Repertoire
The Concentus Women’s Chorus ensemble performs classical choral music, ranging from medieval chant through contemporary compositions, written specifically for women’s voices. Following is a sample of our choral repertoire since 2001, which represents the range of our performances, from historical to contemporary, traditional to new commissioned work, holidays to secular, and special events, such as weddings. Selected audio files are available on our Audio Samples page.
SEASONAL / RELIGIOUS
| Angelus ad virginem | Anonymous (14th century) |
| Ave Generosa | Ola Gjeilo (b. 1978) |
| Ave Maria | Jacob Arcadelt (1507-1568) |
| Ave Maria | Gustav Holst (1874-1934) |
| Ave Maria | Cecila McDowall (b. 1951) |
| Ceremony of Carols, A – Procession – Wolcum Yole! – There is no Rose – That yongë child – Balulalow – As dew in Aprille – This little Babe – Interlude – In Freezing Winter Night – Spring Carol – Deo Gracias – Recession | Benjamin Britten (1913-1976) |
| Dancing Day – Prelude – Angelus ad virginem – A virgin most pure – Personent Hodie – Interlude – There is no rose – Coventry Carol – Tomorrow shall be my dancing day | John Rutter (b. 1945) |
| The Darkest Midnight in December | Stephen Main (contemporary) |
| Hail, Christmas Day! | Abbie Betinis (b. 1980) |
| Herself a Rose, Who Bore the Rose | Eleanor Daley (b. 1955) |
| Jesus Christ the Apple Tree | Malcolm Archer (b. 1952) |
| Love Came Down at Christmas | Edwin R. Fissinger (1920-1990) |
| Lullaby | James Rolfe (b. 1980) |
| Magnificat | Z. Randall Stroope (b. 1953) |
| Make We Joy Now in This Fest | Stephen Caracciolo (b. 1962) |
| A La Nanita Nana | Norman Luboff (1917-1987) |
| Natus Est Emmanuel | Libby Larsen (b. 1950) |
| On this day | Edmund Jolliffe (b. 1976) |
| Ringing Bells | Richard Wilder (contemporary) |
| Sing We Now of Christmas (Noël nouvelet) | Arr. Cary Ratcliff (b. 1953) |
| Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day | Malcolm V. Edwards (b. 1944) |
| What Sweeter Music | Eleanor Daley (b. 1955) |
SONGS OF LOVE: MUSIC FOR A WEDDING
| Arise, My Love, My Fair One | Bradley Nelson (b. 1957) |
| Both Page and Pen | Roger Bourland (b. 1952) |
| Five Hebrew Love Songs | Eric Whitacre (b. 1970) |
| The Gift of Love | Traditional tune, arr. Hal Hopson (1933-2025) |
| I will wind thee in my arms (from Three Songs from Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” | Cary Ratcliff (b. 1953) |
| Rise Up, My Love | Eleanor Daley (b. 1955) |
| Simple Gifts | Arr. Amy Dalton (b. 1967) |
| Ubi Caritas | Eleanor Daley (b. 1955) |
| Ubi Caritas | Ola Gjeilo (b. 1978) |
| Ubi Caritas et Amor | Ēriks Ešenvalds (b. 1977) |
| You Are the New Day | John David (b. 1946) |
SONGS OF REMEMBRANCE: MUSIC FOR A MEMORIAL
| Wanting Memories | Ysaye M. Barnwell (b. 1946) |
| Cassiopeia | Timothy C. Takach (contemporary) |
| No Time | Arr. Sarah Brumfield (contemporary) |
| Lake Isle of Innisfree | Eleanor Daley (b. 1955) |
SONGS OF EMPOWERMENT
| Lineage | Andrea Ramsey (b. 1977) |
| One Voice | Ruth Moody (contemporary) |
| Sister Walk with Me | Caroline Mallonee (b. 1975) |
