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Liturgical Readings for April 27th, 2025, list Psalm 150 as an option.  IF you like to program anthems based on the Psalms, and IF you have a moderately capable choir, and IF you are willing to conduct a mixed meter piece, please look at my original setting of Psalm 150.  Here’s a link to J.W. […]

The Christian Virtual Hymnal Lite is a scaled down version of the Christian Virtual Hymnal 20K. The Christian Virtual Hymnal Lite provides transposable, customizable, searchable sheet music and MIDI for 20,000 hymns and shape note hymns. No CCLI license required. Transpose to any key, resize and easily reformat, delete/re-order verses. Search for hymns via tune, […]

Friends, as 2025 begins there are a half dozen choral pieces from my pen awaiting a public premiere. E.g., a shape-note setting commissioned for private performance, an ironic love poem commissioned for an anniversary, a choral transcription of a timely art song, an exciting submission composed for a competition but not selected. So we could […]

If you like to program “When I Survey…” during Lent, but are tired of the familiar melody, give this new arrangement, set to “Hereford” by Samuel Wesley, a look. It’s easy to put together, each verse utilizes a little different choral approach, and the anthem reminds of the English Cathedral tradition. Here’s a link: https://www.jwpepper.com/11606936.item

When I was directing a church choir I did my best to select music that fit the liturgical calendar. The available anthems for Transfiguration were sparse, so new arrangements were in order. “O Wondrous Sight, O Vision Fair” is set to a familiar Bach tune, and is easy to put together, largely two part with […]

This piece by Stan Gubiotti seems more relevant today than ever. One of the most relevant compositions we’ve had the pleasure of adding to our catalogue.  Stan is an immigrant to Canada, so this comes from a place of reflection and honesty. Provocative, thought provoking, somewhat disturbing and with heart – rendering beauty. Listen to […]