Category: Choral (Page 1 of 2)

This majestic and triumphant setting celebrates the cross as the symbol of Christ’s love. Ideal for Easter and Eastertide services.

https://www.hopepublishing.com/W266524_LIFT_HIGH_THE_CROSS

This beloved text is reimagined with a fresh, original melody supported by a gentle, expressive piano accompaniment. The music mirrors the message: even as we navigate life’s storms, God offers a profound inner calm that steadies the soul. With such grace poured over us, the response of the heart is a song that cannot be contained.

https://www.hopepublishing.com/W266544_HOW_CAN_I_KEEP_FROM_SINGING

This time-honored German carol is newly arranged for SATB choir and organ. The first two stanzas unfold in warm two-part harmony in D major before rising to F major and a rich four-part texture. A brief choral coda tenderly reinforces the uplifting words, “God…lightens every load.”

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This SATB arrangement about God being all around us in the light, the sea, the rain, and “in the dream of a world made new” is appropriate for both church and school. You can find it here:

https://www.hopepublishing.com/W256497_HAVE_YOU_HEARD

This lyrical setting of the beloved carol brings a new sensitivity to the familiar tune and text. Scored for SATB and piano, as well as optional strings, this piece is Jantz’s first in the First Plymouth Choral Series, and his first release with MorningStar Music. Available here:
https://www.morningstarmusic.com/catalog/product/view/sku/50-5027*

Here’s a fun but not-too-difficult arrangement of “Cold December Flies Away” with a touch of madrigal flavor with “fa la la la las.” Suitable for church or school settings, this is available in SATB or 3-part mixed from Hope Publishing, here: https://www.hopepublishing.com/W246448_COLD_DECEMBER_FLIES_AWAY

This arrangement for SATB and piano is an elegant and expressive journey. The text is especially suited for Lent, but could also be used any time a song about devotion or faithfulness is needed. Sections of unison singing give way to rich harmonies and independent 4-part textures that are beautiful without being difficult.

This flowing setting of the well-known “Abide with Me” proves that you don’t have to sing 4-part harmony to make beautiful choral music. The familiar hymn tune is interposed with elegant countermelody in stanza two and in the soaring final stanza.

Here’s Jantz’s first release from Shawnee Press (Hal Leonard). The ancient chant is creatively and expressively updated for a modern audience but still retains its timeless lyrical quality.

This lightly syncopated arrangement of the familiar hymn tune “Come, Ye Thankful People, Come” gives a new lilt to an otherwise straightforward favorite. The middle legato section provides musical contrast, and all the part writing is straightforward and accessible.