All Works
Title
Poet/Lyricist
Voicing/Instrumentation
Level
Poet/Lyricist: Philip Dacey
- SATB, orchestra
Level: MA
Poet/Lyricist: Carl Sandburg
- High voice, piano
Level: MA
Poet/Lyricist: Hafiz / Daniel Ladinsky
- Low voice, piano
- Medium voice, piano
- High voice, piano
Level: M
A Love Like That: Songs of Unconditional Love
Six songs full of wholehearted grace, generosity and awe
Six songs full of wholehearted grace, generosity and awe
Poet/Lyricist: Silsbee, Emerson, Hafiz, Alexander, White
- Low voice, piano
- Medium voice, piano
- High voice, piano
Level: Various
Poet/Lyricist: Gerald Rich
- SSA, piano
- SATB, piano
Level: M
Poet/Lyricist: Elizabeth Alexander
- Solo Voice
Level: M
Poet/Lyricist: Langston Hughes
- SATB a cappella
Level: MA
Be Grateful, My Soul
A passionate testament to life’s worth, even when facing adversity and oppression
A passionate testament to life’s worth, even when facing adversity and oppression
Poet/Lyricist: Norbert Čapek
- SSAA a cappella OR 5-part canon
Level: M
Poet/Lyricist: English folk prayer
- 2 or 4 part treble choir a cappella
- SATB a cappella
- Community / Congregational Song
Level: ME
Being Who You Are
A lighthearted romp affirming individual differences (with a touch of Shakespeare!)
A lighthearted romp affirming individual differences (with a touch of Shakespeare!)
Poet/Lyricist: Elizabeth Alexander
- SA, piano, misc. percussion
Level: ME
Poet/Lyricist: Howard Box
- SATB, piano
Level: ME
Poet/Lyricist: Elizabeth Alexander
- SATB, Celtic band, opt. children’s choir
Level: M
Poet/Lyricist: Michael DeVernon Boblett
- SATB a cappella
- SATB, chamber orchestra
Level: M
Poet/Lyricist: Søren Kierkegaard
- Flexible voicing: 2-4 pt choir a cappella
- SSA a cappella
Level: E
Poet/Lyricist: Elizabeth Alexander
- SA, piano
Level: ME
Poet/Lyricist: Elizabeth Alexander
- SSA, soloist, piano, opt. bass
- SATB, soloist, piano, opt. bass
Level: M
Poet/Lyricist: Elizabeth Alexander
- SATB, piano
- SATB, chamber ensemble
Level: M
Poet/Lyricist: Edna St. Vincent Millay
- SSATB, piano
Level: MA
- Vocal solo
- Vocal duet
- Flexibly voiced chorus
Level:
Create a Song Once More
St Cecilia invites King David to imagine a restorative path beyond guilt and shame
St Cecilia invites King David to imagine a restorative path beyond guilt and shame
Poet/Lyricist: Elizabeth Alexander
- SATB a cappella
Level: MA
Poet/Lyricist: Traditional, additional lyrics by Elizabeth Alexander
- SATB, piano
- Treble voice, bass voice, piano
- Two equal voices, piano
Level: ME
Poet/Lyricist: Elizabeth Alexander
- SATB, piano
- SSA, piano
- TBB, piano
Level: M
Poet/Lyricist: Norman V. Naylor
- SATB a cappella
- TBB a cappella
Level: ME
Poet/Lyricist: Dawna Markova
- SSA, cello, piano
Level: MA
Poet/Lyricist: Elizabeth Alexander
- SA, piano
Level: ME
Poet/Lyricist: Yehuda Amichai
- SATB a cappella
Level: A
Poet/Lyricist: Rose Ausländer
- Soprano, chamber orchestra
Level: A
Poet/Lyricist: Rabindranath Tagore
- SSA a cappella
- SATB a cappella
Level: M
Poet/Lyricist: Elizabeth Alexander
- SSA + SAB youth, piano
- SSA, soloists, piano
- SATB + SAB youth, piano
- SATB, soloists, piano
Level: M
Poet/Lyricist: Pesha Gertler
- SSATB, piano
Level: MA
Poet/Lyricist: 10 Poets & 2 Proverbs
- A variety of choral forces
Level: Various
Poet/Lyricist: Langston Hughes
- SSATB, piano
Level: MA
Poet/Lyricist: Sophia Lyon Fahs
- SATB, piano
Level: MA
Poet/Lyricist: Elizabeth Alexander
- Vocalist
Level: M
Get Curious
A compelling look at how curiosity can nudge anger into something beautiful and transformative
A compelling look at how curiosity can nudge anger into something beautiful and transformative
