Themes and Topics

Conductors and Artistic Directors are invited to use this index of
Themes and Topics to help plan upcoming concerts.
If you’re interested in a piece that doesn’t match your choir’s configuration,
please contact the composer to ask about availabilty.
Contact the composer

Action / Adventure
Come With Me on Horses
Come With Me to the Sea

Americana
The House by the Side of the Road

Animals
Come With Me on Horses
Happy Dog
The Curious Crow

Anthems / Sacred Music
Let All That You Do Be Done in Love
Missa Brevis
The Christmas Dove

Birds
The Christmas Dove
The Curious Crow

Calm / Quiet / Tranquil / Moody
Alone / Together
Moonset

Canadian Poets, Topics & Themes
Moonset
She’s Like the Swallow
The Commanded Heart

Celebrating Diversity / 2SLGBTQIA+ / Pride
In Colour
Proud to be Me
The Commanded Heart
When I Was a Boy / When I Was a Girl

Children’s Songs
Caring and Sharing
Friends
Have You Seen a Shooting Star?
If I Were a Dinosaur
Inventions and Machines
Kites
Making Choices *
My Balloon
Our Little Voices *
Thank You *
The Curious Crow

Christmas
The Christmas Dove
The Post-Christmas Blues

Dancing
Dancing Beneath the Stars

Dinosaurs
If I Were a Dinosaur

Don’t Give Up / Persistence
Try!

Environmental ( see also Nature)
The Helios Triptych

Fanfare
Fanfare for the New Year

Flight / Flying / Sky / Clouds
Kites
Mon Parapluie
My Balloon

Folk songs / Folk-style songs
She’s Like the Swallow
The House by the Side of the Road

Friendship
Friends

Funny Little Stories / Humorous Anecdotes
Mon Parapluie (My Umbrella – lyrics in French)
The Curious Crow

Haiku
Three Haiku

Horses
Come With Me on Horses

Hot Air Balloons (see also Flight)
My Balloon

Humans / Human Rights / Human Interaction /
Inclusion / Acceptance, Celebration of others
All One People *
Alone / Together
Caring and Sharing
In Colour
Let All That You Do Be Done in Love
Proud to be Me
The House by the Side of the Road
Searching
The Commanded Heart

Instruments of the Orchestra
“Orchestral” Fantasy (for unaccompanied choir!)

International themes
All One People *
Clapping Around the World
Three Haiku

Inventions / Machines / Technology
Inventions and Machines

LGBTQIA+ Themes / Pride
In Colour (awakening, self-acceptance and understanding)
Proud to be Me (pride, self-acceptance)
The Commanded Heart (serious theme)
Trouble! (lighthearted, sassy)
When I Was a Boy / When I Was a Girl

Jazzy / Upbeat
Happy Dog / Be Yourself (self awareness and acceptance)
Jazzy Rhythm of Life
The Post-Christmas Blues

Love / Romance / Heartbreak / Love Lost
The Cloths of Heaven
She’s Like the Swallow
Songs of Love and Despair (serious, including themes of death)
Wondering if He’s the One (lighthearted, flirty, then self-affirming!)

Nature / Human interaction with Nature
Alone / Together
Dancing Beneath the Stars
The Curious Crow
The Helios Triptych
The Lake Isle of Innisfree
Three Haiku
Moonset

New Year
Fanfare for the New Year
The Post-Christmas Blues

Remembrance (see also Tragedy)
Another Requiem for the Innocent
The Commanded Heart
Where Can I Go? *

Sacred Music / Anthem
Let All That You Do Be Done in Love
Missa Brevis

Sea /Ocean / Sailing / Shanties
Come With Me to the Sea
Haul Away, Joe (sea shanty)

Searching for Answers
Alone / Together
Searching

Seasons
Canadian Seasons Cycle:
– Snow and Ice
– Mist and Rain
– Sun and Thunder
– Leaves of Red and Gold

Fanfare for the New Year

Singing / Music
Clapping Around the World
“Orchestral” Fantasy (for unaccompanied choir!)
Our Little Voices

Storms / Weather
The Gathering Storm

Sun / Stars / Moon / Night Sky / Auroras
Dancing Beneath the Stars
Have You Seen a Shooting Star?
Moonset
The Helios Triptych

Tragedy / Natural Disaster / Aftermath of War or Conflict
Another Requiem for the Innocent
Where Can I Go?

Umbrellas
Mon Parapluie (My Umbrella – lyrics in French)

* = contact the composer for availability