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Kyle Pederson creates a striking and ethereal tone poem in this fantasy-like carol setting for chorus, piano, and optional C instrument. Traditional text and tune combine with newly written words as...

For general worship with an alternate text for the Advent season.  Lyrics by Herb Frombach.  Parts for violin and bass (BP1788A) are available.  Also available for SAB voicing in the...

An easily learned a cappella anthem for the Advent season.

Downloadable Rehearsal Tracks. The Beckenhorst Singers recording has been remixed to feature each voice part in separate part-dominant tracks. In each track, your singers will hear professional...

Downloadable Rehearsal Tracks. The Beckenhorst Singers recording has been remixed to feature each voice part in separate part-dominant tracks. In each track, your singers will hear professional...

A newly composed stirring refrain unifies the stanzas of the traditional chant melody in this highly accessible and easily learned anthem. Worth a look as a new framing for a familiar hymn in your...

This new music for the "O Little Town of Bethlehem" text moves from dark silence to bright hope and eventual abiding peace, as it traces the coming of Emmanuel. Optional cello part included in choral...

Beckenhorst's Congregational Anthem series features choral anthems with easily-learned parts and significant congregational involvement, for accessible but powerful expressions of singing in worship...

Kyle Pederson's gift for songwriting is on full display in this heartfelt prayer for peace. Folk and classical styles blend seamlessly as the choir both asks for shalom, then offers shalom to the...

The hymn tune MELITA lends dignity and power to Edward Mote’s classic words in this formal setting.  A solo trumpet opens the anthem, foreshadowing the final verse of the hymn “when...

"God is with us, God is for us; do not be afraid." Dan Forrest interweaves this refrain with comforting quotes from Scripture, "There shall be no night there, no crying there; God shall wipe away...

Molly Ijames' arrangement of this newly written Christmas hymn frames the nativity story in a haunting narrative about the darkness of waiting and the coming of Christ's light. Each stanza explores...

An exhilarating new festival setting of Wesley's revered hymn text, to HYFRYDOL. Rhythmic accents, brilliant scoring, motivic development, optional congregational involvement, a cappella middle...

This exhilarating new festival setting of HYFRYDOL will quickly become a favorite opening for your Advent or Christmas concerts! Rhythmic accents, brilliant scoring, motivic development, optional...

Howard Helvey's impeccable attention to voice leading and exquisite sense of style are on full display in this a cappella anthem for Advent, setting Thomas Campbell text to an Early American ballad...

An exciting SATB setting with a strong, rhythmic accompaniment, offering a wonderful opportunity for a strong soloist. Based on the Isaiah 52:8-10 prophesy.  Suitable for any occasion, but...

A beautiful SATB setting of a Christina Rossetti’s poem with additional “Gloria” sections. Its quiet, meditative tone and the longing nature of the text make it a strong addition to...

A passionate and delicate new setting of the Philip Bliss text THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD IS JESUS written for SATB choir and piano. While suitable for any celebration of worship, this would be a...

SATB.  Music and lyrics become one in an exciting tracing of the Light of creation through the Light of prophecy to the Light of the world at the incarnation. This SSAATTBB a cappella anthem...

This hauntingly beautiful new setting of the well-known PICARDY hymn-tune moves with increasing excitement to a dramatic conclusion with the final “Alleluia, Lord Most High!” Companion...

Dan Forrest masterfully sets this R.C. Sproul text which continually builds in intensity, creating a strong, worshipful setting for Advent or general use. The refrain is suitable as a...

A treasured Advent hymn is reborn in this haunting new setting. Scored for SATB choir and piano with optional cello part available for purchase. The integrity and strength of the text is beautifully...

This spirited setting of the Goudimel melody is sure to be a favorite for Advent year after year. Scored for mixed choir, piano and optional tambourine, this delightful choral setting and rhythmic...

With lyrics by Johann Rist and additional lyrics by Fred Pratt Green.  The scope of this wonderful Christmas anthem broadens with each stanza, from the birth and mission of the Christ child to a...

This glorious arrangement of the treasured original is scored for mixed choir and piano. A cappella sections are seamlessly woven into the fabric of voices in combination with exquisite accompaniment...