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"What strangers are these that wander through the town? Hush, 'tis Joseph and weary Mary. And what does he seek, so hopeless and in vain? He is seeking shelter for Mary." Dan...

"What strangers are these that wander through the town? Hush, 'tis Joseph and weary Mary. And what does he seek, so hopeless and in vain? He is seeking shelter for Mary." Dan...

Now available for treble choirs! Phil Wickham's tender setting of this carol is arranged here for choir by Molly Ijames. A gentle instrumental motif unifies the steady growth between stanzas, and...

Now available for treble choirs! Phil Wickham's tender setting of this carol is arranged here for choir by Molly Ijames. A gentle instrumental motif unifies the steady growth between stanzas, and...

Christin Kieckhafer and Marianne Forman have collaborated to create a haunting new melody for the Polish carol text Infant Holy, Infant Lowly. Hints of the original carol tune appear in the...

Christin Kieckhafer and Marianne Forman have collaborated to create a haunting new melody for the Polish carol text Infant Holy, Infant Lowly. Hints of the original carol tune appear in the...

Part of the Beckenhorst Congregational Anthem Series, Molly Ijames' setting of The First Noel works equally well as an Easy SATB anthem or as a congregational anthem. Choral parts are easily learned...

Part of the Beckenhorst Congregational Anthem Series, Molly Ijames' setting of The First Noel works equally well as an Easy SATB anthem or as a congregational anthem. Choral parts are easily learned...

Craig Courtney brilliantly sets the two sections of Pamela Stewart's poem to different tunes, then pulls them together to be sung simultaneously, picturing the text "...No distance left between us,...

Craig Courtney brilliantly sets the two sections of Pamela Stewart's poem to different tunes, then pulls them together to be sung simultaneously, picturing the text "...No distance left between us,...

"Arms opened wide to the needs of the neighbor; eyes opened wide by the wonders of God's will....No longer alien or stranger or outcast – my holy house is a house of prayer for all." Mary Louise...

"Arms opened wide to the needs of the neighbor; eyes opened wide by the wonders of God's will....No longer alien or stranger or outcast – my holy house is a house of prayer for all." Mary Louise...

Christopher Enloe offers an exquisite prayer for comfort and protection. "May He Hold Us" is deeply moving as an anthem, a choral benediction, a sacred encore/closer, or for services of remembrance...

Christopher Enloe offers an exquisite prayer for comfort and protection. "May He Hold Us" is deeply moving as an anthem, a choral benediction, a sacred encore/closer, or for services of remembrance...

Winner of the 2025 Indianapolis Symphonic Choir Carol Competition, Benjamin Knoedler's "Ding Dong, Merrily on High!" marvelously weaves together the traditional French carol with the "Troika" theme...

Winner of the 2025 Indianapolis Symphonic Choir Carol Competition, Benjamin Knoedler's "Ding Dong, Merrily on High!" marvelously weaves together the traditional French carol with the "Troika" theme...

Beckenhorst's first-ever publication of "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day" is this reimagining of the carol by Marianne Forman. Slight adjustments lend a timely feel while preserving a richly...

Beckenhorst's first-ever publication of "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day" is this reimagining of the carol by Marianne Forman. Slight adjustments lend a timely feel while preserving a richly...

Marianne Forman sets this metaphorical text for choir, piano, and optional oboe: "...My soul is carried to the shore on breath divine, and on its helm there rests a hand other than mine: One who was...

Marianne Forman sets this metaphorical text for choir, piano, and optional oboe: "...My soul is carried to the shore on breath divine, and on its helm there rests a hand other than mine: One who was...

"You brush the vault of heaven and paint the stars of night, each with a separate splendor, the canvas filled with light." In Sanctus (A Separate Splendor), Craig Courtney sets Pamela Stewart's...

"You brush the vault of heaven and paint the stars of night, each with a separate splendor, the canvas filled with light." In Sanctus (A Separate Splendor), Craig Courtney sets Pamela Stewart's...

An optional Latin chant opens and closes Craig Courtney's setting of Pamela Stewart's text, The Embrace, which explores God's never-ending presence in all things: "Called or uncalled, God, you are...

An optional Latin chant opens and closes Craig Courtney's setting of Pamela Stewart's text, The Embrace, which explores God's never-ending presence in all things: "Called or uncalled, God, you are...

"I sing to you across the distance; come, sing me to the other side...Lord, when you sing, all life is music; I sing to you, come sing to me forevermore." Pamela Stewart's thought-provoking text...