Choral

This thoughtful, poetic consideration of life through the seasons is wonderfully suited for times of contemplation and prayer. Scored for SATB chorus and piano, it is beautifully enhanced with the addition of the optional string quartet. Companion...

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 God’s earth. The gentle joy of this anthem leads...

Prepare to be stunned by this arrangement of Charles Wesley’s beloved carol. Set for SATB choir with a brilliant piano 4-hands or organ accompaniment, it is both powerful and quietly contemplative, capturing every nuance of the text. Two brass...

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 style. Whether sung a cappella or with the optional...

It would be difficult to find a more spirited arrangement of this much-loved carol. It requires an above-average accompanist and an energetic choir ready to work with the promise that the end result will make it worth the effort. This is an excellent...

A FREE digital preview of all our new choral music for Fall 2024. This PDF includes full (watermarked) previews of 17 choral pieces, and a link to our SoundCloud playlist with full audio recordings of all the pieces. This release also includes a major...

A FREE digital preview of all our new choral music for Spring 2023. This PDF includes full (watermarked) previews of 29 choral pieces, and a link to our SoundCloud playlist with full audio recordings of all 29 pieces. Includes music for church, school,...

Kyle Pederson's striking adaptation of Scripture passages foretells a future free from tears, hatred, and injustice, and provides a vision of a renewed and redeemed earth: "A New Jerusalem arise, a new creation come alive, into the dawning after dark,...

NEW: A Virtual Choir Kit is now available for this piece. SATB voices and piano combine in floating melodic lines and resonant harmonies, lending an ethereal quality to this delightful piece in the new Beckenhorst Press Concert Series for...

Dan Forrest’s compelling SATB arrangement is now available arranged for SSAA and TTBB with all of the dynamic impact of the original.  An orchestral accompaniment is available for all three voicings. Companion products (digital downloads): ...

How would a child sing the mighty statement of faith found in the 19th chapter of Job?  This anthem, written in memory of eleven-year-old Janna Miller, is imbued with the sincerity and simplicity of child-like faith.  The well-known Old...

With lyrics based on Psalm 148, this delightful anthem invites active participation in praise by all ages and all disciplines. It is imaginatively composed for SATB Choir, Youth Choir and Piano. Optional 3-4 octave handbell choir accompaniment adds a new...

A haunting and soulful treatment of the well-known spiritual. The choral writing is refined yet simple, and instrumental echoes of "Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child" add further depth of expression. Optional instrumental solo (cello, violin, or...

This energetic, rhythmic anthem is a wonderful, festive opener for any Christmas celebration, whether in a worship or a concert setting. Scored for SATB choir, keyboard and optional handbell choir and drum parts (drum parts included in the octavo),...

A FREE digital preview of all our new choral music for Fall 2023. This PDF includes full (watermarked) previews of 29 choral pieces, and a link to our SoundCloud playlist with full audio recordings of all 29 pieces. Includes music for church, school,...

The fourth movement of Dan Forrest’s new LUX: The Dawn From On High is now available as a stand-alone octavo. Its infectious rhythmic energy, soaring vocal lines, and sparkling accompaniment will bring joy to your choir and audience alike, at...

Jazz harmonies and a vocal solo give new interest and life to the well-loved Robert Lowry folk hymn in this fresh setting by David Lantz. Smooth voice-leading means your church or community choir can focus on nuances of text and phrasing for meaningful...

The mark of a successful hymn arrangement is that it provides an opportunity to experience something familiar in an unfamiliar way.  Dan Forrest begins with a beautifully evocative piano motif and, by pairing it with the hymntune, creates a truly...

Video of SSAA voicing: Winner of Honorable Mention in the 2020 King's Singers New Music Prize, Marianne Forman's sparkling music sets James Weldon Johnson's text about singing through adversity: "...and if the way grows darker still, shadowed by...

A gentle instrumental introduction sets the stage for this setting of the classic Christmas carol, continuing under the familiar text with a quiet intensity as it builds to the strong statement of purpose, “Christ the Savior is born”, then...

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 stanza, and soaring descant (yet easily learnable choral...

This beautiful SATB arrangement of the traditional spiritual is both restful and intense as peace, love and joy ebb and flow from river to ocean, to fountain and back again. It is now available for SSAA Choir and Piano and for TTBB Choir and Piano. ...

"Awake our souls to sing once more the songs that long have silent been..." Jonathan Cook's text finds a poignant and rich musical setting from Craig Courtney in this anthem for SATB chorus and piano, suitable for general worship or comfort and healing...

Marianne Forman once again finds a fresh way to present a familiar hymn, this time by using unexpected meter and rhythms to let phrases of NUN DANKET float in and gradually establish themselves. The ensuing stanzas continue to build in texture and...

Commissioned by a church in Sioux City, Iowa, which was forced to relocate due to flooding, this lyrical anthem speaks of God’s presence with us in times of hardship.  A wonderful musical expression of comfort and courage for confirmation,...