TITLE: Cast Thy Burden Upon the Lord
COMPOSER: Felix Mendelssohn
ENSEMBLE TYPE (S): SATB/Piano, Harp
LITURGICAL FEAST/OTHER PROGRAMMING OPPORTUNITY: Ordinary Time
DIFFICULTY: Amateur Church Choir
KEYWORDS: Elijah, Psalm 55
REHEARSAL AND/OR PERFORMANCE NOTES: 2 minutes long and relatively easy
TITLE: O Sacrum Convivium
COMPOSER: Olivier Messiaen
ENSEMBLE TYPE (S): SATB
LITURGICAL FEAST/OTHER PROGRAMMING OPPORTUNITY: Corpus Christi/Eucharist, Concert
DIFFICULTY: Very difficult, professional ensemble
KEYWORDS: Eucharist, Aquinas
REHEARSAL AND/OR PERFORMANCE NOTES: Requires extensive rehearsal time
TITLE: The Beatitudes
COMPOSER: Arvo Pärt
ENSEMBLE TYPE (S): SATB, Organ
LITURGICAL FEAST/OTHER PROGRAMMING OPPORTUNITY: Ordinary Time
DIFFICULTY: Very difficult, professional ensemble
KEYWORDS: Matthew 5
REHEARSAL AND/OR PERFORMANCE NOTES: Serial piece, tonal
TITLE: How Lovely is Thy Dwelling Place (Requiem)
COMPOSER: Brahms
ENSEMBLE TYPE (S): SATB, Organ/Piano
LITURGICAL FEAST/OTHER PROGRAMMING OPPORTUNITY: Funeral, Concert
DIFFICULTY: Very difficult, professional ensemble
KEYWORDS: Psalm 84
REHEARSAL AND/OR PERFORMANCE NOTES: Can be done in German or English
TITLE: Love
COMPOSER: J.J. Wright
ENSEMBLE TYPE (S): SATB , Organ
LITURGICAL FEAST/OTHER PROGRAMMING OPPORTUNITY: Wedding, Marian
DIFFICULTY: Very difficult, professional ensemble
KEYWORDS: Alma redemptoris mater
REHEARSAL AND/OR PERFORMANCE NOTES: Require precise rhythm and ability to sing dissonance
TITLE: He Watching Over Israel
COMPOSER: Felix Mendelssohn
ENSEMBLE TYPE (S): SATB
LITURGICAL FEAST/OTHER PROGRAMMING OPPORTUNITY: Ordinary Time
DIFFICULTY: Moderate, Amateur Choir
KEYWORDS: Elijah, Psalm 121
REHEARSAL AND/OR PERFORMANCE NOTES: Can be done fairly easily with amateur choir
TITLE: Ave Verum Corpus
COMPOSER: W.A. Mozart
ENSEMBLE TYPE (S): SATB, Organ/Piano/Orchestra
LITURGICAL FEAST/OTHER PROGRAMMING OPPORTUNITY: Eucharistic, Benediction
DIFFICULTY: Moderate, Amateur Choir
KEYWORDS: Eucharist, Innocent VI
REHEARSAL AND/OR PERFORMANCE NOTES: Can be done fairly easily with amateur choir
TITLE: Ego Sum Panis Vivus
COMPOSER: Palestrina
ENSEMBLE TYPE (S): SATB
LITURGICAL FEAST/OTHER PROGRAMMING OPPORTUNITY: vv.51-52a are the antiphon to the Benedictus at Lauds on Corpus Christi.
DIFFICULTY: Difficult
KEYWORDS: Renaissance, Polyphony, Motet, John 6
REHEARSAL AND/OR PERFORMANCE NOTES: Three main sections of text
TITLE: Ave Verum Corpus
COMPOSER: Elgar
ENSEMBLE TYPE (S): SATB, Organ/Piano
LITURGICAL FEAST/OTHER PROGRAMMING OPPORTUNITY: Eucharistic, Benediction
DIFFICULTY: Easy, Amateur Choir
KEYWORDS: Eucharist, Innocent VI
REHEARSAL AND/OR PERFORMANCE NOTES: Can do with one good soprano and weak choir
TITLE: Bogoróditse Djévo
COMPOSER: Rachmaninoff
ENSEMBLE TYPE (S): SATB
LITURGICAL FEAST/OTHER PROGRAMMING OPPORTUNITY: Marian
DIFFICULTY: Moderate/Good Amateur Choir or better
KEYWORDS: Russian, Hail Mary
REHEARSAL AND/OR PERFORMANCE NOTES: Need at least 3-4 on each part
TITLE: Nunc Dimittis, Op. 69
COMPOSER: Felix Mendelssohn
ENSEMBLE TYPE (S): SATB, Organ – Eng., a cappella – Ger.
