Be The Love: SATB Choral Octavo

Direct and unironic in its earnestness. The piece inhabits that space where modern choral writing can be sincere about its themes without slipping into sentimentality or oversimplification.

Intermediate to advanced SATB choirs looking for repertoire with a contemporary sensibility and accessible vocal lines. The 19-page length suggests a work substantial enough to carry a segment of a concert without overwhelming singers preparing multiple pieces.

• Treat the text as conversational rather than preached. The message lands harder when singers sound like they're sharing something genuine with the audience, not delivering a manifesto.
• Balance blend across all four voices during the homophonic sections. Even when the writing sits comfortably in each range, an uneven soprano or bass line will pull focus away from the work's central idea.
• Identify whether any divisi sections exist in your particular arrangement and prepare singers for those splits well in advance of performance.

Situate this alongside other secular concert pieces that share similar harmonic language or thematic clarity. It works equally well as a closing number that sends the audience out thoughtfully or as a centerpiece that establishes the emotional tone for the second half of your program.

• Reading and executing SATB voicing across 19 pages of material
• Sustaining emotional connection to text across longer choral works
• Blending four-part harmony in contemporary harmonic contexts