Choral Music

A Falling of Saints (1977) [25:00]

For 2 Male Solo, Chorus, and Orchestra
Publisher: Transcontinental Music Pub. Co.
Commission: Jewish Community of Atlanta, GA

A Hymn of Praise

For SATB and Organ
Publisher: Alfred Music Publishers

A Prayer for Peace (1986) [7:00]

For SATB and String Orchestra
Publisher: Samuel Adler
Premiere: Iowa City, Iowa; May 21, 1986.

A Prolific Source of Sorrow (1994) [14:00]

For SATB and Flute
Publisher: Samuel Adler
Commission: the Paul Hill Chorale
Premiere: The Paul Hill Chorale; Washington, D.C.; May 1, 1995.

A Prophecy of Peace (1992)

For SATB
Publisher: Alfred Music Publishers
Recording: Paraclete Press

A Psalm of Praise [3:30]

For SATB
Publisher: Samuel H. Adler
Commission: Keynote Arts Associates

A Song of Hanukkah

Orchestration available on rental
Publisher: G. Schirmer, Inc.

A Song of Welcome​

For SATB and Piano
Publisher: G. Schirmer, Inc.

Any Human to Another (1989) [16:00]

A Cantata
For SATB, String Orchestra, and Piano
Publisher: Ludwig Music Pub. Co.
Commission: Thomas jefferson High School; Fairfax, VA.
Premiere: Washington, D.C.; April, 1990.

Awake, Do Not Cast Us Off

For SATB and Organ
Publisher: Oxford University Press

Begin My Muse (1969) [15:00]

A Song Cycle
For TTBB
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Commission: the 75th Anniversary of “Sinfonia”

Blow the Wind Southerly (1975)

For SATB
Publisher: Hinshaw Music, Inc.

Bric-a-Brac (Dorothy Parker)

For 4 Part Treble Choir and Piano
Publisher: Boosey and Hawkes
Commission: Young People’s Chorus of New York

B’shaaray Tefilah (1963) [60:00]

A Sabbath Service
For Cantor, SATB, and Organ
Publisher: Transcontinental Music Pub. Co.
Commission: Congregation B’shaaray Tefilah of NYC

Call to Worship (1995) [5:00]

For Cantor, SATB, and Organ
Publisher: Transcontinental Music Pub. Co.

Choose Life (1986) [35:00]

An Oratorio
For Soprano, Tenor, SATB, and Orchestra
Publisher: G. Schirmer, Inc.
Commission: the Barlow Foundation for the Atlanta Symphony
Premiere: Eastman Chorale and Eastman Philharmonia;
Timothy Koch, conductor; Rochester, NY; April, 1994.
Recording: Albany Records Troy 328

Contrasts (1964)

For SATB a cappella
Publisher: Belwin Mills Pub. Corp.
Commission: North Texas State University

Choral Trilogy

For SATB and Organ
Publisher: Paraclete
Commission: Eastern Presbyterian Church; Stone Mountain, GA.
Premiere: March 4, 2012

Division (1971)

For SSAATTBB
Publisher: Hope Publishing

Eli Tziyon (1978)

For SATB and Organ
Publisher: Transcontinental Music Pub. Co.
Commission: Mixed chorus

Ever Since Babylon (1991) [75:00]

A Cantata
For 4 Solo, SATB, and 8 Instrument
Publisher: Transcontinental Music Pub. Co.
Premiere: Chicago, IL; March 8, 1992; repeated in 21 cities throughout the U.S. and Canada during 1992-93

Farmer’s Curst Wife (1987) [3:00]

For SATB a cappella
Publisher: Lawson-Gould Music Publishers
Premiere: South Carolina Governor’s School; July 3, 1987.

Five American Folk Songs (1961)

Published separately as Young Hunting; Chic-A-Boom; Hick’s Farewell;
Cripple Creek; Gypsy Laddie
For SATB a cappella
Publisher: Lawson-Gould Music Publishers
Commission: Southern Methodist University

Five Choral Pictures (1964)

For SATB a cappella
Publisher: Peer-Southern

Five Choral Poems (1954)

Autumn Rain; Strings in the Earth; Nothing is Enough; Someone; A Kiss
For SATB a cappella
Publisher: Associated Music Pub., Inc.

