Derric Johnson, Pinkzebra & Other Favorites Featured in Excelcia Music Publishing’s New Choral Music Release Lakeland, Florida (April 26, 2023) – Excelcia Music Publishing is proud to announce the release of over 40 new choral pieces as part of its 2023-2024 Choral Music catalog, including 10 original arrangements in the publisher’s Derric Johnson Choral […]
New Publications
O Taste and See – by Jeff Enns
As part of the Cypress “Songs for the Sanctuary” collection, Jeff Enns “Taste and See” should be a top pick for church choirs looking for a beautiful 4-part choral piece perfect for an introit or communion. Enjoy! Available at Cypress Choral Music https://cypresschoral.com/composers/jeff-enns/o-taste-and-see/
She Walks in Beauty – by Kevin Pirker
She Walks in Beauty by Kevin Pirker has a dynamic usage of vivid visual imagery that instills the reader with a deep sense of tranquility and peace. The perpetual contrast between brightness and darkness has an inherent musical connection through harmony. This is the winning composition of Choral Canada’s 2020 National Competition for Choral Writing […]
“The Mad Wind” for Chorus, Band and Orchestra by Ian Good
The Mad Wind is a short, accessible concert work for combined chorus, band, and orchestra. Bring all of your ensembles together for this exciting concert closer! The Mad Wind contains fun metrical changes and lets the musicians make wind noises with their instruments and mouths among other extended techniques. The piece was written on commission […]
Be Thou My Vision – by Jeff Enns
Over the past couple years Cypress has added a lot of great sacred music featuring organ. They can be found in our Songs for the Sanctuary Collection. In that collection you’ll find composer Jeff Enns featured prominently. Enjoy Jeff’s “Be Thou My Vision”. https://youtu.be/UETZP3azpfc Available at Cypress Choral Music https://cypresschoral.com/composers/jeff-enns/be-thou-my-vision/
Nothing Gold Can Stay – Kenley Kristofferson
Concerning Robert Frost’s poem composer Kenley Kristofferson has this to say – “When finding poetry to set for choral music, it is important to me that the text not only be expressive, but also have layers of interpretation. Robert Frost’s Nothing Gold Can Stay meets both criteria in spades.” We believe Kenley’s adaptation of this […]