This Ron Kean setting of the Yeats' text displays his skill. Perfect for treble choirs of all ages. Add the optional violin, accordian and whistle to complete the performance.
The poem by Yeats that serves as the text for this Ron Kean piece has been set by many fine composers. Ron's approach is unique, bringing in overtones through whirlies to add an ultra-spiritual dimens...
From a series of American mass movements, Ron Kean has combined the traditional Latin movements with American hymns or folk songs. The Gloria follows this pattern, partnering an exuberant original mel...
Now available for SSA voices, this marvelous work was released a few years ago to great acclaim and remains popular. Fully orchestrated in 4 distinctive movements, this missa brevis tastefully weaves...
Selected for the Iris Levine Treble Choir Series, Ron Kean uses a text by William Butler Yeats and appropriately dons it with an Irish musical dressing. The flute is really not an optional addition. Y...
An incredibly well-crafted patriotic piece that honors those who have sacrificed for our freedoms. The text is a poem from a survivor that pays tribute while being uplifting. The choral writing is car...
An expressive Agnus Dei is paired with the treasured American hymn Shall We Gather at the River, each perfectly complementing the other in both emotion and spirituality. Available: SATB, 2-Part.
Selected for the Ron Kean Multicultural Series, this piece utilizes sounds from African folk songs. With a myriad of percussion instruments, the rhythm is set. A joyful chorus emerges with an occasion...
Now available in an SATB voicing, this beautiful melody and elegant vocal writing along with a dramatic accompaniment make this prayer for mercy by Ron Kean a compelling work.
From the Dvorak Gypsy Songs comes this charming selection edited by Ron Kean for his multicultural series. The choral lines march in a steady 24 meter while the accompaniment rolls in 68. The text ext...
Here is a masterpiece; a missa brevis merging American hymns and spirituals with traditional liturgy. The unique nature of this work will enable this to be performed in both church and school programs...
Ron Kean has masterfully interweaved the communion spiritual Let Us Break Bread Together into his best-selling Kyrie. Voiced for SAB choir, each individual choral line is equally interesting and creat...
Ron Kean's writing style has been called neo-romanticism. This piece with its stirring vocal melodic lines bathed in rich harmonies and a poignant text serves as an excellent example. Its powerful tex...
This famous William Butler Yeats text has never been set with such originality. Describing the vulnerable qualities our hopes and dreams embody, Kean shimmers a chord with improvised overtones that de...
With a melody based on a traditional Irish jig the lyrics of this work by W. B. Yeats describe a whimsical daydream that becomes a lesson in values as life reaches its end. The music is rich and artis...
Now available for 3-Part, this multicultural piece uses various Nigerian percussion instruments to great effect.
This elegant Christmas poem comes from the late 19th-century English poet G. K. Chesterton. The music maintains the orderliness and symmetry of the lyrics, colored with 21st-century harmonies. The com...
Mattie Stepanek was 14 when he died, but his poetry and enthusiasm caught the notice of celebrities and presidents. Ron Kean has taken Mattie's Christmas poem of peace for all the world and created a...