major works
A Christmas Carol (2021)
For Narrator, SATB Soloists, and SATB Choir unaccompanied, with optional Bones (c. 70 min)
Includes full narrative by Charles Dickens, abridged by Matthew Guard. Ten arrangements of traditional carols interweave with narrative and choral underscoring for a seamless dramatic presentation. Copyright © 2022 Oxford University Press.
“Spellbinding… glorious exultation… Sheehan make[s] this most familiar and shop-worn tale seem as if it’s being heard anew” — Textura
Vespers (2021)
For Soloists and SATB Choir unaccompanied (c. 60 min)
A re-imagining of the Eastern Orthodox Vespers service for large choir and soloists, inspired by Rachmaninoff’s All-Night Vigil, and based on traditional Slavic and Byzantine chants. Copyright © 2022 Oxford University Press.
“A masterpiece… It is not too early to add Benedict Sheehan to any list of choral composers and conductors to watch in the 21st century. There seems to be no limit to his melodic and harmonic inventiveness” —ConcertoNet
Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom (2018)
For Alto, Baritone, and Bass Soloists and SATB Choir unaccompanied (c. 75 min)
A musical setting of the Eastern Orthodox eucharistic service for large choir. Includes clergy petitions and various other sung prayers. Copyright © 2020 Artefact Publications.
“A new standard for excellence in the American choral landscape.” —The Living Church Magazine
