David Montoya : African Processional

Selected for the Ron Kean Multicultural Series, this piece utilizes sounds from African folk songs and is now available for SAB. With a myriad of percussion instruments, the rhythm is set. A joyful chorus emerges with an occasional solo interjection.

Composer: David Montoya

Chris Maunu : Alleluia Votum

Chris Maunu is quickly becoming a highly respected and recognized name for his excellent work with youth choirs. He is the Artistic Director for the Pacific Youth Choir in Portland, OR, and Pavane is pleased to announce the Pacific Youth Choir Series, Chris Maunu, Editor. Votum is Latin for hope, and this piece for advanced youth choir or adults affirms we will find hope from within.

Composer: Chris Maunu

David C. Dickau : Love Is

The texts of e. e. cummings are thoughtful and provoking. Following suit is this musical setting for a cappella voices and violin. The opening is charmingly hypnotic, preparing the listener's ear to hear the thoughts to come. Just the right amount of dissonance awakens the text and stimulates our senses. The conversation is further enhanced by the violin's expressive interjections. A truly artistic selection for advanced university and community choirs.

Composer: David C. Dickau

Shih Ching-Ju : The Kitten

The Formosa Singers from Taiwan are one of the world's renowned choral groups. They commission unbelievably creative and beautiful works by local composers. Pavane Publishing is very proud to launch a new choral series with them under the editorial excellence of Cristian Grases. Each edition is published in Taiwanese and IPA and English translations. You can hear the kitten playing and chasing a mouse, no matter what language is spoken in this delightful piece. This is an excellent cultural choice to bring to your audiences; for advanced high school, community choirs and university ensembles.

Composer: Shih Ching-Ju

Loren Wiebe : The Railway Train

Emily Dickinson wrote a poem about a railway train. This composition captures the 19th century train on the tracks in America, rolling and hooting along the way. The music is as interesting as the text, catching our imaginations in a most enjoyable way. Selected for the Magen Solomon series.

Arranger: Loren Wiebe | Composer: Alexis Alrich

Yu-shan Tsai : Three Taiwanese Indigenous Songs

The Formosa Singers from Taiwan are one of the world's renowned choral groups. They commission unbelievably creative and beautiful works by local composers. Pavane Publishing is very proud to launch a new choral series with them under the editorial excellence of Cristian Grases. Each edition is published in Taiwanese and IPA and English translations. The first folksong is a harvest song and captures the sounds of people working in the field. The second folksong seeks consolation for the friends and family we miss. The third folksong returns to the harvest with energy and joy in completing the toils in a cheerful dance. Each song is short and together make an excellent cultural choice to bring to your audiences; for advanced high school, community choirs and university ensembles.

Arranger: Yu-shan Tsai

Brian Tate : You Can't Step Twice

Following the same compositional style of his choral hit Connected, this piece carries the message that everything changes and nothing remains but change. Each part gets their own unique melody and they each sound like a chant from a spiritual or a folk song or even the blues. It has that preachiness that can only come from an old wise person that everyone admires and loves. And on top of that it is so fun to sing, and it makes people stop and listen. Easy for high school and community choirs.

Composer: Brian Tate

This elegant Christmas poem comes from the late 19th-century English poet G. K. Chesterton. The music maintains the orderliness and symmetry of the lyrics, colored with 21st-century harmonies. The combination is poignant and stirring; traditional yet new.

Composer: Ron Kean

This elegant Christmas poem comes from the late 19th-century English poet G. K. Chesterton. The music maintains the orderliness and symmetry of the lyrics, colored with 21st-century harmonies. The combination is poignant and stirring; traditional yet new.

Arranger: Ron Kean | Composer: Ron Kean

Emerging from a unison pitch the a cappella voices channel through gorgeous suspensions and luxuriously lingering resolutions. This song of peace described in Latin text is immediately timeless and useful in church, high schools and college choirs.

Composer: Jonathan Adams

Jordan Bennett is a promising new composer, evident in this compelling setting of the Adoramus Te text. The mellifluous lines flow and cross into warm cadences befitting the Lenten lyrics. High School and college choirs will find this work both educational and beautiful and church choirs will enjoy it as well.

Composer: Jordan Bennett

It is the poetry of the King James version that places this sacred text into the concert program. That, and the exquisite setting that Jonathan Adams, a revered high school choral teacher, offers. Known for his a cappella writing and elongated cadence resolutions, Adams gives us all the satisfying suspensions we could ever want. This musical painting will work with advanced high school, community and college choirs and also for fine church choirs. Medium.