LITURGICAL FEAST/OTHER PROGRAMMING OPPORTUNITY: Presentation/Purification
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
KEYWORDS: Prophecy, Presentation in the Temple, Canticle of Simeon, Luke 2
REHEARSAL AND/OR PERFORMANCE NOTES: Could use different sections as small pieces, good pedagogical piece and process for amateur choir to learn the whole thing, 6’ long
TITLE: Absterge Domine
COMPOSER: Tallis
ENSEMBLE TYPE (S): SATTB
LITURGICAL FEAST/OTHER PROGRAMMING OPPORTUNITY: Penitential
DIFFICULTY: Difficult
KEYWORDS: Motet, Latin, Palm 51
REHEARSAL AND/OR PERFORMANCE NOTES: Requires larger choir
TITLE: Justorum anime
COMPOSER: Stanford
ENSEMBLE TYPE (S): SATB
LITURGICAL FEAST/OTHER PROGRAMMING OPPORTUNITY: Offertory, All Saints
DIFFICULTY: Difficult
KEYWORDS: Wisdom 3, The souls of the righteous
REHEARSAL AND/OR PERFORMANCE NOTES:
TITLE: Justorum anime
COMPOSER: William Byrd
ENSEMBLE TYPE (S): SSATB
LITURGICAL FEAST/OTHER PROGRAMMING OPPORTUNITY: Offertory, All Saints
DIFFICULTY: Difficult
KEYWORDS: Wisdon 3, The souls of the righteous
REHEARSAL AND/OR PERFORMANCE NOTES:
TITLE: Geistliches Lied, Op. 30
COMPOSER: Brahms
ENSEMBLE TYPE (S): SATB, Organ
LITURGICAL FEAST/OTHER PROGRAMMING OPPORTUNITY:
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
KEYWORDS: Paul Flemming, Assurance, not to worry, calm
REHEARSAL AND/OR PERFORMANCE NOTES:
TITLE: Rejoice in the Lord Alway
COMPOSER: Purcell
ENSEMBLE TYPE (S): SATB, Vln I/II, Vla, Bass, Continuo
LITURGICAL FEAST/OTHER PROGRAMMING OPPORTUNITY: Introit 3rd Sunday of Advent
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
KEYWORDS: Philippians 4:4-7
REHEARSAL AND/OR PERFORMANCE NOTES: Orchestra prelude before each choral section, but can be done without
TITLE: My Song Shall be Alway, HWV 252
COMPOSER: G.F. Handel
ENSEMBLE TYPE (S): SATB, Oboe, Strings, Organ
LITURGICAL FEAST/OTHER PROGRAMMING OPPORTUNITY:
DIFFICULTY: Difficult
KEYWORDS: Chandos Anthem No. 7, Anthem
REHEARSAL AND/OR PERFORMANCE NOTES:
TITLE: The Lamb
COMPOSER: John Tavener
ENSEMBLE TYPE (S): SATB
LITURGICAL FEAST/OTHER PROGRAMMING OPPORTUNITY: Concert
DIFFICULTY: Difficult
KEYWORDS: William Blake text
REHEARSAL AND/OR PERFORMANCE NOTES: dissonant intervals
TITLE: Cum Vidisset Jesus
COMPOSER: James MacMillian
ENSEMBLE TYPE (S): SATB
LITURGICAL FEAST/OTHER PROGRAMMING OPPORTUNITY: Passion, Holy Week, Seven Sorrrows
DIFFICULTY: Difficult
KEYWORDS: Gospel of John
REHEARSAL AND/OR PERFORMANCE NOTES: Requires strong sopranos who can sing on their own, could potentially be broken up into sections
TITLE: Alleluia
COMPOSER: Eric Whitacre
ENSEMBLE TYPE (S): SATB
LITURGICAL FEAST/OTHER PROGRAMMING OPPORTUNITY: Easter Season
DIFFICULTY: Difficult
KEYWORDS: Simple words
REHEARSAL AND/OR PERFORMANCE NOTES: Goes on forever, requires larger choir, long phrases
TITLE: Psalm 148 Lord, who hast made us for Thine own, H 117
COMPOSER: Holst
ENSEMBLE TYPE (S): SSAATTBB, Organ
LITURGICAL FEAST/OTHER PROGRAMMING OPPORTUNITY:
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
KEYWORDS: All Creatures of our god and king tune, Francis Ralph Gray
REHEARSAL AND/OR PERFORMANCE NOTES: Good arrangement of a popular hymn tune, some tough interval leaps
TITLE: Abendlied
COMPOSER: Rheinberger
ENSEMBLE TYPE (S): SSATTB
LITURGICAL FEAST/OTHER PROGRAMMING OPPORTUNITY:
DIFFICULTY: Difficult
KEYWORDS: Anthem, Luke 24, 29, Bide with us, for evening shadows darken, and the day will soon be over.