Poet/Lyricist: Elizabeth Alexander
- SSAA a cappella
Level: MA
Give Me a Laundry List (and I'll set it to music)
A lighthearted spin on a boast by composer Giaocchino Rossini
A lighthearted spin on a boast by composer Giaocchino Rossini
Poet/Lyricist: A famous boast by Giaocchino Rossini
- SSAA a cappella
- SATB a cappella
Level: M
Poet/Lyricist: Scott Bates
- SSATB, piano
Level: M
Go Out! (Concert-Length Work)
A poetic and feisty tribute to liberal religion and freedom of thought
A poetic and feisty tribute to liberal religion and freedom of thought
Poet/Lyricist: Centuries of Strong-Minded People
- A variety of vocal forces
Level: Various
Poet/Lyricist: Alfred S. Cole, as inspired by Rev. John Murray
- SATB, piano
Level: M
Poet/Lyricist: Elizabeth Alexander
- Low voice, piano
- Medium voice, piano
- High voice, piano
- SSA, piano
- SATB, piano
Level: ME
Poet/Lyricist: Elizabeth Alexander
- SSAA, piano
Level: MA
Hear Us, O Never-Failing Light
An ancient Mozarabic Easter prayer extolling the bounty of divine Light
An ancient Mozarabic Easter prayer extolling the bounty of divine Light
Poet/Lyricist: Mozarabic Easter Eve prayer
- Flexible voicing: 2-4 pt choir
Level: ME
Holy One, Source of Radiance and Reason
A luminous affirmation of the unknowable holy presence found “within, among and beyond us”
A luminous affirmation of the unknowable holy presence found “within, among and beyond us”
Poet/Lyricist: Rob Eller-Isaacs
- Flexible voicing: SATB a cappella OR 2-5 part canon
Level: ME
How To Sing Like a Planet
A genre-defying “instruction manual” as whimsical and varied as the singing planet which inspired it
A genre-defying “instruction manual” as whimsical and varied as the singing planet which inspired it
Poet/Lyricist: Elizabeth Alexander
- TBB, piano
- SATB, piano
Level: MA
I Write This Poem Out Of Darkness
A solitary poet offers unvarnished compassion and solidarity to her imagined readers
A solitary poet offers unvarnished compassion and solidarity to her imagined readers
Poet/Lyricist: George Ella Lyon
- Vocal trio, flute, violin, piano
- SSA, flute, violin, piano
Level: MA
Poet/Lyricist: Evelyn K. Dudley
- SSAA a cappella
- SATB a cappella
- TTBB a cappella
Level: MA
I’ll Tell You A Story, then…
An ordinary walk leads to an unexpected discovery about what it means to be fully human
An ordinary walk leads to an unexpected discovery about what it means to be fully human
Poet/Lyricist: Nancy White
- Low voice, piano
- Medium voice, piano
- High voice, piano
Level: M
Poet/Lyricist: Zimbabwean proverb
- SAB, piano, claves
- SSA, piano, claves
- TBB, piano, claves
- SATB, piano, claves
Level: ME
Poet/Lyricist: John Greenleaf Whittier
- SATB a cappella
Level: ME
- Viola, piano
- Cello, piano
Level: MA
In the Lonely Midnight
A Christmas carol bearing both mourning and hope, with a lyric written on the eve of World War I
A Christmas carol bearing both mourning and hope, with a lyric written on the eve of World War I
Poet/Lyricist: Theodore Chickering Williams
- SATB, piano
- SATB, orchestra
Level: ME
Infant Holy, Infant Lowly
A beloved Polish carol with two different arrangements: “Soulful Close Harmony” and “Classical Chorale”
A beloved Polish carol with two different arrangements: “Soulful Close Harmony” and “Classical Chorale”
Poet/Lyricist: Traditional, additional lyrics by Elizabeth Alexander
- SSA a cappella
Level: ME
Poet/Lyricist: Elizabeth Alexander
3 equal voices
Level: ME
Into the Silent Darkness
A searching mediation on facing life’s wild, primeval mysteries with fear, faith and alleluias.
A searching mediation on facing life’s wild, primeval mysteries with fear, faith and alleluias.