Composer: Jonathan Adams

The Randy Stenson International Series launches with this stunning a cappella motet by Alejandro Consolacion. Based in Japan, Randy leads seminars throughout Asia and hears beautiful choral music most of us would miss. This anthem pulls at the heartstrings and complements any college or community choir program. Medium to difficult.

Composer: Alejandro Consolacion

Stacey Gibbs is known for his outstanding spiritual arrangements, and this piece makes a delightful departure as an original composition. Much of the creativity that is evident in his arrangements remains, but the melody is entirely Gibbs'. Writing primarily for advanced high school and college choirs, Gibbs rewards us with his unique originality - this usually quiet text ends with strength and assurance. For college, community choirs and church choirs. Medium.

Composer: Stacey V. Gibbs

Brian Tate wants to help bring us all together and uses his imaginative music and community-building texts to make it happen. Each vocal part gets its own statement and they sequence together into a rollicking chorus, all a cappella, all fun. High school, community, even college choirs can find a joyful spot to program this number. Easy.

Composer: Brian Tate

Brian Tate wants to help bring us all together and uses his imaginative music and community-building texts to make it happen. Each vocal part gets its own statement and they sequence together into a rollicking chorus, all a cappella, all fun. High school, community, even college choirs can find a joyful spot to program this number. Easy.

Arranger: Brian Tate | Composer: Brian Tate

Selected for the Magen Solomon series, this dreamy setting is beautiful and distinctive. The magic of this arrangement is in the creativity of the harmonies. An excellent Christmas selection for high school, college or community choirs. Medium in difficulty.

Arranger: Jerry Mueller

This Chassidic Nigun brings a Jewish cultural tradition to the choral community with history and fun. The song without words uses a syllable sound with historic roots that are explained in the performance notes. It enables us to enjoy a taste of an 18th century practice that is both entertaining and meaningful. Perfect for high school or college, easy to sing.

Arranger: Coreen Duffy

Kane Bradley is a Junior and Senior high choral director and a relatively new composer on the scene. His De Profundis employs minimalism and contemporary harmonies that are quite compelling. He builds walls of sound in repeated phrases that enable less experience choirs to enjoy the power of modern music in a satisfying way. Both high school and college choirs will enjoy this work.

Composer: Kane Bradley

This American folk song from the time of the building of the railroads is both familiar, brawny and humorous. The arrangement is enjoyable and the story comical, making it a great concert selection. Easy to medium in difficulty.

Arranger: Brian Tate

This American folk song from the time of the building of the railroads is both familiar, brawny and humorous. The arrangement is enjoyable and the story comical, making it a great concert selection. Easy to medium in difficulty.

Arranger: Brian Tate

The word lullaby conjures up a gentle bedtime song, and true to form, Gartan Mother's Lullaby is that and so much more. Under arranger Jaysmith's care there comes an added mystery and caress, rich with images of crickets and fog and lambs and such. Delicately written for treble chorus, appropriate for high school, college and community ensembles. Medium.

Arranger: Sarah Jaysmith

This is a modern day spiritual. The SATB voicing has been one of the best-selling pieces for many years. Now Brian Tate has given us a TTBB edition. The words are reassuring and positive and the tune simply rolls as easy as a gentle wave. Easy.

Composer: Brian Tate

What a refreshing setting of such a well-loved hymn. This Amazing Grace was originally written for the King's Singers and a women's choir. It can now be performed in numerous configurations, antiphonally, in the round, or concert formation. Regardless, it is mesmerizing! Medium in difficulty for high school, college, community and church choirs.

Arranger: Philip Lawson

What a refreshing setting of such a well-loved hymn. This Amazing Grace was originally written for the King's Singers and a women's choir. It can now be performed in numerous configurations, antiphonally, in the round, or concert formation. Regardless, it is mesmerizing! Medium in difficulty for high school, college, community and church choirs.

Arranger: Philip Lawson

What a refreshing setting of such a well-loved hymn. This Amazing Grace was originally written for the King's Singers and a women's choir. It can now be performed in numerous configurations, antiphonally, in the round, or concert formation. Regardless, it is mesmerizing! Medium in difficulty for high school, college, community and church choirs.

Arranger: Philip Lawson

Canadian composer Matthew Emery is a name to watch. This piece was chosen as the winner of the 2012 Nova Scotia Choral Federation Choral Competition. Last year Pavane published his When the Sun Comes After Rain which became one of the best-sellers of the year. Although still a college student, Matthew speaks the musical language of the 21st century while selecting time-honored texts with great meaning. For high school, college and community choirs.

