This lovely folk melody is beautifully set by RenÚ Clausen. Utilizing the haunting quality of the clarinet to embellish the melancholy text, this simple folk song becomes the centerpiece of any choral...
Series editor Joni Jensen here becomes the composer as well. Written to be premiered at the 2019 National ACDA conference, this piece draws on a traditional Latin text but explores a contemporary harm...
This text is most famous for being set by Samuel Barber. This setting for piano, cello and women's choir is lush and distinct for its contemporary harmonies and constant motion in the accompaniment. U...
Leaping from leaf to leaf, shattering into gold, and scattering gems, light is at the center of our lives. It kisses our eyes, it sweetens our hearts, and it fills the world. This music explores the e...
Here is a traditional Lakota lullaby that was often sung by mothers to their young boys. The Lakota language has become nearly extinct, but composer/arranger Linthicum-Blackhorse has made it his life'...
Swiss composer Ivo Antognini has created a beautiful and transparent setting of this standard text of mercy and peace. At times sounding like Gregorian chant and at other times completely contemporary...
In Shakespeare's play 'The Tempest' Caliban is a character who is half human and half monster. In spite of his wild personality he nonetheless delivers the beautiful lines found in this text as if to...
From the composers of You Raise Me Up, here is a new song in a concert pop style that celebrates fight for the right to be me. The chorus proclaims I Will fly, I will soar, I'll be free. The harmonies...
This valuable resource is a must for every choral director that prepares a chorus to sing Handel's Messiah! In three sections, Part I - Introduction to Preparing Messiah highlights Baroque performance...