Five Choral Scherzi

For SATB, Viola, and Guitar
Publisher: Theodore Presser
Commissioned by Duo Fresco
Premiere: Rochester, NY; 2010.

Five Sephardic Choruses (1998) [15:00]

Publish separately
For SATB and Piano
Publisher: Transcontinental Music Pub. Co.
Recording: Naxos Records 8.559415

Hashkivenu (1981)

For Cantor, SATB, and Organ
Publisher: Transcontinental Music Pub. Co.
Commission: Reform Congregation Kenneseth Israel; Elkins Park, PA.
Recording: Naxos Records 8.559415

Havdalah Service (1984) [6:00]

For SATB and Piano
Publisher: Transcontinental Music Pub. Co.

High Flight (1986) [6:00]

For SATB and Piano
Publisher: G. Schirmer, Inc.
Premiere: New York City; May 2, 1987.

Hinay Yom Hadin (Behold the Day of Judgment) (1969) [10:00]

Hayom Harat Olam; Ayl Melech Yoshev; Un’shafar Gadol; Avinu Malkaynu
For Solo and SATB a cappella
Publisher: G. Schirmer, Inc.
Commission: Temple Beth El of Rochester, NY

How Long, O Lord?

For SATB and Organ
Publisher: Hope Publishing

How Precious Is Thy Loving Kindness

For SATB and Organ
Publisher: Oxford University Press

How Sweet the Sound

For SATB and Organ
Publisher: Carl Fischer, Inc.
Commission: Carl Fischer

I Think Continually of Those (1983)

For SATB a cappella
Publisher: Alfred Music Publishers
Text: Stephen Spender
Commission: University of Rochester
Recording: Paraclete Press

I Will Give Thanks unto the Lord

For SATB and Organ
Publisher: Oxford University Press

In Nature’s Ebb and Flow (1960)

Publisher: Peer-Southern Music Company
Commission: the High School at Borger, Texas

It Is to God I Shall Sing (1979)

For SATB and Organ
Publisher: Paraclete Press
Recording: Paraclete Press

Jacob’s Ladder (1981)

For SATB and Piano
Publisher: Ludwig Music Pub. Co.

Jonah [30:00]

A Cantata
For STB Soli, SATB, and Orchestra
Publisher: Theodore Presser
Commission: the Jesus Kirche, Mannheim
Premiere: Mannheim; December, 17, 2004.

Jubellied (1975)

For SSAATTBB
Publisher: Samuel H. Adler
Commission: Jeunesse Choir of Vienna

Judah’s Song of Praise

Orchestration available on rental
For SATB and Piano (Orchestration Available)
Publisher: G. Schirmer, Inc.

L’cha Dodi (1984) [3:30]

For Solo, SATB, Organ, and Flute
Publisher: Transcontinental Music Pub. Co.
Recording: Paraclete Press

Leisure (A Madrigal) (1976) [1:30]

For SATB a cappella
Publisher: Carl Fischer, Inc.
Commission: SUNY-Geneseo

Let Us Rejoice (1987) [4:00]

For SSAA and Handbells
Publisher: Galaxy-E.C. Schirmer
Premiere: Mt. Holyoke Glee club; Catherine Melhorn, conductor;
New ​York City; December 4, 1987.
Recording: Paraclete Press

Listen to My Word, Lord (1974)

For SATB and Organ
Publisher: Paraclete Press

Ma Tovu (1987) [4:00]

For Tenor, SATB, and Organ
Publisher: Transcontinental Music Pub. Co.
Premiere: Temple Israel of Minneapolis, MN
Recording: Paraclete Press

Ma Tovu (2011) [4:00]

For Tenor, SATB, and Organ
Publisher: Samuel Adler
Commission: Parke Avenue Synagogue
Premiere: May 5, 2013

Music of the Heart Proclaim

For SATB, Brass Quintet, and Organ
Publisher: Paraclete Press

My Boy Willie (1983)

For SATB a cappella
Publisher: Hinshaw Music, Inc.

Never Was a Child So Lovely (1983)

For SATB a cappella
Publisher: Hinshaw Music, Inc.

N’ilah Fragment (1979)

For SATB and Organ
Publisher: Transcontinental Music Pub. Co.

