Men’s Choral Repertoire

Here is a list of recommendations for men’s choral literature from the interest session “Expanding the Repertoire: A Fresh Look at Programming and Literature for Male Chorus,” presented by Cameron LaBarr during the 2012 Southern Division Conference.

Standard
Zion’s Walls – Copland; Boosey and Hawkes
At the River – Copland; Boosey and Hawkes
Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child – Fenno Heath, G. Schirmer
Betelehemu – arr. Whalan; Lawson-Gould
Lament of a Fisherman’s Wife – Singh; Belwin
Fergus an’ Molly – Singh; Belwin
Songs of a Young Man – Richard Nance; Hinshaw
Tell My Father – arr. Ramsey; Cherry Lane Music
For the Fallen – Sammes; Bankes Music Publications (TTBB)

Less Common
How Can I Keep From Singing – Michael Burkhardt (2-part); Choristers Guild
A Shaker Celebration – Z. Randall Stroope (3-part); Choristers Guild
Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening – Vera Kistler (2-part)
Fight the Good Fight – Gardner; Oxford (TTBB)
The Mansions of the Lord – arr. Harlan; Hal Leonard (TTBB)
Personent Hodie – arr. Hoggard; ECS (TTBB)
Alleluia – Dale Jergensen; Laurendale Associates
Come, Ye Thankful People, Come – Jason McCoy; Choristers Guild (TTBB)
Song of Peace – Vincent Persichetti; Theodore Pressor (TTBB)
O Magnum Mysterium – Brian Schmidt; Colla Voce
Lux Aeterna – Brian Schmidt; Walton Music
Be Thou My Vision – Brian Schmidt; GIA (TTBB)
No Ne Li Domi – Jester Hairston, Bourne
Be Thou My Vison – arr. Robert Hunter; Hinshaw
Messe Cum Jubilo (Gloria) – Durufle; Durand
Ubi Caritas – Gjeilo, Walton Music
Gloria – Randol Bass, ECS
Oh, Sing Jubilee to the Lord – Brad Holmes, Morningstar
Hark, I Hear the Harps Eternal – Craig Carnahan, Morningstar

CPDL Repertoire
Gaudeamus Igitur – anonymous  
Anvil Chorus – Verdi