| Song of Miriam | Elaine Hagenberg (b. 1979) |
| Warrior | Kim Baryluk (b. 1959) |
| We Are | Sweet Honey in the Rock (contemporary) |
| Wild Embers | Melissa Dunphy (b. 1980) |
YEAR-ROUND / SECULAR MUSIC
| Bayushki Bayu (A Russian Lullaby) | Dave and Jean Perry (contemporary) |
| Being Me | Joanna Gill (b. 1987) |
| Bloom | Philip E. Silvey (b. 1965) |
| Un Canadien errant | Arr. Eleanor Daley (b. 1955) |
| Cantique de Jean Racine | Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924) |
| Caroline Million | Irving Fine (1914-1962) |
| Cassiopeia | Timothy C. Takach (contemporary) |
| Child with the Starry Crayon | Eleanor Daley (b. 1955) |
| Choral Hymns from the Rig-Veda | Gustav Holst (1874-1934) |
| “Come In” from Frostiana | Randall Thompson (1899-1984) |
| Dúlamán | Michael McGlynn (b. 1964) |
| Duerme Negrito | Atahualpa Yupanqui (1908-1992) |
| Everyday Wonders: The Girl from Aleppo | Cecila McDowall (b. 1951) |
| Faith is the Bird That Feels the Light | Elizabeth Alexander (b. 1962) |
| Five Canzonets 1. The Nut Tree 2. The Blossom 3. Daybreak 4. Calico Pie 5. Spring | Daniel Pinkham (1923-2006) |
| From Behind the Caravan: Songs of Hâfez | Abbie Betinis (b. 1980) |
| How Can I Keep From Singing? | Arr. Bradley Elingboe (b. 1958) |
| I live in pain | David Lang (b. 1957) |
| I Shall Keep Singing | Philip E. Silvey (b. 1965) |
| I Thank You God | Gwyneth Walker (b. 1947) |
| I want to live | David Lang (b. 1957) |
| Instrument of Peace | Kelly-Marie Murphy (b. 1964) |
| Let Evening Come | Gwyneth Walker (b. 1947) |
| Lineage | Andrea Ramsey (b. 1977) |
| Liquid Days | Philip Glass (b. 1937) |
| Lorelei | Clara Schumann (1819-1896) , Arr. Brandon Williams |
| Lux Aeterna | Z. Randall Stroope (b. 1953) |
| Magnificat | Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525-1594) |
| Mandoline | Claude Debussy (1862-1918) |
| Miserere | Eva Ugalde (b. 1973) |
| Nada te turbe | Joan Szymko (b. 1957) |
| Neptune (The Planets) | Gustav Holst (1874-1934) |
| Nocturne | Rick Bartlett (contemporary) |
| Northern Lights | Ola Gjeilo (b. 1978) |
| O vlaštovkách a dívkách | Petr Eben (1929-2007) |
| On suuri sun rantas autius | Arr. Matti Hyökki (b. 1946) |
| One Voice | Ruth Moody (contemporary) |
| O Salutaris Hostia | Ēriks Ešenvalds (b. 1977) |
| The Right and True (commissioned by Concentus) | Caroline Mallonee (b. 1975) |
| The Seal Lullaby | Eric Whitacre (b. 1970) |
| Sister Walk With Me | Caroline Mallonee (b. 1975) |
| Song of Miriam | Elaine Hagenberg (b. 1979) |
| Spes (Hope) | Mia Makaroff (b. 1970) |
| Three Songs from Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream 1. I do wander everywhere 2. Philomel with Melody 3. I will wind thee in my arms | Cary Ratcliff (b. 1953) |
| The Tree of Peace | Gwyneth Walker (b. 1947) |
| Two Eastern Pictures Spring Summer | Gustav Holst (1874-1934) |
| Tundra | Ola Gjeilo (b. 1978) |
| Vesi Vässy Lumen Alle (Water Under Snow is Weary) | Arr. Harri Wessman (b. 1949) |
| Where Is My Love? | Richard Wilder (contemporary) |
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