Alan Riley Jones

Composer and arranger Alan Riley Jones has written for a variety of choral groups and theaters, including the Oakwood Waits caroling ensemble, St. Luke’s Episcopal Church (Durham, N.C.), and the Durham Savoyards, Ltd., for which Jones is music director.

Choral Music by Alan Riley Jones

	Title	Voicing	Duration
	Ave Maria for chorus a cappella AJS-001		2' 37"	Info/Listen/Buy »
This new setting of the traditional Latin prayer features traditional harmonies and a simple unhurried rhythm, providing ample space for prayer and contemplation of the one blessed among women.
	How I Wish for chorus a cappella AJS-002		3' 19"	Info/Listen/Buy »
Choral elegy in memory of friend and fellow musician Haskell Fitz-Simons. The text speaks of lost opportunities to tell those in our lives how dear they are to us while they are still here.
	Shall We Gather at the River? for chorus and piano AJS-003	SATB	4'23"	Info/Listen/Buy »
This lively arrangement in 7/4 meter re-fashions Lowry’s familiar hymn into a rhythmically-charged spiritual, using an unequal four beats per measure to carry the listener along on a joyous spiritual journey along the celestial river.