Poet/Lyricist: Richard S. Gilbert
- SATB, violin, piano
Level: MA
Poet/Lyricist: Edict of Torda / King John Sigismund III
- Vocal trio a cappella
- SSA a cappella
Level: M
Poet/Lyricist: Ray Bradbury
- SSA, narrator, piano
- SSA, narrator, string quartet
Level: M
Kindling: Small Reflections on a Limitless Faith
An ecstatic and introspective cantata on the things that inspire, challenge and nourish our religious lives
An ecstatic and introspective cantata on the things that inspire, challenge and nourish our religious lives
Poet/Lyricist: Elizabeth Alexander
- SATB, piano
- SATB, chamber ensemble
Level: MA
Poet/Lyricist: Elizabeth Alexander
- SSA, piano
- SATB, piano
Level: M
Life is Not a Garden
An open-eyed and open-hearted view of this complicated world, acknowledging both disappointment and hope
An open-eyed and open-hearted view of this complicated world, acknowledging both disappointment and hope
Poet/Lyricist: Elizabeth Alexander
- SSAA, piano, opt. bass
- SATB, piano, opt. bass
Level: M
Poet/Lyricist: Wendell Berry
- SATB, piano
Level: M
Poet/Lyricist: Kalidasa
- SATB, organ, orchestral chimes
Level: M
Poet/Lyricist: Tony Larsen, additional lyrics by Elizabeth Alexander
- SATB, piano
Level: M
Poet/Lyricist: Hildegard of Bingen
- SATB a cappella
- SSAA a cappella
Level: M
Poet/Lyricist: Elizabeth Alexander
- SATB + children’s choir, piano, opt. flute and trumpets
Level: M
Poet/Lyricist: Gregory Djanikian
- High voice, flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano, percussion
Level: A
Poet/Lyricist: Lyon, Ignatow, Moore, Ammons, Erdrich, White, Hafiz / Ladinsky
- Voice, cello, piano
Level: Various
Nature Creature (musical score)
A passionate, eclectic song cycle on the beauty and complexity of being alive
A passionate, eclectic song cycle on the beauty and complexity of being alive
Poet/Lyricist: Lyon, Ignatow, Moore, Ammons, Erdrich, White, Hafiz / Ladinsky
- Low voice, piano, opt. cello
Level: MA
- Piano, 4 hands
Level: M
Poet/Lyricist: Dutch proverb / Elizabeth Alexander
- Vocal duet, piano
Level: M
Poet/Lyricist: Elizabeth Alexander
- Community / Congregational Song
- Medium voice, piano
Level: ME
Poet/Lyricist: Elizabeth Alexander
- Flexible voicing: 1-4 pt. choir
Level: E
Poet/Lyricist: Opal Palmer Adisa
- High voice, piano
Level: M
- All Instruments
Level: Various
Poet/Lyricist: Elizabeth Alexander
- Low voice, piano
Level: M
Poet/Lyricist: Rob Eller-Isaacs & Bill Neely
- SATB a cappella
Level: ME
Poet/Lyricist: Joyce Poley
- SATB, spoken voices, piano
Level: MA
Only a Couple Fishes
An animated retelling of the “loaves and fishes” story, with generosity at its core
An animated retelling of the “loaves and fishes” story, with generosity at its core
Poet/Lyricist: Elizabeth Alexander
- SA, piano
Level: ME
Poet/Lyricist: Elizabeth Alexander
- SATB, piano
- SATB, chamber ensemble
Level: M
Poet/Lyricist: Denise Levertov
- SATB, piano
Level: M
Pure Light beyond Light
Ancient and modern invocations of the Holy filled with reverence, mystery and illumination
Ancient and modern invocations of the Holy filled with reverence, mystery and illumination
Poet/Lyricist: Mozarabic prayer, Hildegard von Bingen, Rob Eller-Isaacs
- SATB a cappella
Level: M
Reasons for the Perpetuation of Slavery
A clear-eyed compelling look at human slavery through the ages, including the present time
A clear-eyed compelling look at human slavery through the ages, including the present time
Poet/Lyricist: Elizabeth Alexander
- SSAA a cappella
Level: MA
Same Birds
A sassy frolic about deep listening, the cry of existence, and a congregation of rowdy birds
A sassy frolic about deep listening, the cry of existence, and a congregation of rowdy birds
Poet/Lyricist: David Allan Evans
- SATB a cappella
Level: MA
Poet/Lyricist: Edna St. Vincent Millay
- SATB, oboe, horn, cello, harp
Level: A
Poet/Lyricist: Gregory Orr
- SATB, piano, string quartet or string orchestra
Level: MA
- Piano solo
Level: ME
Poet/Lyricist: Ann Silsbee
- Low voice, piano
- Medium voice, piano
