Welcome to CantareWorks!
[cantare (kanˈtaːre) (Lt. verb) to sing]
This website is dedicated to the music of composer, arranger, pianist, and conductor Christopher Alexander.
This site offers direct links to all sheet music purchasing websites available. Feel free to preview sheet music selections and send a message through my Contact page.
Thank you so much!
NEW RELEASES/PUBLICATIONS
Great is Thy Faithfulness: Ten Sacred Hymns for Violin and Piano
This collection features ten arrangements for violin and piano duet, including: All Creatures of Our God and King; Amazing Grace (with Gymnopédie No. 1); Come, Thou Almighty King; Great is Thy Faithfulness; He Leadeth Me; I Surrender All; Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee; Kum Ba Yah; This is My Father’s World; and What Wondrous Love is This.
Violin part scores included in collection. This is a collaboration project with violinist Kelsei Peppars.
All individual titles also available for sale. For more details on these titles: go to the Music tab, select Instrumental, then Piano, and go to pages 11-12. Available in print and digital versions.
Brave New World: Ten Piano Solos of Fantasies, Dances, Airs, & Rhapsodies
This collection features ten original compositions for solo piano, including: Pilgrimage; On Primrose Paths; The Hearth; By Babbling Brooks; Rondo Scherzando; Plato’s Fire; A Longer Table; Alpenglow (Air); Guided by the Stars; and Sanctuary.
All individual titles also available for sale.
UPCOMING PROJECTS
Two (2) new arrangements for the 2023 New Generation Singers Christmas concerts!
December 22-23
Ashland United Methodist Church
2711 Ashland Avenue St. Joseph, Missouri 64506
This second volume of piano solos will be an enjoyment for all! Arrangements of various Christmas hymns and carols will brighten your worship service and performances this holiday season!
Coming Fall 2023!
This songbook of hymns for Easter arranged for solo piano will be an excellent addition to your piano repertoire. Be a part of the majesty and glory of the Easter season with this collection!
Coming Christmas 2023!
I will be creating a collection of choral works composed specifically for sight-singing practices.
They will be written in SATB, SAB, SSA, and TBB voicings with variations in difficulty for choirs to enhance their sight-singing experience. Also included in the collection will be helpful tricks and tips for the director and students to improve their skills for correctly reading music the first time with more accuracy and (hopefully) less anxiety.
This collection will be available January 2024!
New voicings for many of my current choral works will be added over this next year.
Stay tuned for these announcements!