Category Archives: Mixed Choir

Sonnet on Endurance

SATB a cappella or with piano or organ This piece was written for a good friend in Berkeley, NSW Australia in 2003. The three verses are four-line stanzas of a sonnet describing the relationship of the believer with Christ, while … Continue reading

Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing

SATB (SAATBB) Choir with Piano or Organ A beautiful standard in many Christian hymnals, Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing is presented here in a dignified yet modern arrangement.

Come and Behold Him, a Christmas Cantata

SATB or SAB with Soloists, Narrators, and Piano Now available in an SAB edition, this 2010 cantata includes four brand-new choral pieces, two choral arrangements of familiar Christmas hymns, and narrated piano solos that shine new light on some old … Continue reading

Joy to the World

SATB with piano In this arrangement, the traditional harmonies are kept for choir and congregation to sing together, while a bit of counterpoint in the piano provides energy between verses.   It was  arranged as a part of the 2010 … Continue reading

Invitation

TTBB, SATB, or SAB with piano This contemplative, short piece for men’s voices invites all to come to Christ.  Through a simple comparison, the song relates the shepherds who left their flocks, the Apostles who left their nets, and the … Continue reading

Oh, Come, All Ye Faithful

SATB with piano This well-loved Christmas carol is arranged with the first verse for women, the second verse for men, and the third verse for the entire choir and congregation with a small group descant.  It was arranged as a … Continue reading

O Night

SATB with medium-voice solo and piano O Night is a song about the birth of Christ.  This SATB piece begins with a medium-voice solo, then breaks into a quasi-canon in the choral voices.  The song finishes as it begins, with … Continue reading

Awake, My Soul, Awake, My Tongue

SATB with piano Borrowing an old text from Benjamin Keach, Awake, My Soul, Awake, My Tongue is a beautiful Christmas hymn in a minor key.  The unusual harmonies, though initially difficult, are both powerful and memorable.  The song was conceived … Continue reading

Within the Humblest Walls

SATB with piano This SATB piece is especially appropriate for Christmas, but may be used at other times of the year.  The song speaks with reverence of the birth, ministry, and atonement of the Savior.  Though this song is scored … Continue reading

Lord, Accept our Offering

SATB, a cappella or with piano or organ Tithing and other offerings are the subject of this short hymn.  The text was honored with an Award of Merit in the 2010 Church Music Submissions.  Many of the ideas in Lord, … Continue reading