- High voice, piano
Level: ME
Poet/Lyricist: Elizabeth Alexander
- SATB, piano
- SATB, chamber ensemble
Level: MA
Poet/Lyricist: Kabir
- SATB a cappella
Level: M
Song of the Five Thousand
A canonic table grace with abundance, gratitude and generosity at its core
A canonic table grace with abundance, gratitude and generosity at its core
Poet/Lyricist: Elizabeth Alexander
- Flexible choral voicing
- Community / Congregational Song
Level: E
Poet/Lyricist: Elizabeth Alexander
- SAB, piano, opt. vibraphone
Level: M
Spirit of Life (McDade, arr. Alexander)
A still, small instrumental arrangement of Carolyn McDade’s beloved song
A still, small instrumental arrangement of Carolyn McDade’s beloved song
- Piano solo
Level: ME
Poet/Lyricist: Carl Sandburg
- SATB a cappella
Level: MA
Poet/Lyricist: Langston Hughes, e. e. cummings, Carl Sandburg
- SATB a cappella
Level: MA
Poet/Lyricist: Elizabeth Alexander
- SATB, piano
- SATB, chamber ensemble
Level: MA
Poet/Lyricist: Elizabeth Alexander
- SSA, piano
Level: M
Poet/Lyricist: Elizabeth Alexander
- SATB, chamber ensemble
- SATB, piano
- Community / Congregational Song
Level: E
Poet/Lyricist: Ralph Waldo Emerson
- Low voice, piano
- Medium voice, piano
- High voice, piano
Level: M
Poet/Lyricist: Sister Peronne Marie Thibert
- SATB a cappella
Level: M
Poet/Lyricist: Elizabeth Alexander
- Low voice, piano
- Medium / high voice, piano
Level: M
The Meadow Doesn’t Know About the Stock Market
A sweet and wry tribute to the meadow’s timeless wisdom
A sweet and wry tribute to the meadow’s timeless wisdom
Poet/Lyricist: George Ella Lyon
- Low voice, piano
Level: M
Poet/Lyricist: Elizabeth Alexander
- SSAA, piano
Level: M
Poet/Lyricist: Elizabeth Alexander
- SSA, piano
- SATB, piano
Level: M
Poet/Lyricist: Elizabeth Alexander
- Community / Congregational Song
Level: E
Poet/Lyricist: Swedish proverb
- SSA, oboe, piano
Level: M
Poet/Lyricist: Emily Dickinson
- SSA, piano
Level: M
Poet/Lyricist: George Ella Lyon
- SSA, cello, piano
Level: M
Poet/Lyricist: Neal Bowers
- Medium voice, piano
- High voice, piano
Level: MA
Poet/Lyricist: Elizabeth Alexander
- SATB a cappella
- SATB, flute, oboe, piano
- SATB, orchestra
Level: Various
- Orchestra
Level: M
Poet/Lyricist: Traditional
- Flexible voicing: 1-4 pt. choir
Level: ME
We Lift Up Our Hearts
An intergenerational song of thanksgiving appropriate for religious or secular occasions
An intergenerational song of thanksgiving appropriate for religious or secular occasions
Poet/Lyricist: Richard Fewkes
- SATB + children’s choir, piano
Level: E
We Need Each Other
A down-to-earth celebration of our essential interdependence, well-suited for processionals or recessionals
A down-to-earth celebration of our essential interdependence, well-suited for processionals or recessionals
Poet/Lyricist: Susan Gittler, adapted
- SATB, djembe or low drum
Level: ME
Poet/Lyricist: Rabbis Sylvan Kamens / Jack Riemer
- SATB, piano
Level: M
Poet/Lyricist: Elizabeth Alexander
- SSA a cappella
Level: M
Poet/Lyricist: E. E. Cummings
- SATB a cappella
Level: MA
When the Song of the Angels Is Stilled
A rhythmic and relevant best-seller about the true “work of Christmas”
A rhythmic and relevant best-seller about the true “work of Christmas”
Poet/Lyricist: Howard Thurman
- SATB a cappella
- SATB, flute
- SSAA a cappella
- TTBB a cappella
Level: M
Where there is Light in the Soul
A Chinese proverb connecting light, beauty, harmony, honor and peace
A Chinese proverb connecting light, beauty, harmony, honor and peace
Poet/Lyricist: Chinese proverb
- SAB a cappella
- SSA a cappella
- TBB a cappella
- SATB a cappella
Level: ME
Poet/Lyricist: Joan Wolf Prefontaine
- SSAA a cappella
Level: MA
Y Comienzo a Bailar (“And I Begin To Dance”)
An intimate portrait of the bittersweet experience of memory, loss, and love
An intimate portrait of the bittersweet experience of memory, loss, and love
Poet/Lyricist: Elizabeth Alexander / Augustin Cadena
- SATB, piano
Level: MA
Poet/Lyricist: Teresa Schreiber Werth
- SSAA a cappella
Level: MA