Choral

This original song by Canadian songwriters Mark Murphy and Maureen Ennis, originally written for vocal trio and heard in various memorial occasions, has now been arranged by Dan Forrest, Jamie Hillman, and the composer for SATB choir as part of the...

Dan Forrest's "Shalom", originally written for SATB choir as a way to share peace to one another during the pandemic and racial injustices of 2020, is here arranged for 2-part mixed chorus, with piano and optional violin.  

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 all combine to create its compellingly energetic mood...

It isn’t often that you find an anthem that effectively ties the Christmas and Easter seasons together.  Bill Leach leads us from the angels’ glorias in Bethlehem to our own glorias as we view the empty tomb.  Mark Hayes frames...

NEW: A Virtual Choir Kit is now available for this piece. This exuberant piece is the inaugural work in the new Beckenhorst Press Concert Series for school, community, and college choirs, edited by Dan Forrest. Commissioned by the Eastern Division of...

An emphatic statement of faith in the resurrected Lord. Scored for SATB, organ, brass quartet and timpani, this anthem puts muscle into the widely used Easter greeting He is risen! and the response, He is risen, indeed!  You won’t find a more...

A best selling anthem suitable for Easter Day or general use.  Score and parts (BP1442A) and full performance/accompaniment compact disc (BP1442CD) are available.  A    A best selling anthem Companion products (digital downloads): ...

An exciting setting of Psalm 118:24, ready to use for any occasion. Scored for SAB choir, keyboard, winds, brass and percussion. A full performance accompaniment CD (BP1442CD) is available as well as an alternate SATB setting (BP1442). Companion products...

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 the meditative, lyric manner found in most settings. In...

A somber statement of the first stanza of Christ Arose may begin this Easter medley but the refrain introduces a complete change of mood that remains until the mighty conclusion.  Each hymn is harmonized and orchestrated as only Mark Hayes can...

Featuring winds, brass and percussion (BP1814A) and suitable for Palm Sunday and general worship.  An accompaniment compact disc (BP1814CD) is available. SATB - Lyrics by Susan Bental Boersma. Companion products (digital downloads): ...

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...

SATB  This extended octavo combines two of Craig Courtney’s most successful carol arrangements, Silent Night (BP1366) and O Holy Night (BP1332), either of which may be sung separately or together as a medley.  In addition, two...

Beginning with a bass ostinato and staccato eighth notes, this four-hand accompaniment has a growing tension that never ceases until the final note. It is, however, J. M. C. Crum's use of wheat as a metaphor for Christ's death and resurrection that sets...

The Catalonian Carol, LO DESEMBRE CONGELAT, delightfully arranged for SATB choir, 4-hand piano and optional flute, oboe and percussion, will be a wonderful addition to a choir repertoire. Score and parts for flute, oboe and percussion are available for...

A rousing Christmas medley for choir, organ and optional brass quartet, quintet or sextet, and timpani (BP1821A).  A full performance/accompaniment compact disc (BP1821CD) is also available. Companion products (digital downloads: Worship Christ,...

A regal anthem suitable for the Easter season and general worship.  Lyrics by Susan Bentall Boersma.  An optional full score and parts for 2 trumpets, 2 trombones, timpani and percussion (BP1845A) is available, as well as a full...

This exuberant piece is the inaugural work in the new Beckenhorst Press Concert Series for school, community, and college choirs, edited by Dan Forrest. Commissioned by the Eastern Division of ACDA for their 2020 Conference, Marques L. A. Garrett's...

SATB  The immortal words from the Sermon on the Mount are masterfully set by Mark Hayes in this appealing anthem.  He alternates between major and minor tonalities in a lilting 6/8 time signature and the recurring refrain literally soars. ...

You will feel as if you traveled to Ireland in this celebratory anthem by Mark Hayes.  Triplet figures in the violin and flute and the use of hand drums and tambourine lend a Celtic air that is simply infectious.  The crowning glory, though, is...

Charles Wesley’s well-known words set to the hymntune BEACH SPRING.  A full score, 2 flutes, oboe, horn, 3 trumpets, 2 trombones, tuba and percussion parts, as well an accompaniment/full performance compact disc, are available. Companion...

This exuberant piece is the inaugural work in the new Beckenhorst Press Concert Series for school, community, and college choirs, edited by Dan Forrest. Commissioned by the Eastern Division of ACDA for their 2020 Conference, Marques L. A. Garrett's...

A full score and parts (BP1716A) and a full performance/accompaniment compact disc (BP1716CD)  are available for this exciting setting of the Psalm usually associated with Reformation Sunday. Companion products (digital downloads): Refuge and...

The beloved hymn comes to life in a surprising new way in this rhythmic arrangement by Mark Hayes. Your choir will love it and your congregation will find itself singing along.  Guitar, bass and percussion parts (BP1617A) and a full...

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...