Choral

Job's words of hope are joined with the angels' song in the fifth chapter of Revelation to provide the foundation for this stirring anthem of praise.

Words that span the crucifixion to the resurrection for the Lenten and Easter seasons.  Words and music by Anne Barbour and Marsha Skidmore.  Arranged by Molly Ijames.

A magnificent centerpiece for the celebration of Easter. Howard Helvey brings ancient text to life in this powerful setting for SATB choir, organ, brass quintet and timpani (BP2006A) incorporating the original hymn tune KITTREDGE. Companion products...

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): ...

SATB - Suitable for Easter Day.  Lyrics by Pamela Martin.  Full score and parts for flute, clarinet, horn, 2 trumpets, 2 trombones, percussion and timpani (BP1741A) and an accompaniment compact disc (BP1741CD) are available. Companion products...

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...

An energetic proclamation of the truth of Easter, “Christ is Risen!” is followed by a joyful telling of the Easter story in an SATB anthem accompanied by piano and optional trumpet (included in octavo.). This accessible piece is a dynamic way...

This octavo contains three of the church’s favorite Easter hymns, Christ the Lord Is Risen Today, The Strife Is O’er and I Know That My Redeemer Lives, in three mighty settings for choir and congregation.  Optional brass, percussion...

This rhythmic and festive piece tells the story of Christ's notable "days" and is suitable for the Easter season, Transfiguration, Ascension or Christ the King Sunday.  Also available in SSA voicing in  the collection "SSA Craig Courtney". SSA...

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...

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): ...

SATB - Sicut Locutus from Bach’s Magnificat with a resurrection text making it perfect for Easter day.  Optional cello and bass parts are included in the octavo

Joy isn’t always expressed in major keys as evidenced in this minor mode song of victory. Major tonality is explored in a full statement of LLANFAIR before returning to Lloyd Larson’s original melody. Choral parts are easily learned, making...

A regal anthem useful for Easter, Ascension and Christ the King.  A full score and parts (BP1498A) and parts for a 4-5 octave handbell choir (BP1498B) and brass sextet are available. Companion products (digital downloads): Hark, Ten Thousand Harps...

A new presentation of a much-loved African American Spiritual, arranged for SATB Choir, soloists and keyboard. All of the highlights of the salvation story, suitable for any Sunday during the church year, but with a clear Easter emphasis.

One of the repertoires most beautiful spirituals, Give Me Jesus expresses the all-sufficiency of Christ in everything that life brings us.  Mr. Courtney's setting captures the simplicity of the melody by constantly varying the pianistic textures...

This octavo was written with the conviction that congregations not only want to hear their favorite Easter hymns - they also want to sing along.  The last page of the octavo is provided with permission to copy for congregational use, as the choir...

Like a musical sunrise, this anthem begins with the dark, somber strains of "O Sons and Daughter of the King" and then explodes in a mighty statement of "The Strife Is O'er."  An unexpectedly prayerful, a cappella rendition of "Thine Is The Glory"...

Judging from sales figures, many of you enjoyed singing and directing Mr. Helvey's wonderful a cappella setting of Ride On, King Jesus.  In this fine arrangement, he moves from Palm Sunday to Pentecost by setting the well-known spiritual, Ev'ry Time...

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...

Based on the familiar EASTER HYMN, this delightful new arrangement will capture the hearts the worshipers with its powerful, rhythmic, majestic setting. Scored for SATB Choir, Keyboard and Trumpet in B-flat, it is an exciting package while still being...

Based on the familiar EASTER HYMN, this delightful new arrangement will capture the hearts the worshipers with its powerful, rhythmic, majestic setting. Scored for SATB Choir, Keyboard and Trumpet in B-flat, it is an exciting package while still being...

Surely the fifth and eighth chapters of the Romans epistle were in Charles Wesley's mind when he penned the words to this great hymn of the church.  Craig Courtney has taken those verses and set them in a dynamic opening of driving rhythms and mixed...

A traditional African-American spiritual comes alive in an exciting setting for SATB and piano. Written for the Southern Chorale of the University of Southern Mississippi to be sung in a benefit concert in Carnegie Hall following the devastation of...