Beckenhorst Press

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...

Beckenhorst welcomes Kyle Pederson to its catalog with this plaintive and dreamy setting of NOEL NOUVELET for SATB chorus, piano, and optional oboe. COMPANION PRODUCTS Sing We Now of Christmas -...

Klayton Hoefler provides a wondrous and elegant new melody in an eloquent musical setting of the traditional carol text. Modal harmonies and sensitive piano writing provide a calm reflection that...

You haven't heard Joy to the World like this before! Dan Forrest reaches into his Irish traditional music experience to pair the well-known carol with a newly composed Irish slide, and the result is...

Winner of the 2007 John Ness Beck Foundation award featuring an oboe obbligato.  SATB - oboe or C instrument part included in the octavo - Full score and parts for orchestra (BP1784A) available...

A lovely combination of two favorite meditational hymns, Draw Me Nearer and Near to the Heart of God. Rich harmonies with a gently moving accompaniment combine to propel this setting for SATB choir...

A lyric SATB anthem concerning the unity of the Body of Christ. Oboe or flute part included in the octavo 

Lloyd Larson has added his own lyrics and melody to the sacred poetry of Horatius Bonar and Gustav Holst’s THAXTED tune, resulting in an anthem of regal beauty. A congregational part allows...

Mary McDonald has taken the beloved words of Ruth 1:16-17 and given us a simple but beautiful setting. The addition of a cello obbligato (part included in choral score) enhances its beauty even more...

Molly Ijames' colonial-style setting of this Palm Sunday hymn makes it stand out among the crowd. The addition of two flutes and drum, easily-learned vocal parts and a rhythmic piano accompaniment...

The third movement of Craig Courtney’s trilogy, Divine Encounter, The Blessing is a newly-composed benediction based on Numbers 6:24-26. As Jesus blessed and multiplied the fish and bread, so...

This regal, stately second movement of Craig Courtney’s trilogy, Divine Encounter, is based on Micah 6:6-8. As we partake of God's bounty, our gratitude urges us to offer ourselves as...

The first movement of Craig Courtney’s trilogy, Divine Encounter, is a song in which God invites us to receive His bounty. The first verse of Isiah 55 is expressed as a celebration rather than...

Dan Forrest’s setting of Psalm 118, written for a tour of the Holy Land, captures the fresh wonder of a new day – in the land where the psalmist wrote these words, or wherever we are on...

Dramatic alleluias and an assertive rhythmic impetus interwoven with quotes of Beethoven’s Hymn to Joy continually combine with Crown Him with Many Crowns (DIADEMATA), building to an...

This soaring original setting of Frances Havergal text combined with Scripture provides a much-needed message of hope. A shimmering accompaniment and easily learned vocal lines open this up to choirs...

Beckenhorst welcomes Brad Nix to our catalog with this stirring setting of Charles Dickens' aspirational text. Scored for SATB choir and piano, its comforting themes are suitable for school or church...

Through Leslie Leyland Fields’ words of great depth and meaning, we sing of our awe when we gaze upon the Infant Child. We not only witness the physical stable in Bethlehem, but also the stable...

Dynamic, driving and celebratory are just a few of the words that describe Dan Forrest’s new setting of Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, commissioned by Duke Chapel. He also provides several...

May be sung with keyboard accompaniment (with optional strings), or a cappella. A cappella recording: This simple yet refined setting reflects the dignity and beauty of the English cathedral...

A gentle musical unfolding of the balance between anything we could possibly offer and Christ’s supreme sacrifice. Scored for SATB chorus with piano and optional chamber orchestra (BP1964A),...

Bring a statement of faith to life on Reformation Day or during any other celebration of worship with this strong setting of the Thomas Lynch (1818-1871) text blended with the familiar HOW FIRM A...

Appropriate for general worship with piano and optional oboe (or clarinet) accompaniment, included in the octavo.

Howard Helvey once again displays his considerable talent in setting this mournful carol about the Slaughter of the Innocents.  As always, his ability to write duet accompaniment adds texture,...

Howard Helvey provides the Beckenhorst Press catalog with another Yuletide arrangement involving 4-hand accompaniment in this sparkling setting of the Sussex Carol.  Like it's predecessors,...