O Lord, Awesome Is Your Name [4:00]

For SATB and Organ
Publisher: Vivace Press

of Life and Nature I Sing (2021)

A Suite of A Cappella Choruses
Texts by: Siegfried Sassoon, John Masefield, Frances Cornford, Ami Lowell, Charlotte Mew, Walt Whitman

Ozi V’zimrat ya (1978)

For SATB and Organ
Publisher: Transcontinental Music Pub. Co.

Praise the Lord

For Children’s Chorus and Piano
Publisher: Oxford University Press

Praise Thy Saving Power (1984) [12:00]

For Men’s Chorus and Piano
Publisher: Ludwig Music Pub. Co.
Commission: the GALA choruses
Premiere: Carnegie Hall, New York; Gary Miller, conductor;
December, 1984.

Praised Be the Lord by Day

For SATB and Organ
Publisher: Transcontinental Music Pub. Co.

Proclaim God’s Greatness [3:30]

For SATB and Organ
Publisher: Vivace Press
Recording: Paraclete Press

Psalm 8 (2022) [5:00]

For SATB a cappella

Psalm 23 (2020) [5:00]

For SATB and Organ
Publisher: Paraclete Press
Premiere: Gloria Dei Cantores, Orleans, MA, June 2021.

Psalm 24 (2003) [3:00]

For SATB and Organ
Publisher: Paraclete Press
Premiere: Trinity Episcopal Church Choir, Iowa City, IA;
September 28, 2003.
Recording: Paraclete Press

Psalm 40

For SATB and Organ
Publisher: Oxford University Press

Psalm 67

For SATB and Organ
Publisher: Samuel Adler

Psalm 96

For SATB and Organ
Publisher: G. Schirmer, Inc.

Psalm 100

Publisher: Transcontinental Music Pub. Co.
Recording: Paraclete Press

Psalm 146 (1985)

For SATB and Organ
Publisher: Alfred Music Publishers
Commission: Christ Church; Pittsford, NY.
Recording: Paraclete Press

Psalm Trilogy (1998) [10:00]

For SATB a cappella
Publisher: Theodore Presser
Commission: the ACDA
Premiere: ACDA Convention; Providence, RI; March, 1999.
Recording: Paraclete Press

Rededication (1985) [5:00]​

For TTBB and Brass Quintet
Publisher: Ludwig Music Pub. Co.
Commission: the New York Gay Men’s Chorus

‘Round the Globe (1986) [20:00]

A suite of folk songs
For SSAA and Piano
Publisher: Alfred Music Publishers
Premiere: The Chicago Children’s Choir; October, 1986.

Sayings of the Father (1979)

For SATB and Piano
Publisher: Hinshaw Music, Inc.

Seek Thy Servant (1974)

For SATB and Organ
Publisher: Paraclete Press

Serenade (1971) [15:00]

For SSAATTBB and Wind Ensemble
Publisher: Carl Fischer, Inc.
Text: William Blake
Commission: Loyola University of New Orleans

Set Me as a Seal upon Thy Heart

For SATB and Organ
Publisher: Theodore Presser

Shir Chadash (1960)

A Friday Eve Service
For Organ and 3 Part Choir (SAB)
Publisher: Transcontinental Music Pub. Co.

Shir Hamaalot (1986) [2:30]

Publisher: Transcontinental Music Pub. Co.

Shiru Ladonay (1965)

A Friday Eve Service
For Cantor Solo
Publisher: Transcontinental Music Pub. Co.

Sing Praises (Psalm 100) (1979)

For SATB
Publisher: Hinshaw Music, Inc.

Some Laughter, Some Tears (1964)

A Suite
For SSA and Piano
Publisher: Oxford University Press

Song of Exaltation

For SATB and Organ
Publisher: Abingdon Press

Songs of the Seasons (Janet Freeman)

For 2 Part Treble Choir
Publisher: Boosey and Hawkes
Commission: Young People’s Chorus of New York

Spin Draydel Spin

For Children’s Chorus and Piano
Publisher: Oxford University Press

Stars in the Dust (1988) [40:00]

A Cantata
For STB Soli, SATB, and 8 Instrument, also for full String Orchestra
Publisher: Transcontinental Music Pub. Co.
Premiere: Rochester, NY and 17 other US cities in November, 1988

The Chanukah Story

For Children’s Chorus and Piano
Publisher: Oxford University Press

The Feast of Lights

Orchestration available on rental
For SATB and Piano
Publisher: G. Schirmer, Inc.

