Have You Not Known?: Choral Instrumental Pak
By Heather Sorenson
Item: 35-PK00452719
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An anthem of scope and power, this scripture-based choral juggernaut is a stalwart testimony to the mystery and majesty of God. Held together by motivic unity, the piece unfolds organically with special attention to word painting and expanded choral textures. The piano writing and optional orchestration add a cinematic quality to the sonorous impact. Choirs of distinction will find opportunity to use the breadth of their expressive potential in the presentation of this anthem. Artful! Score and Parts (fl, ob, cl, bn, tpt, hn 1-2, tbn 1-2, timp, chm, perc 1-2, pno, vn 1-2, va, vc, db) available as a digital download.
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Publisher:
Hal Leonard
SKU:
35-PK00452719
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About the Composer: Heather Sorenson
Heather Sorenson's compositional voice bridges the sacred and secular, sacred traditional and contemporary, creating a distinctive artistic vocabulary that has earned her recognition across churches, universities, and concert halls worldwide. Based in Dallas, she brings equal facility to choral writing, orchestration, and piano composition, with recent commissions from Texas A&M University, the Kennedy Foundation, and Carnegie Hall's premiere of her oratorio EXODUS.
Beyond the page, Sorenson has shaped emerging musicians as an adjunct professor at Baylor University, elementary music educator, and frequent clinician at worship conferences and universities. She remains deeply engaged with the educational mission, regularly guest conducting and speaking at schools and churches while maintaining an active schedule as a composer and guest artist.
Why we love this
Sorenson's motif-driven architecture gives singers something substantive to hold onto while the text painting keeps the music from ever feeling mechanical. The optional orchestration transforms what could be a piano anthem into something genuinely cinematic, allowing you to build from intimate (piano alone) to full ensemble depending on your resources and concert context.
What to expect
Sonorous and reverent, with moments of architectural grandeur. The piece unfolds with organic momentum, letting scriptural language resonate through carefully voiced harmonic sonorities before building to moments of genuine power. The orchestration adds dimensional depth, wrapping the choral sound in orchestral color that elevates the piece from functional anthem into something approaching oratorio in scope.
Who it's for
Accomplished choirs with secure intonation, comfort with divisi writing, and the expressive range to navigate both introspective and powerful sections. Directors programming a major anthem for festival, conference, or worship service contexts will find the optional orchestration particularly valuable for making a significant musical statement.
How to get the most out of it
- Study the motivic cells early in rehearsal so the choir recognizes how they recur and evolve; this deepens understanding of the formal architecture and sharpens ensemble precision.
- Pay particular attention to the word painting moments in the score: Sorenson's text setting often reveals emotional and theological nuance that should shape your interpretive choices.
- Balance the expanded choral textures by marking where primary thematic material sits and which voices carry supporting harmonic or textural color; this prevents muddiness and maintains clarity across divisi passages.
- If using the optional orchestration, allocate rehearsal time for a sectional run-through with instruments before full choir rehearsals to lock vertical alignment and intonation.
How to use it
Position this as a centerpiece anthem in a festival concert, worship service showcase, or choral competition set where you want to demonstrate the full expressive and technical capability of your ensemble. The optional orchestration makes it equally viable for a modest church service with piano alone or an ambitious concert performance with full instrumental forces.
Skills your students will build
- Navigating divisi and expanded choral textures with secure intonation
- Interpreting motivic development across a large formal structure
- Balancing text painting with harmonic and textural clarity
- Ensemble blend in sustained sonorities requiring vertical precision
- Flexibility between intimate and powerful dynamic expression