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James E. Clemens

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Compositions - CHORAL, a cappella

• All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name (2005) - TTBB
  composed for the Shenandoah Valley Men's Chorus

• Although the Doors Were Closed (1995) - SATB (© 1997 Concordia Publishing House)
  commissioned by the Schola Cantorum of St. Peter the Apostle, Chicago
  included on the recording Music for Easter II

• Awake, My Heart (2001) - SATB (© 2003 Mark Foster)

• Behold! How Good It Is (2005) - SATB
  Text by David Wright
  commissioned by Eastern Mennonite High School

• Breath in the Wind (2005) - SSA, with optional Native American flute (© Treble Clef Music Press/pending)
  Text by David Wright
  commissioned by Eastern Mennonite High School

• Come Home (2005) - SATB
  commissioned by Hesston College

• Draw Up the Water from the Well (2003) - SATB (© 2005 Alliance Music Publications, Inc.)
  Text by David Wright
  commissioned by the Cincinnati Mennonite Arts Weekend, February 6-8, 2004
  for the Central Christian Varsity Singers, Central Christian High School, Kidron, Ohio

• The Easter Procession (2002) - eight SAB pieces (four a cappella, four with organ)
  (© 2003 by the Order of St. Benedict, Collegeville, MN [The Liturgical Press])
  commissioned by the Schola Cantorum of St. Peter the Apostle, Chicago
  book and recording available from www.litpress.org

• Gloria Deo (2005) - SATB with divisi (© 2007 Kjos)
  composed for Eastern Mennonite High School

• God Now Is Born Here (1998) - SATB with divisi
  commissioned by the Schola Cantorum of St. Peter the Apostle, Chicago
  included on the recording God Is With Us

• The Holly She Bears a Berry (1997) - SATB (© 1999 World Library Publications)
  included on the recordings O Come Rejoicing and Hoping It Might Be So

• Jingle A Cappella (2003) - SATB with divisi
  composed for Chicago a cappella

• Let Us Set Out with Joy (1996) - SATB
  commissioned by the Schola Cantorum of St. Peter the Apostle, Chicago

• Lord, I Hear You Callin' (1997) - SATB, tenor/sop. solo, opt. keyboard (© 1999 Choristers Guild)

• The Lord Is My Light and My Salvation (1994) - SATB with divisi
  commissioned by Bethany Christian High School, Goshen, Indiana

• The Lord My Creator Took Me as Dust from the Earth (1997) - SATB
  commissioned by the Schola Cantorum of St. Peter the Apostle, Chicago

• Lux Divina -- A Triptych for Treble Voices (2000) - SSAA

1. A Cloud of Light
2. The Revelation
3. The Star

• Make Ready Your Bridal Chamber, O Zion (1996) - SATB
  commissioned by the Schola Cantorum of St. Peter the Apostle, Chicago

• Mary Looks Upon Her Child (1995) - SATB with sop. solo (© 1999 Mark Foster)
  included on the recording Music for the Twelve Days of Christmas

• Meeting Is Over (1999) - SATB (© 2005 Mark Foster)

• Of the Father's Love Begotten (2005) - SATB (© Kjos/pending)
  commissioned by Eastern Mennonite High School

• People, Look East (2003) - SATB (© 2004 World Library Publications)
  commissioned by World Library Publications

• Savior, Prince of Israel's Race - SATB (© 1998 MorningStar Music Publishers)

• Set My Feet on Solid Ground (1999) - SATB (© 2000 Mark Foster)

• Sing We Now of Christmas (2003) - SATB (© 2003 World Library Publications)
  commissioned by World Library Publications

• To You, O Lord, I Call - SATB

• When at Creation's Dawn There Was No Sound (1994) - SATB (© 2000 Mark Foster)

• When I Get to Heaven, I Will Sing (1996) - SATB (© 1997 GlorySound)
  

"This is a splendid original spiritual that is sure to be one your congregation's frequent
requests! The spirit is catching in this lively number. Absolutely delightful to sing,
the spiritual follows the classic call and response form and does it to perfection.
Enjoyable!" -- Pepper Music Network

• When You Shall Come in Glory (1996) - SATB
  commissioned by the Schola Cantorum of St. Peter the Apostle, Chicago
  included on the recording Sing the God of Ultimate Justice

• With My Voice I Cry Out to the Lord (1995) - SATB (© 1997 Concordia Publishing House)

• Within an Upper Room (1995) - SATB (© 1998 Concordia Publishing House)
  commissioned by the Schola Cantorum of St. Peter the Apostle, Chicago
  included on the recording Music for Easter II

• Within the Vale of Eden (2000) - SATB (© 2001 World Library Publications)
  commissioned by the Schola Cantorum of St. Peter the Apostle, Chicago

• Wondrous Love (2003) - SATB (© 2004 World Library Publications)
  commissioned by World Library Publications

• You Are the Light (1998) - SSAA
  commissioned by the Schola Cantorum of St. Peter the Apostle, Chicago
  included on the recording Christmas Through Candlemas