Browse Catalog: Choral music

This arrangement, for brass quartet and organ, works well as the prelude or postlude for a fall worship service. The work is arranged in three parts: verses one and three are written for brass quartet and optional organ (doubling the brass), and the second verse is written for a single trumpet with organ accompaniment.

This lively prelude works well to set a celebratory mood for a worship service or recital. Its syncopations and dissonances provide plenty of energy, while a recurring motif ties the piece together. This work has been performed, by the composer, on American Public Media's Pipedreams.

ST. KEVIN, usually paired with the Easter text Come, Ye Faithful, Raise the Strain, is a tune of jubilant celebration. Raymond Haan's adaptation for organ and optional trumpets works well as a postlude during the Easter season. It is around two minutes in length.

This work also works well as an introduction and interludes to the hymn (sung in G); use the first seventeen measures as the introduction.

Written as a reflection on the text "For God alone my soul in silence waits (Psalm 62:1)," this work by Raymond Haan is a meditation on our reliance in God for our salvation. Starting quietly, the piece builds to a climax in the middle, then retreats to end more softly than the beginning.

The piece is approximately five minutes long; suggested uses include as a prelude or as an instrumental meditation during a worship service.

This two-part work for SATB choir and organ celebrates the Lord's greatness and mercy. The text of the first movement is based on the Magnificat, or Song of Mary (Luke 1:46-55), while the second text is from the Nunc dimittis, commonly known as the Song of Simeon (Luke 2:29-32).

The difficulty level of this piece may be more appropriate for experienced choirs. The total work is around seven minutes in length. Either movement may be used independently.

Based on Psalm 16, the text of this song is a prayer for protection and of praise. Starting in C minorand ending in the relative major of E-flat, the music reflects the text's shift from a plea for deliverance to the Psalmist's sure knowledge of God's faithfulness.

This work is written for SATB choir with organ accompaniment, and is around 2.5 minutes in length.

Based on the setting of Psalm 36 found in the 1912 Psalter, this work praises the Lord for his unfailing love. At under two minutes in length, this piece works well as an introit or song of assurance.Its straightforward harmonies and piano accompaniment make it approachable for any choir.

This piece, just over a minute in length, works well as an offertory or interlude. The composer first improvised this work as an offertory, later deciding to transcribe it. Containing some unique chord progressions, it has unconventional style but maintains a smooth feel overall.

This energetic arrangement works well as a postlude during the Christmas season. As the title says, it is short, clocking in at under a minute without repeats. It is, however, meant to be repeated ad lib, giving the organist the flexibility to stretch it to any desired length.

This work offers a new twist on the traditional Advent tune. The repeating eighth-note chords in the left hand provide the backdrop under the legato melody. At around two and a half minutes in length, this quiet piece works well as a short prelude. This work was performed, by the composer, on American Public Media's Pipedreams.