Choral

"Great Gettin’ Up Morning" by Ken Berg is an energetic arrangement of a classic American spiritual, available for SSA (ICC1079), SAB (ICC2020), and SATB (ICC2021) voicings. Featuring a big band swing style, this upbeat piece includes solo opportunities...

Whether your church celebrates the Ascension of Christ or not, don't overlook this engaging anthem based on Charles Wesley's text.  The joyful, neo-classical setting points to our Lord in all His glory, yet bearing the signs of suffering that have...

New to the catalog, Faye Lopez has given us a joyful song set in a neo-baroque style.  The text is rich with the attributes of God and the anthem's relative brevity provides flexibility in programming.

A Christmas morning standard by John Ness Beck, made even more jubilant with the available trumpet trio.  Three part trumpet accompaniment: Print | Digital Download Included in: Small Choir Collection - Christmas Carols and Codas Print | Digital...

Craig Courtney's SATB anthem takes the familiar text from Isaiah 53 and uses it to create a stunning and haunting anthem perfectly suited for Lent and Holy Week. 

Written in the style of a spiritual for 8-part a cappella choir, this anthem links the Child in the manger to the Lamb on the cross.  Lyrics by Pamela Martin.

Written in the style of a spiritual, this a cappella number paints a powerful portrait of the Savior upon the cross of Calvary.  The sense of weight - the weight of sin, the weight of time, the weight of loneliness - is the driving force behind the...

The classic hymn-tune HIDING IN THEE is given new life in this SATB anthem that speaks of the peace and protection we can know and feel through our Lord and Savior. Appropriate for Lent and memorial/funeral services. 

This selection is meant to bring a smile to the face of everyone who sings or hears it.  It’s gospel style is achieved through SAB voicing, a jazz-based accompaniment and a vamp in which musical forces are added progressively building up to an...

Based on St. Thomas, this SATB anthem by John Carter features a text of adoration toward the world of our God. The addition of trumpet and pipe organ add a layer of interest and help enhance the message of the piece.

Psalm 34's reverant text has been adapted by Charles Yanarella in this lovely SATB anthem suitable for any general worship service.

Kyle Pederson creates a striking and ethereal tone poem in this fantasy-like carol setting for chorus, piano, and optional C instrument. Traditional text and tune combine with newly written words as well as a new musical refrain on the name "Emmanuel",...

Appropriate for infant baptisms, this SATB anthem is a Beckenhorst classic with text by William Blake.

Written shortly after the founding of Beckenhorst Press, this SATB anthem is based on the second chapter of Philippians and a hymn text written by John Whittier. Appropriate for an introit, benediction, unity or any general use.  

Featuring the English translation of the traditional Ave Verum text, this SATB anthem is appropriate for the Lenten season. It features several opportunities for solo work and some challenging key exploration that will give your ensemble the opportunity...

SATB - appropriate for general use.  Text attributed to Bernard of Clairvaux.

Joy to the World (ANTIOCH) has been "dressed up" by John Ness Beck to help encourage congregation/audience participation and a sense of community between the choir and church. Beck provides a suggested performance map for each verse at the introduction...

This bouyant SATB Christmas anthem expresses the celebratory and joyous mood surrounding Christ's birth. 

Wilbur Held has created a Christmas anthem that combines numerous sonic techniques including the inclusion of a children's choir, antiphonal singing, a C-instrument obligatto part and organ accompaniment. Consider programming this piece at the end of a...

An SATB anthem with a secular text. Appropriate for general worship, interfaith services, and school concerts. 

Mr. Courtney has captured the pleading sense of this American folk hymn by moving in and out of major and minor modality.  Conservative demands on the singers and accompanist make this lovely arrangement accessible to choirs of all sizes.  Holy...

What a great opportunity to combine your youth and adult choirs in an easily-learned number for Palm Sunday!  The accompaniment is energetic, the refrain is catchy and the overall effect is exciting.

This communion hymn uses adaptive text from Exodus and John to create a narrative-like setting perfect for the breaking of the break

Enchant your audience with "Lullaby," a captivating new choral piece by Robert S. Cohen based on the beloved poem by Louisa May Alcott. This serene composition beautifully captures the gentle, soothing essence of Alcott's words, weaving a delicate melody...

Suitable for general worship with organ, brass and timpani accompaniment (BP1758A).  Full score and parts (BP1758A) are available. Companion products (digital downloads): May Jesus Christ Be Praised! - score and parts - digital download Companion...