyson describes as the "moaning of the bar." Composer Mills dramatically captures this text. An elegant, provocative piece for the mature choir.

Composer: Michael J Mills

The third movement from the "Of Life and Love" song suite. David Dickau captures the essence of this moody and intensely introspective secular poem by Christina Rossetti.ÊJo-Michael Scheibe Choral Series.

Composer: David C. Dickau

"El Besu" ("The Kiss") is based on a hauntingly beautiful folk tune from the Principality of Asturias in northwestern Spain. This tender love song will provide a nice contrast to a program that features several upbeat pieces. It is to be sung in the original language, and a transliteration is included in the score.

Composer: Vicente Chavarria

The inspiration for this fantastic piece came when the then seventeen-year-old composer was fishing with his dad in Colorado. The music draws from the shape-note tradition and features a hearty sound, an imitative fugal section, melodic ornaments, open intervals, and doubling at the octave. It is unusual in that the melody is in the bass part. The text by the composer draws on the hymn-writing style of the great theologians of the shape-note tradition, though it proclaims a more contemporary message of environmental stewardship. It has had an extensive pre-publication life that includes performances on Garrison Keillor's "A Prairie Home Companion" and by the Christmas Revels, Village Harmony, and Northern Harmony.

Composer: Seth Houston

A new setting of the well-loved spiritual by arranger Stacey Gibbs. Gibbs upholds the integrity of the spiritual while still offering some new and unique compositional ideas. Suitable for school choirs and church choirs alike. Jo-Michael Scheibe Choral Series.

Arranger: Stacey V. Gibbs | Performed By: SoundingLight

Stacey Gibbs's stunning arrangement of the traditional spiritual proves once and for all that two choirs are more fun than one. The thick chord structures, dynamic contrast, and rhythmic intensity collaborate to create an excitement that will be naturally expressed and incredibly well-received.

Composer: Stacey V. Gibbs

In this suite - inspired by a trip to Switzerland - each song is a "postcard," capturing lush, romantic moments in full. The songs are dedicated to Jerusalem born Hila Plitmann - poet of the beautiful text, and the composer's wife. The suite is scored for SATB chorus with either string quartet accompaniment or piano and violin.ÊJo-Michael Scheibe Choral Series.Eric Whitacre Score ErrataÊ

Composer: Eric Whitacre

Floating Moon on the Water uses a beautiful text in Taiwanese by Wei-Pin Chen. Using western tonality blended with Taiwanese elements, the melody begins with a touch of sadness and is followed by flowing sounds of pictures on the water. A gorgeous work in a unique language. Jo-Michael Scheibe Choral Series.

Arranger: Wei-Pin Chen | Performed By: Taipei Chamber Singers

A moving setting of this George MacDonald text with a dramatic and virtuosic piano accompaniment. Images of nature come to life through expertly-crafted vocal writing and a beautiful melodic line. This work is not to be missed. Jo-Michael Scheibe Choral Series.

Composer: David von Kampen | Performed By: Concordia University A Cappella Choir

Susan LaBarr has taken this lovely contemporary song by Sara Groves and arranged it with taste, drama, and sensitivity for SATB divisi choirs. Ideal for a poignant concert moment, this beautiful love song ends with the text "When you love me, there's nothing I wouldn't try, I might even fly."

Composer: Sara Groves; Susan LaBarr

The text can stand easily on its own as one of the greatest poems by Fred Pratt Green. Jonathan Rodgers has set it to the Welsh folk tune (best known as All through the Night) with such superb craftsmanship it can serve as a powerful church anthem or a stirring concert piece. Thanksgiving, praise, or benediction, it is medium in difficulty but worth every moment of practice.

Arranger: Jonathan Rodgers

Wendell Berry's incredible words have been set in a dynamic and unique work by composer Andrew Maxfield. Stomping, strings, and interesting vocal lines produce a sound that is both antique - like shape note singing - and modern. A timely message of taking care of our earth now so that it will be here for the future. Jo-Michael Scheibe Choral Series.

Arranger: Andrew Maxfield | Performed By: Salt Lake Vocal Artists

This plaintive song about love lost is delivered by one watching the ocean waves. The piano becomes those waves, supporting the tender, wishful love song. Contemporary in its style, with almost no divisi, many choirs will be drawn to this fine piece.

Composer: Susan LaBarr

Gaur Akelarre tells the story of a coven of witches and warlocks preparing for the night through energetic rhythms and interesting melodic leaps and harmonic passages. A fun challenge that is sure to impress your audience. Jo-Michael Scheibe Choral Series.Gaur Akelarre IPA Pronunciation GuideRecording Choir: USC Chamber Singers; Jo-Michael Scheibe, conductor

Composer: Josu Elberdin

Audiences will leave the performance humming the opening strains of this splendid piece. Abounding in melodic interest and complemented with an ever-pulsating accompaniment, this setting of the Teasdale poem is destined to be a favorite of singers and audiences alike.

Composer: Mark G Sirett

A sprightly, festive arrangement of the favorite Christmas spiritual, this setting will have the audience sitting up and moving to the rhythm. The majestic final phrase will bring them up onto their feet!

Composer: Stacey V. Gibbs

Composer Nicholas McKaig elegantly utilizes the haunting refrains of "Taps" to create this harmonically rich arrangement. Programming possibilities abound, and performance impact is ensured!

Composer: General Daniel Butterfield; Nicholas McKaig

This piece is as grand in its scope as its title implies. A natural concert closer packed with plenty of "wow" factor, this selection by Daniel Brinsmead is perfect for musicians who are looking for a rewarding challenge.

Composer: Daniel Brinsmead

An enchanting piece, the text and melody pair beautifully to paint a picture of a peaceful evening during which the singers can wish their love "Good-Night." Don't worry, the music is too imaginative and charming for the audience to actually fall asleep.

Composer: Matthew Emery

Sara Teasdale's poem of thanks inspired a beautiful, melodic setting by composer Susan LaBarr. A quiet opening builds into a gorgeous, resounding climax before coming to a more reflective, thankful close. The piece could provide a tender, thoughtful ending to a concert, or be part of a theme of thanksgiving.

Composer: Susan LaBarr

Once again, composer Brinsmead demonstrates his talent for creating an impressive a cappella piece. The composition dramatically comes to life with each musical phrase beautifully crafted to give distinctive sensitivity to the delivery of the text.

Composer: Daniel Brinsmead