Composer: Matthew Emery

There are certain texts that have been set to music for centuries. Texts from the liturgical mass carry a rich legacy, and in the right hands, can breathe fresh sounds. Matthew Emery is a Canadian composer who only recently emerged onto the scene. Here a steady 4-part writing, beautiful sonorities and a 21st century musical vocabulary present a delightful new work appropriate for high school, college, community and church groups. Medium difficulty.

Composer: Matthew Emery

Following in the spirit of his setting of O Nata Lux, Guy Forbes brings us a beautiful setting of this well-known Robert Burns' text. He has reserved the caressing dissonances for tjust the right moments, and mild harmonic surprises where you are happy to go. A great choice for advanced high school and college choirs.

Composer: Guy Forbes

South Korea and the United States have a beautiful relationship and share many values, one of which is undeniably our love of great choral music.ÿThe tenderness and passion emerge effortlessly through the symbolic statements in this touching composition. The TTBB voicing was selected for the Randy Stenson Male Chorus Series, whereas the SATB voicing was simply too great to pass up. Excellent for College Choirs, medium to difficult.

Composer: Cool-Jae Huh

Winner of the 2006 Vanguard Premiers Choral Competion Contest, this setting of O Nata Lux has already been selected for performance at numerous ACDA venues. Dr. Forbes, professor at Millikin University, demonstrates his fine understanding of the choral art form with the elegant choral writing in this piece.

Composer: Guy Forbes

Premiered at the NCCO conference in 2012, this beautiful meditative piece was commissioned by John Byun and is part of his new choral series. Rich in tone color with thick harmonic writing, the text calls for understanding and empathy at a time of pain from fellow humans. It is an excellent selection for high school and college concerts and festivals.

Composer: Richard Burchard

Premiered at the NCCO conference in 2012, this beautiful meditative piece was commissioned by John Byun and is part of his new choral series. Rich in tone color with thick harmonic writing, the text calls for understanding and empathy at a time of pain from fellow humans. It is an excellent selection for high school and college concerts and festivals.

Arranger: Richard Burchard | Composer: Richard Burchard

Patsy Ford Simms is known for her spiritual arrangements and middle school music. This sacred selection maintains her spiritual character and provides a wonderful and simple a cappella piece for church use. Available: SATB a cappella.

Composer: Patsy Ford Simms

Who doesn't remember musical moments in their past, when singing became transcendent and the moment became a memory never to be forgotten? Henry Van Dyke's poem recalls that time and Matthew Emery, the young Canadian composer attracting everyone's attention, set it to song. You just want to sing it, that's all that needs to be said. High school, college, festival, community choirs. Easy to medium.

Composer: Matthew Emery

Jesse Beulke is a young American composer in his first year of college, yet this, his first published piece, demonstrates a musical maturity well beyond his years. Selected for the David Dickau Signature Series, Sanctus is rich with warm harmonies fitting the 21st century. Excellent for high school, college and community choirs.

Composer: Jesse Beulke

Dr. Timothy Howard from Cal State University Northridge has arranged this enchanting Appalachian folk song for SSA Treble choir. He captures the open-string character sensationally well - there is a Copland-esque quality to the entire setting. Destined to be a favorite for high school and college choirs everywhere.

Arranger: Timothy Howard | Composer: Appalachian Folk Song

The first piece to be published in the CCDA (California Choral Director's Association) series, this Yeats' text is a classic, and the musical setting is expressive and descriptive of the text, in 21st century harmonies. An excellent choice for advanced high school, college and community choirs.

Composer: Jasper Randall

Guy Forbes gave us O Nata Lux many years ago and we have patiently waited for its sequel. Now we have it, a stunning setting of There Is No Rose that delivers exactly what we hoped for. It is a beautiful melody draped in warm harmonic fabric that is so very rich and satisfying. For advanced high school, college and community choirs as well as fine church choirs. Medium to Difficult.

Composer: Guy Forbes

This Zulu lullaby is tastefully arranged for a cappella mixed voices, as it should be. One can almost smell the grasses on the plains and feel the earth with this song. Tender and gentle, its greatest feature is how well it brings in the flavors of Africa. Easy

Arranger: Brian Tate

This Zulu lullaby is tastefully arranged for a cappella mixed voices, as it should be. One can almost smell the grasses on the plains and feel the earth with this song. Tender and gentle, its greatest feature is how well it brings in the flavors of Africa. Easy

Arranger: Brian Tate

Matthew Emery is an emerging composer that writes with a maturity beyond his age. This imaginative setting of Robert Louis Stevenson's poem brings a freshness as real as the smells after a summer rain. A great choice for high school and college choirs.

Composer: Matthew Emery