New Publications

Hi all, I’ve recently completed a short setting of the Pater Noster. It’s for SATB (no divisi, conservative ranges) and it should be fairly straightforward for most choirs. One feature is that the tenor part only goes up to D – this will enable “spare” basses to help out if necessary. Here is a follow-the-score video, […]

O Sing Unto the Lord a New Song   This is a fascinating lyrical SAB work for Easter with violin and handbells by David Ashley White. It is based on verses from Psalm 98, with wonderful improvisatory qualities. A bell ostinato pervades the piece, while the violin and choral parts dialogue with each other. A […]

‘The Day of Resurrection (Ellacombe)’ by Stephen Tappe   This is a glorious new festival anthem for Easter based on the Ellacombe hymn tune, scored for SATB, organ, brass (2 trumpets, 2 trombones), and timpani. Each verse is set in different textures, ending in a fanfare arrangement for the brass. It could also be used as […]

Prayer as Night Falls: Experiencing Compline by Kenneth Peterson This beautiful book allows you to experience and participate in the last of the daily cycle of fixed-hour prayer: Compline. Kenneth Peterson has sung Compline at St. Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral in Seattle since the mid-1960s, and tells the story of the history and themes of the […]

Please do take some minutes to listen to Mary (IV) here performed by the fantastic Riga Recording Studio Singers (Latvia): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GkYnJVZIQc   Publisher Desc.  The Royal Swedish Court commissioned this piece for the celebration of the Mass on Annunciation to the Blessed Virgin Mary (March 17, 2013). The text is written by poet Einar Askestad […]

Hi guys! My name is Bill Heigen! I am a Brazilian choral composer. I would like to share with you a brand new song cycle for women’s choir and piano! The Women’s Chamber Choir of the Metropolitan State University of Denver premiered the cycle in November 2014. The work is very dense, and the message […]