New Publications

This classic and upbeat Malaysian folk song is about flying kites! It is usually sung while sitting on the floor, performing synchronized-choreographed movements and hand claps. This pentatonic melody can be adapted to suit choirs at all levels and makes for a colourful opening or closing to any concert. Enjoy! Available at Cypress Choral Music […]

This daring and and jubilant piece by Dr. Larry Nickel focuses on Malala Yousafzi. Malala is the youngest person to ever win the Nobel Peace Prize. The chorus is in Malala’s mother-tongue Pashto. Give it a listen! Available at Cypress Choral Music Publishing https://cypresschoral.com/composers/larry-nickel/malala-pakistani-girl/

Award winning songwriters Jan Garrett, J.D. Martin and Lisa Aschmann have written a very poignant, meaningful song about relationships, which will go straight to the heart of singers and those in the audience. Available at Cypress Choral Music Publishing https://cypresschoral.com/composers/larry-nickel/the-spaces-in-between-us/

Vienna Teng’s “Hymn of Acxiom” is an absolutely wonderful piece. While Robin Salkeld’s arrangement is beautiful, this very relevant song remains a little unnerving. Enjoy! Available at Cypress Choral Music https://cypresschoral.com/composers/robin-salkeld/hymn-of-acxiom/

Written for SSAA a cappella and available now on SheetMusicPlus. You can peruse the score and hear a recording of the Agnus Dei. Text in Latin. Premiered and recorded by the Piedmont Choirs, Bob Geary, Director. Also recorded by the Peninsula Women’s Chorus, Martin Benvenuto, Director. This set of three short a cappella movements has […]

I am pleased to announce that my 2021 composition for mixed chorus and piano titled THE CAPTAIN’S DAUGHTER (On the Water) is now available for sale from Sheet Music Plus. A setting of the same-named poem by James T. Fields (1817–1881), this secular work is useful for sea or youth-themed concerts. Here is a link […]