Choral

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 Sorrow's somber wingwith...

Appropriate for All Saint's and general worship. Companion products: Saints Bound for Heaven TTBB collection

This festive and joyous SATB anthem is arranged by Mark Hayes for general worship. The addition of the trumpet part (BP1478A) creates a fanfare like feel to the affirming text . Companion products (digital downloads): Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah -...

Howard Helvey presents this well-known hymn in an elegant chorale-prelude style, with simple but expressive choral parts over flowing lines of counterpoint in the piano. Easily learned for the choir, but exquisitely refined and communicative! COMPANION...

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...

A marvelous setting of the traditional spiritual scored for choir and piano 4-hands. This one packs a lot of punch. Your choir will love to sing it, your accompanists will love to play it and your congregation will beg for more! SATB and piano...

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): ...

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 setting of Psalm 23 is beautifully written for an SSA ensemble. The voices soar over a flowing piano accompaniment and optional cello part. You will not be disappointed if you choose this song for your next concert!

Many will be the times that this anthem blesses and enriches a service of worship. This lovely new setting for SATB Choir and Piano is strong and resolute while at the same time tender and submissive. Use it often.

Mark Hayes' SATB setting of the classic hymn. With lyrics by Philip P. Bliss

Mark Hayes best-selling anthem in the Beckenhorst catalog set for SATB (BP1402), SSAA (BP1598) and TTBB BP1599). An orchestration for all three voicings is also available (BP1402A).  Companion products (digital downloads): Grace - accompaniment...

Benjamin Harlan's elegant setting of Michael Eller's profound text asks for eyes to see the Divine in the simple things of life. Easy to sing, but rich with meaning! Whether in nature or in the bread and wine of communion, "the common things are holy...

A thoughtful contemplation of the height, depth and breadth of God’s care and concern for His children, so like the vastness of the sea. The gentle rocking of the piano accompaniment leaves no doubt as to the comparison.  Scored for SATB choir...

For general worship with an alternate text for the Advent season.  Lyrics by Herb Frombach.  Parts for violin and bass (BP1788A) are available.  Also available for SAB voicing in the collection Small But Mighty II. Companion products...

Dedicated to those who serve the homeless and underserved in their communities, Reginald Wright's setting of the familiar Fanny Crosby "Pass me not, O gentle Savior" text takes on new layers of meaning. Each stanza presents its humble prayer while each...

Add a string quartet to this joyful arrangement of a well-known hymn and the result is a classical setting that will forever be a favorite for your choir and congregation alike. The imperative “Rejoice” is felt not only in the text but in the...

Now available for Tenor/Bass choirs, Charles Wesley’s text, set to CHODAN, is a tender, yet emphatic statement of faith and commitment. Scored for TTBB chorus with piano and optional violin (part included in the choral score) this anthem is suitable for...

This timely arrangement of the classic C. H. H. Parry hymn tune brings a new perspective to the poignant prayer for peace written by Carl P. Daw, Jr. The Isaiah prophecy echoes through the text with a longing for Christ’s promised reign of peace...

Katharina von Schlegel's poignant words of hope and assurance and Jean Sibelius' famous melody, FINDLANDIA, have always been a favorite combination for churches around the world.  Craig Courtney has taken this beloved hymn and encased it is an...

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): ...

Obedience, discipleship and commitment are the themes of this lesser-known spiritual.  The mood of the anthem - austere, languid and plaintive - is perfect for the Lenten season and the reference to Jesus' return to heaven certainly makes it...

Add a string quartet to this joyful arrangement of a well-known hymn set for SATB and piano, and the result is a classical setting that will forever live as a favorite for your choir and congregation alike. The imperative “Rejoice” is felt...

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...

Mark Hayes transforms the pentatonicism of the traditional hymn tune into a murmuring atmospheric texture in piano and SATB voices. Newly written material adds interest and contrast, building to an impactful high point before returning to the opening...