Be In Love: SATB Choral Octavo

Direct and sincere. The music invites singers and listeners into a quiet moment of reflection without irony or distance. There's warmth in the harmonic movement and clarity in the voice leading.

Any SATB choir looking for a piece that sits comfortably in the middle ground of difficulty and musicality. This works equally well for high school ensembles building their concert repertoire or community choirs wanting something contemporary with substance.

• Shape the phrase structure by thinking of each line as a unit of thought, not just notes on a page. This keeps the text audible and prevents phrase endpoints from collapsing.
• Blend the upper voices carefully during sustained chords; any note poking through will muddy the harmonic intention.
• Let the text rhythm guide your approach to note values rather than treating every quarter note equally.

Consider pairing this with other contemporary secular pieces to build a thematic set around human connection or introspection. At eleven pages, it fits naturally into a concert program that balances classical standards with newer works.

• Balance and blend in sustained SATB textures
• Text underlay interpretation and phrase shaping
• Reading and responding to contemporary harmonic language