Choral

Unison/2-part.  Based on the hymn tune IRBY.  Optional parts for 2 octave handbells (BP1486A), violin/C instrument (BP1486B) or complete orchestration (BP1486C) Companion products (digital downloads): Once in Royal David's City - violin or C...

This arrangement of HUMILITY (1871) with the time-honored text by Edward Caswall (1858) swells with emotion in the stunning unfolding of the text. It is scored for SATB choir and piano, now also available scored for TTBB and SSAA with optional string...

Piano and cello combine to provide a rich, comforting accompaniment to this confident statement of victory over death and assurance of life everlasting. The anthem scored for SATB choir, is suitable for any service of memorial.  It is accessible for...

This rich, fresh rendition of the familiar hymn ends with a poignant, seldom-heard verse. Arranged by Bruce Stevenson and edited by Craig Courtney, this lovely piece is scored for  choir and piano. An optional cello part (BP1890A) is available...

SATB, oboe and string quartet - A beautifully lyric Psalm setting suitable for themes of repentance and devotion. Companion products (digital downloads): Psalm 1 - score and parts - digital download Companion products (printed copies): Psalm 1 - score...

May be sung with keyboard accompaniment (with optional strings), or a cappella.  This simple yet refined setting reflects the dignity and beauty of the English cathedral style. Whether sung a cappella or with the optional string quintet or organ,...

Premiere Performance video from Salzburg Cathedral, July 2018: May be performed a cappella, or with keyboard accompaniment, or with chamber ensemble and organ, small orchestra and organ, or full orchestra. Designed to be as flexible as possible for...

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.  Also available for SSA voicing in SSA Howard...

Familiar words and a new refrain in a fresh, free setting. This powerful piece will quickly become a favorite. The final words of the refrain: “The Son of God, the righteous One is crucified for me” make the piece a perfect choice for Good...

One Jehovah (movement 1 of TRINITY: Our God of Hope and Help) is a reverent but tender hymn exalting Father, Son, and Spirit and praying for God’s presence and help. Optional vocal solos provide a sense of personal meaning and expressive...

A beautiful arrangement of the traditional Austrian Carol, “As Lately We Watched”. This gently flowing carol broadens on verse three, offering an opportunity to pull out all of the stops before  a poignant a cappella ending.  An...

Isaac Watts’ words of faith are given new life in this powerful setting by Dan Forrest. His use of dynamic changes, textures, meter changes and harmonic progressions create a growing sense of assurance that carries us to the final notes. Suitable...

A tender celebration of the gift and the Giver of music. This contemplative setting offers comfort and encouragement. Voiced for SATB Choir, piano and cello, it acknowledges the power of music with gratitude to the One who uses it to bring light out of...

In this unique anthem, the “song” becomes a metaphor for the life we have in the Spirit.  As we learn its divine rhythm and melody, God creates that song within us.  Craig Courtney has chosen the samba to reflect the flavor of the...

This personal, plaintive prayerful setting of GUIDE ME O THOU GREAT JEHOVAH brings a new dimension to familiar words. It is scored for SATB choir, piano and optional string quartet. Companion products (digital downloads): Prayer to Jehovah - string...

This well-known hymn covers Christ's birth, ministry, crucifixion, and resurrection making it suitable for Chirstmas, Epiphany, Lent and Easter.  The violin part is in the octavo.

The combination of handbells, cello, flowing keyboard accompaniment and seamless vocal writing creates a mood that takes this simple carol to a new level of sophistication.  Mr. Helvey's layering of the two tunes, CRADLE SONG and AWAY IN A MANGER,...

Scriptural text and music combine in a tender yet insistent pleading of the Savior to “come” and find rest in Him. The rich and warm accompaniment is enhanced with a beautiful solo cello line (included). This wonderful anthem is now available...

Scriptural text and music combine in a tender yet insistent pleading of the Savior to “come” and find rest in Him. The rich and warm accompaniment is enhanced with a beautiful solo cello line (included). This wonderful anthem is now available...

Gloria (Movement 5 of TRINITY: Our God of Hope and Help) is an exuberant dance of praise exalting Father, Son, and Spirit, and quoting O God Our Help In Ages Past (with eventual congregational involvement as the Gloria dance continues alongside it). Your...

Scored for SATB choir, piano, and optional string quintet/orchestra and percussion, this work is brimming with the joy of a new day surrounded by life and beauty, and uniquely captures the magic of e.e. cummings’ beloved poem in a...

Humility and quiet fervor mark this new setting of Christ’s eternal words. It is completely different than the standard settings that we have heard so often, in that each section of the prayer is expressed in its own melodic, harmonic and textural...

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 different aspects and metaphors of the darkness/light...

This powerful setting of a Christmas classic is sure to become a favorite.   Scored for TTBB chorus, piano duet, and optional string quartet (CU1033A), the strong, legato chorus is driven by the marcato accompaniment to a magnificent conclusion...

A sweet, delicate telling of the “Noel” story in a beautiful new arrangement for SATB choir, accompanied by piano and violin. The original W. Sandy’s Christmas Carols melody is incorporated into the violin interludes and in the final...