I'm full steam ahead at the new job, so far things are going well. Choir resumes in September, and here's a little about them: nice big group with 20-25 regularly attending members. Most of them read music, have some musical training, and/or are gifted with good ears and voices. They told me they want to start doing more challenging music, and they are tired of doing the same old things. The music library that I've been painstakingly organizing and putting back together lacks pretty much anything "classical" outside of a few bits from Handel's Messiah. On top of this, the previous director overspent on garbage and the music fund is in the red right now. But we are working on a solution and will likely be able to draw some funds elsewhere.
So, I'm looking for any suggestions you have that would be good for this kind of choir. I have Lauridsen's O Magnum Mysterium planned for sometime in Advent or Christmas Eve, so I'm kind of looking along these lines for ideas.