It Is Finished: SATB Choral Octavo

Lantz writes sacred choral music with genuine liturgical sensibility and musical substance. His settings avoid sentimentality while remaining deeply singable, which means your choir gets to explore meaningful theological content without fighting awkward voiceleading or excessive difficulty.

Contemplative and resolute. The text's proclamation of completion carries weight without grandstanding, creating space for reflection while maintaining musical forward motion.

SATB choirs looking for a substantial sacred work that fits concert or worship settings. This works well for intermediate to advanced ensembles that have solid intonation and can handle sustained singing with textual clarity.

• Balance the inner voices carefully in the middle sections; the alto and tenor lines carry harmonic color that can disappear if sopranos and basses dominate.
• Invest rehearsal time in the text painting and dramatic arc rather than rushing through individual passages. The impact of this piece depends on singers understanding what they're expressing.
• Record a sectional for your ensemble to hear how their part functions within the full harmonic texture, particularly helpful for less experienced singers.

Pair this with instrumental works that share similar harmonic language or spiritual focus for a cohesive concert second half. It also serves effectively as an anchor piece in a sacred music or Easter concert program.

• Managing sustained vowels and legit tone production across extended phrases
• Balancing blend and independence in inner voice writing
• Expressive text delivery that serves theological content
• Part accuracy when harmonic movement is chromatic or unexpected