The Flames of Freedom (1982) [25:00]

For SSAA and Piano
Publisher: Ludwig Music Pub. Co.
Premiere: Youth Pro Musica; Roberta Humez, conductor;
Boston; December, 1982.
Recording: Naxos Records Album called “A Chanukah Celebration”

The Steps to Wisdom

For SATB and Organ
Publisher: Hinshaw Music, Inc.

The Twenty-Third Psalm (1981)

Hebrew and English
For Tenor, SATB, and Organ
Publisher: G. Schirmer, Inc.
Commission: the Cantor’s Assembly of America
Recording: Paraclete Press

The Way They Are (1983)

Choral Suite, published separately
For SATB a cappella
Publisher: Alfred Music Publishers
Premiere: The Canaltown Singers; Palmyra, NY; May 6, 1984.

Three Encore Songs (1955)

For SATB a cappella
Publisher: Lawson-Gould Music Publishers

Three Madrigals (1955)

For SATB a cappella
Publisher: Lawson-Gould Music Publishers

Three Poems from the Chinese (1976)

For SATB a cappella
Publisher: Hinshaw Music, Inc.
Commission: Centinnary College; Shreveport, LA.

Three Responses (1973)

Sh’ma, V’ahavta, Mi Chamocha
Publisher: Transcontinental Music Pub. Co.

To Freedom (1984) [10:00]

For SATB and Piano
Publisher: Transcontinental Music Pub. Co.

To Remember: to Be Remembered (1987) [8:00]

For SATB a cappella
Publisher: Theodore Presser
Premiere: Choir of Western Kentucky; Kenneth Davis, conductor;
ACDA Convention; Winston-Salem, NC; February 18, 1988.

Transfigurations (2000) [15:00]

An ecumenical mass
For Soli, SATB, Brass Quintet, and Organ
Publisher: Paraclete Press
Commission: Gloria Dei Cantoris
Premiere: Orlean, MA, June 17, 2000
Recording: Paraclete Press

Twelve Songs of Praise (1985) [15:00]

For Unison Chorus
Publisher: Oxford University Press

Two Nonsense Songs (1979)

For SATB and Piano
Publisher: Hinshaw Music, Inc.

Two Psalm Motets

For SATB and Organ
Publisher: Lawson-Gould Music Publishers
Recording: Paraclete Press

Two Shelley Songs (1980)

For SATB and Piano
Publisher: Theodore Presser
Commission: Ithaca College

Two Songs of Hope

For TTBB
Publisher: Theodore Presser
Commission: the Harvard Glee Club

Two Views of Love (1969)

For TTBB
Publisher: Theodore Presser
Commission: the Glee Club of the University of Rochester

Verses from Isaiah (1989)

For SATB, Brass Quintet, Organ, and Handbells
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Commission: Westminster Choir College
Recording: Paraclete Press

Vier Volkslieder

for clarinet and mixed choir (German and Spanish) (2022) [8:00]
Publisher: Edition Gravis (Berlin, Germany)

V’shamru (1973)

For SATB and Organ
Publisher: Transcontinental Music Pub. Co.

We Believe (1974) [15:00]

An ecumenical mass
For SATB and 8 Instrument
Publisher: Carl Fischer, Inc.
Commission: Notre Dame University

Who Can Retell?

For Children’s Chorus and Piano
Publisher: Oxford University Press

Wisdom Cometh with the Years [8:00]

For SATB and Piano
Publisher: Peer-Southern Music Company
Commission: the Texas Music Educational Association

Yamim Naraim I and II (1990-91)

A Two-Volume Anthology for the High Holydays
For Cantor, SATB, and Organ
Publisher: Transcontinental Music Pub. Co.
Recording: Available Through Transcontinental Music Publishers

Yism’chu for Unison Chorus (2022) [2:00]

For Rabbi Brian Beal, Temple Beth Tikvah, Wayne NJ

Yism’chu

For SATB and Organ
Publisher: Transcontinental Music Pub. Co.

Yom Hashabbat

For SATB and Piano
Publisher: Transcontinental Music Pub. Co.