[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] The fact is that most of us don’t fit neatly into SATB boxes. What are we to do? Once upon a time we used to sing together and somehow find a place ...

When I was a junior in college, my mother was fighting breast Cancer and my way of coping with it was to write a choral piece for her. I wrote “Pour Toi, Mère” (For You, Mother) which premiered at my senior composition recital. A few years later, Kevin F...  One';">moreOne;">When I was a junior in college, my mother was fighting breast Cancer and my way of coping with it was to write a choral piece for her. I wrote “Pour Toi, Mère” (For You, Mother) which premiered at my senior composition recital. A few years later, Kevin Fenton programmed that piece for his choir at FSU. He shared with me his strong connection with the piece at a time when his sister-in-law, Peggy Fenton was also fighting breast Cancer. Sadly, Peggy Fenton lost her fight with Cancer in 2009. That same year Kevin contacted me and asked if I would write a piece in her memory for her husband and her two daughters. He shared with me a video of a presentation she did at the Mother’s Day banquet at her church, just a few days before her passing. The title of her presentation was “From Hats to Crown”. She shared stories about her Life and the many relationship roles One plays: as a daughter, a sister, as a wife, a mother and a teacher. As she talked about each role she wore a different hat. She ended with a crown, shar...    One';">less

Psalm 84 for SATB Chorus unaccompanied Music and translation by Stanley M. Hoffman (2002) Performed by The Philovox Ensemble Jennifer Lester, conductor Music and Translation: © Copyright 2003 by IOne Press, Inc., a division of ECS Publishing...  One';">moreOne;">Psalm 84 for SATB Chorus unaccompanied Music and translation by Stanley M. Hoffman (2002) Performed by The Philovox Ensemble Jennifer Lester, conductor Music and Translation: © Copyright 2003 by IOne Press, Inc., a division of ECS Publishing. www.ecspublishing.com All rights reserved. Used by permission. ECS Publishing Catalog No. 6065 Recording: © Copyright 2003 by ECS Publishing. www.ecspublishing.com All rights reserved. Used by permission.  

NATURE for SATB Chorus and Piano Music by Stanley M. Hoffman (2008) Words by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807--1882) Performed by The Philovox Ensemble Robert Schuneman, conductor Scott Nicholas, piano Music: © Copyright 2009 by IOne Press, Inc....  One';">moreOne;">NATURE for SATB Chorus and Piano Music by Stanley M. Hoffman (2008) Words by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807--1882) Performed by The Philovox Ensemble Robert Schuneman, conductor Scott Nicholas, piano Music: © Copyright 2009 by IOne Press, Inc., a division of ECS Publishing. www.ecspublishing.com All rights reserved. Used by permission. ECS Publishing Catalog No. 7432. Recording: © Copyright 2009 by ECS Publishing. www.ecspublishing.com All rights reserved. Used by permission.  

A setting of the Latin text "Ave verum corpus" for SATB. Score Can be found at www.musicspoke.com

A Prayer for Peace for SATB Chorus unaccompanied Music by Stanley M. Hoffman (2007) Words Freely Based on the Traditional Hebrew Prayer Oseh Shalom Translated and Adapted by Stanley M. Hoffman Performed by The Philovox Ensemble Jane Ring...  One';">moreOne;">A Prayer for Peace for SATB Chorus unaccompanied Music by Stanley M. Hoffman (2007) Words Freely Based on the Traditional Hebrew Prayer Oseh Shalom Translated and Adapted by Stanley M. Hoffman Performed by The Philovox Ensemble Jane Ring Frank, conductor Music and Translation: © Copyright 2007 by IOne Press, Inc., a division of ECS Publishing. www.ecspublishing.com All rights reserved. Used by permission. ECS Publishing Catalog No. 7142 Recording: © Copyright 2007 by ECS Publishing. www.ecspublishing.com All rights reserved. Used by permission.  One';">less

Morgen! - Music by Richard Strauss - Arranged for SATB Chorus (divisi) and Chamber Orchestra by Stanley M. Hoffman - NotePerformer 3 audio and scrolling score in search of live performances - Arrangement © Copyright 2015 by IOne Press, Inc., a division of...  One';">moreOne;">Morgen! - Music by Richard Strauss - Arranged for SATB Chorus (divisi) and Chamber Orchestra by Stanley M. Hoffman - NotePerformer 3 audio and scrolling score in search of live performances - Arrangement © Copyright 2015 by IOne Press, Inc., a division of ECS Publishing Group. www.ecspublishing.com All rights reserved. Used by permission. ECS Publishing Catalog No. 7775 - https://youtu.be/u4W7BdswP-E  

Jonathan Adams' "I Believe in the Sun" for SATB chorus with images of the victims of HurriCane Katrina

Weep, O Mine Eyes - John Bennet (SATB's Guide) “Weep O Mine Eyes” was first published by composer John Bennet (c. 1575-c. 1610) in his first collection of madrigals in 1599. It was One of his most popular madrigals, as well as One of the most internati...  One';">moreOne;">Weep, O Mine Eyes - John Bennet (SATB's Guide) “Weep O Mine Eyes” was first published by composer John Bennet (c. 1575-c. 1610) in his first collection of madrigals in 1599. It was One of his most popular madrigals, as well as One of the most internationally famous songs of the period. It is apparently based on John Dowland’s “Flow, my Teares”. Like Dowland’s lyrics, these lyrics express an intense melancholy of someOne whose happiness has been abruptly shattered and desires to not be saved from this dark despair. The speaker wishes his death by drowning in his despair, in his tears. The expression of melancholy, and notions of darkness, neglect, Time’s cruelty, spiteful age, were themes used by Elizabethan songwriters to prefigure the stark inevitability of death, and it remained a prominent feature of English literature and music in the time of Elizabeth I and Shakespeare. More Information, contact us: guide4score@gmail.com  One';">less

Did You Hear? for SATB Chorus by Robert Paterson, Text by David Cote Performed by Vermont Youth Orchestra Choir: Jeffrey, Buettner, Director World Premiere: April 8, 2011, Elley-Long Music Center, Colchester, VT For more information or to order sheet m...  One';">moreOne;">Did You Hear? for SATB Chorus by Robert Paterson, Text by David Cote Performed by Vermont Youth Orchestra Choir: Jeffrey, Buettner, Director World Premiere: April 8, 2011, Elley-Long Music Center, Colchester, VT For more information or to order sheet music: robpaterson.com