REHEARSAL AND/OR PERFORMANCE NOTES: Requires large choir
TITLE: As One Who Has Slept
COMPOSER: John Tavener
ENSEMBLE TYPE (S): SATB, Double Choir
LITURGICAL FEAST/OTHER PROGRAMMING OPPORTUNITY: Holy Saturday
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
KEYWORDS: Liturgy of St. Basil
REHEARSAL AND/OR PERFORMANCE NOTES: Need strong low E
TITLE: To Morning
COMPOSER: Gabriel Jackson
ENSEMBLE TYPE (S): SSATB
LITURGICAL FEAST/OTHER PROGRAMMING OPPORTUNITY: Concert
DIFFICULTY: Difficult
KEYWORDS: William Blake Poem, O holy virgin! clad in purest white
REHEARSAL AND/OR PERFORMANCE NOTES: Lots of juicy harmonies, but mainly diatonic
TITLE: Jesus Lives
COMPOSER: Crysogonus Wadell
ENSEMBLE TYPE (S): SATB, Organ
LITURGICAL FEAST/OTHER PROGRAMMING OPPORTUNITY: Easter Season
DIFFICULTY: Easy, Amateur Choir
KEYWORDS:
REHEARSAL AND/OR PERFORMANCE NOTES: Four verses of old German tune and text, Nice organ interlude
TITLE: Jauchzet den Herrn
COMPOSER: Felix Mendelssohn
ENSEMBLE TYPE (S): SATB
LITURGICAL FEAST/OTHER PROGRAMMING OPPORTUNITY: Easter, Christmas
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
KEYWORDS: Psalm 100, Jubilant
REHEARSAL AND/OR PERFORMANCE NOTES: Can be broken into small sections
TITLE: Schaffe in mir, Gott, ein rein Herz, Op. 29, No. 2
COMPOSER: Brahms
ENSEMBLE TYPE (S): SSATB
LITURGICAL FEAST/OTHER PROGRAMMING OPPORTUNITY: Ordinary Time
DIFFICULTY: Difficult
KEYWORDS: Motet, Psalm 51, Create a clean heart in me
REHEARSAL AND/OR PERFORMANCE NOTES: Fugue is really tricky, but first page could be used on its own as a short choir meditation.
TITLE: If we believe
COMPOSER: John Goss
ENSEMBLE TYPE (S): SATB
LITURGICAL FEAST/OTHER PROGRAMMING OPPORTUNITY: Ordinary Time
DIFFICULTY: Moderate, not amateur choir unless really strong
KEYWORDS: Anthem, 1 Thessalonians 4: 14, 18, Short section of SSATB
REHEARSAL AND/OR PERFORMANCE NOTES: English anthem style, generally tonal, not terrible difficult but not doable by SHP choir in Fall 2014
TITLE: The wilderness and the solitary place
COMPOSER: S.S. Wesley
ENSEMBLE TYPE (S): SATB
LITURGICAL FEAST/OTHER PROGRAMMING OPPORTUNITY: Ordinary Time
DIFFICULTY: Moderate, not amateur choir unless really strong
KEYWORDS: Anthem, Isaiah 35 vv. 1-2, 4, 6, 8, 10 (King James Version)
REHEARSAL AND/OR PERFORMANCE NOTES: English anthem style, tonal, bass and soprano solos, can be done one on a part or with chorus. 5 movements - 1st is easiest.
