Boosey & Hawkes

With text written by a first level French-immersion student in Toronto, Canada, this melody is the perfect way to showcase your choir's tone and phrasing. Based on the interaction of the five senses,...

The Bees is a playful song that effectively uses pitch to create the idea of bees buzzing. Melody, text, and accompaniment work together in a fun piece that younger choirs will love to sing!

Choir: Any Combination This dramatic work is a 'masque' where movement and music create a parallel reality in which the world is both recognizable and yet transformed. In this setting four tribes each...

This chorus is full of opera buffa fizz, with all the rhythmic verve and melodic charm for which Donizetti was prized. A wonderful arrangement for children's chorus which should be approached with ple...

If freckles were lovely and day was night.' In this fun, rhythmic piece for two-part treble choir with piano, the idea of 'what if?' is contemplated. In the end, though, it's decided that things are p...

Weaving together the melodies and texts of three Korean folk songs, Stephen Hatfield has created a seven-minute suite that suggests two contrasting moods of romantic longing - one full of vigor and ac...

The poem used in this work was included in a poetry anthology compiled to comfort the children of New York City after the events of September 11, 2001. In this choral setting, which closely follows th...

Written as a commemorative for Scotland's Holocaust Memorial Day, composer Ken Johnston has created a moving work for treble voices.The text is a plea for hope and peace, and that all fear be past. Du...

Niska Banja is a folksong and dance popular throughout Yugoslavia and Central Europe. The vocal parts are arranged almost exactly as they would be sung authentically.

Capturing the excitement and enthusiasm of the three intrepid seafarers heading out into the wind and waves for some moonlit fishing, Benjamin Kornelis has set this famous childrn's poem. The text wil...

Cette méditation sur le silence commence par une douce introduction destinée à apporter la paix à l'esprit et aux pensées. Puis, la pièce se prolonge en menant l'âme à la clarté et à la lumière, en li...

A gentle, lilting waltz for unison choir, treble solo and piano. The angel being addressed is reassured that he/she has done well in her attempt to find the Beloved. Written for the Anima Young Singer...

This short and, at first glance flippant, glance at divinity is really a thoughtful assertion that definitions and concepts of divinity fall short of the reality, which is beyond human understanding....

Based on a poem by Lewis Carroll, this charming work for unison treble voices with limited ranges is suitable for even the younger singers. The music captures the essence of the Carroll text, with its...

Based on Benjamin Britten's opera A Midsummer Night's Dream,Op. 64, this 15-minute choral suite was arranged and adapted by Lee Kesselman, and he has remained true to Britten's original score, with so...

This piece portrays nature as a magical, living entity. While the vocal lines are generally supported by the piano, during the middle section they perform independently as the piano accompaniment adds...

The inspiration of this song grew from the need to continually plant new trees for our future, and to appreciate the parallel between a healthy forest and a healthy society. The text reminds us that e...

Written as a celebration of a wedding anniversary, David Brunner has set this beautiful Rumi text with highly impressionistic harmonies and frequently shifting key centres. The text is full of beautif...

Written for the Cincinnati Children's Choir, this simple and haunting melody by Nick Page is written using an original, Impressionistic piano accompaniment that will allow young singers many opportuni...

Written in honor of Mandy Miller and her singers in Lochgelly, Scotland, this lovely unison piece serves as a tribute to all children who display joy, warmth and pride when singing. Although an origin...

Composed in strophic form, this work is a celebration of the many ways through which we experience beauty in our lives. From sight and sound to art and song, beauty surrounds us and enriches our world...

Setting the beautiful poetry of Sara Teasdale, composer Jonathan Jensen has set a simple yet elegant carol for 2-part choir. Expanding from a simple unison beginning to a beautiful 2-part counter poin...

Eugene Field's poetry is full of fanciful imagery of trolls and elves toiling in caverns deep in the forest. David Poole depicts these creatures with angular, chromatic lines that portray the quirkine...

Set in a laid-back calypso style, this playful and imaginative work taps into a child's age-old wish for a pet, but not just ANY pet! With whimsical lyrics and an irresistible rhythmic groove, younger...