Choral

This new setting of Langston Hughes’ text celebrates the joy of new life and the beauty of this earth with flowing triplets, driving rhythms, and great joy! Part of the Beckenhorst Press Concert Series, providing high-quality repertoire suitable for...

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!

A best selling anthem full of power and majesty. A separate flute part (BP1403A) is available for Courtney’s arrangement of Dan Schutte's contemporary song of commitment.   Companion products (digital copies): Here I Am, Lord -...

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.

Introducing "O Sapo Não Lava o Pé," a delightful SA arrangement of a Brazilian folk song that tells the whimsical tale of a lazy toad who refuses to wash his feet. This piece features engaging harmonies and optional percussion. Ideal for concerts and...

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

Now revoiced for TTBB Choirs! Piano and voices combine in floating melodic lines and resonant harmonies, lending an ethereal quality to this delightful piece in the Beckenhorst Press Concert Series for school, community, and college choirs, edited by Dan...

A major compositional effort from Mark Hayes (2014) that combines the traditional with 21st century expression. The six-movement (35-minute) work, dedicated to the composer's parents, looks to the eternal with hope and glorious musical vision. Its Latin...

Discover the appeal of the first of Howard Helvey’s 4-hand-accompanied carol settings.  An orchestral accompaniment (BP1509A) is available. A TTBB arrangement (BP1678) is also available. Companion products (printed copies): Tomorrow...

Children transport themselves to the first Palm Sunday as they ask musical questions about the identity of the man on the donkey - questions which finally erupt into energetic hosannas.  A lively, rhythmic keyboard accompaniment provides a backdrop...

The opening solo may fool you into thinking that a traditional arrangement is in store.  Once the men begin their syncopated ostinato, though, you’ll quickly discover that this is not your typical arrangement.  Craig Courtney takes...

Howard Helvey has already established his reputation for effectively arranging spirituals for choir in his settings of "My Lord, What a Mornin'", "Go Tell It on the Mountain" and "Deep River."  Suitable for the Lenten season, his latest addition to...

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...

It is always a treasure to find an anthem based on a familiar scripture passage.  Lloyd Larson joins two favorite passages, Romans 8:28 and Jeremiah 29:11, a tender melody and a rich accompaniment to create an anthem of hope and comfort...

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...

Amid many settings of Christ's prayer, this new setting stands out for its artfulness without unnecessary difficulty. Careful voiceleading and accompaniment will guide your choir in this through-composed setting from its gentle opening to its dramatic...

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

Howard Helvey provides the Beckenhorst Press catalog with another Yuletide arrangement involving 4-hand accompaniment in this sparkling setting of the Sussex Carol.  Like it's predecessors, Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day and Joseph Dearest, Joseph...

Fitting for general worship with piano, brass and timpani accompaniment (BP1750A).  Lyrics by Fred Pratt Green. Companion products (digital downloads): When in Our Music God Is Glorified - score and instrumental parts - digital download Companion...

Psalm 121 comes to life in this beautiful new setting which gently and confidently affirms the truth and beauty of the text.  It will enhance any service of worship and praise and is a substantial setting suitable for a concert centerpiece as well...

The classic Thomas Troeger Christmas text which explores the relationship between Joseph and Jesus, set so beautifully by Dan Forrest, is now available for men’s chorus (T(T)BB), piano and optional cello (published separately). Especially...

Built on selected text from the well-known hymn, “Be Still My Soul”, this anthem, scored for SATB choir, is suitable for any occasion. The gentle, flowing keyboard accompaniment beautifully complements the comfort and reassurance of the text.

A rhytmic and showy SATB anthem suitable for Communion, Lent or Maundy Thursday.  Lyrics by Joel Nagy

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): ...

This short but soaring Amen can be sung a cappella or accompanied with the included simple piano part. Try it as a benediction, a choral reflection, or as a short farewell to close a sacred concert. Composers Note "I’ve always loved choral pieces...