TITLE: Never weather-beaten sail
COMPOSER: Hubert Parry
ENSEMBLE TYPE (S): SSATB
LITURGICAL FEAST/OTHER PROGRAMMING OPPORTUNITY: Ordinary Time/Non-liturgical
DIFFICULTY: Moderate, not amateur choir unless really strong
KEYWORDS: Songs of Farewell (Campion), Anthem
REHEARSAL AND/OR PERFORMANCE NOTES: English anthem style, tonal, extremely beautiful and moving text. Lots of imitative writing, but also homophonic textures.
a. Repertoire conducted in public
Cast Thy Burden Upon the Lord - Mendelssohn (Elijah)
O Sacrum Convivium – Messiaen
The Beatitudes – A. Pärt
Love (2013) – J.J. Wright
How Lovely is Thy Dwelling Place (Requiem) – Brahms
He Watching Over Israel – Mendelssohn
Ave Verum Corpus – Mozart
Ego Sum Panis Vivus – Palestrina
Ave Verum Corpus - Elgar
Conditor Alme Siderum - Palestrina
Hodie Christus natus est - Byrd
A Boy Was Born in Bethlehem - Britten
Bogoróditse Djévo – Rachmaninoff
Nunc Dimittis, Op. 69 - Mendelssohn
Salve Regina a 3 - Giacomo Carissimi
Magnificat, H. 72 - M.A. Charpentier
Vespers for the Feast of the Immaculate Conception - J.J. Wright
Regina caeli laetare - Victoria
Ave regina caelorum - Victoria
Requiem - Herbert Howells
Office of Holy Communion - Herbert Howells
Jazz Mass
b. Repertoire conducted in a special masterclass or prepared to assist a master conductor
Requiem in D minor - Mozart
c. Repertoire conducted in conducting courses
Requiem – Verdi
The Creation – Haydn
Eine kleine Nachtmusik – Mozart
Symphony No. 6 – Beethoven
Symphony No. 9 – Beethoven
German Requiem – Brahms
Requiem – Faure
Elijah – Mendelssohn
Cantata 140 – J.S. Bach
Chichester Psalms – Bernstein
Mass in time of War – Haydn
Symphony of Psalms – Stravinsky
War Requiem – Britten
Requiem - Durufle
Lobet den herrn, BWV 230 - J.S. Bach
Ich habe genug, BWV 82 - J.S. Bach
Adam's Lament - Arvo Part
Miserere - Arvo Part
Messiah - G.F. Handel
Ave maris stella - Victoria
Salve Regina, double choir - Victoria
Salve Regina a 5 - Victoria
Songs of the Soul - Robert Kyr
d. Repertoire sung as a choral singer or accompanied as the collaborative pianist/organist
Absterge Domine - Thomas Tallis
Justorum Animae - C.V. Stanford
Justorum Animae - William Byrd
Geistliches Lied - Johannes Brahms
Rejoice in the Lord Alway - Henry Purcell
Sunrise Mass – Ola Gjeilo
My Song Shall be Alway, HWV 252 - Handel
The Lamb - John Tavener (b. 1944)
Cum Vidisset Jesus - James MacMillan
Alleluia - Eric Whitacre
Psalm 148 Lord, who hast made us for Thine own, H 117 - Gustav Holst
Gloria - Vivaldi
Abendlied - Rheinberger
As One Who Has Slept - Tavener
To Morning - Gabriel Jackson
Seven Last Words from the Cross - James MacMillan
Missa Sacra in C Minor, Op. 147 – Robert Schumann
Bogoróditse Djévo – Arvo Pärt
Jesus Lives – Wadell
Ave Maria – Biebl
Love Came Down at Christmas – Fissinger
The Holly and the Ivy - Paulus
Alleluia - Thompson
Magnificat - C.P.E. Bach
Rothko Chapel - Morton Feldman
Rejoice in the Lamb - Benjamin Britten
Schaffe in mir, Gott, ein rein Herz - Brahms
Christus factus est - Bruckner
Ave Maria - Arcadelt
Three Motets - Charles Stanford
Jauchzet dem Herrn - Mendelssohn
Nach dir, Herr, verlanget mich, BWV 150 - J.S. Bach
Lo, the full final, sacrifice - Gerald Finzi
Benedicimus Deum Caeli - James MacMillan
Pater Noster - Jacob Handl
Cantique de Jean Racine - Faure
The Ecstasies Above - Tarik O'Regan