Chor & Gesang

An incredibly dynamic adaptation of this beloved French folk song. Quick and rhythmic, the work reflects the determination and liveliness of the girl in the poem who won't let others dictate her love...

Some Glad Morning allows us to see spring through the poet's eyes: the early green like leafy birds, the ground breaking open as dark as coffee beans and the clouds in a spirited ballgame with the sun...

Walt Whitman's unabashed optimism, exuberance and unwavering confidence in our deeper humanity is beautifully portrayed through music in Gjeilo's setting of excerpts of the Song of the Universal poem....

Simon Bolivar, a giant figure in the history of Latin America, dedicated a special place in his upbringing to Hipolita, a humble slave who was Bolivar's wet nurse and mother figure. Venezuelan poet la...

A lilting original work for beginning SSA choirs reflects on the sights and sounds of nature. Accessible ranges and part-writing and flute obbligato add to the effectiveness of this piece for middle s...

With a poetic text written by a young poet, this work perfectly captures the vulnerability of growing up, with beautiful imagery of a roof as steady, sheltering, inclusive and warm - things all people...

Your young singers will enjoy recreating the language, rhythm and music of this traditional Portuguese song popular in both Portugal and Brazil. Easily learned, it tells the story of an older sibling...

This text speaks to young people yearning for inspiring role models and to adults to provide them with character building nourishment. Singers immediately connect with the words and internalize them;...

This tender lullaby from the Panay Island in the Philippines is traditionally sung by a sister or other female relative to help the child fall asleep while the mother is at work. The gentle melody is...

Opening with four-part unaccompanied voices singing the text, Live in the sunshine, swim in the sea, drink the wild air, the work then bounds ahead with flowing vocal phrases over a rhythmic accompani...

Now available in an SSA voicing, this tender setting of a Native American poem features extended legato phrasing and delicate musicality. The simple piano accompaniment supports the expressive vocal t...

Now available in an SSA voicing! American folksongs combine to create a fascinating collage of sound and color in this accessible setting. Accompanied by piano and optional conga and mandolin, the voc...

Evoking a spirit of adventure and exploration, this well-known poem by Robert Service is vividly set to music in a fresh and contemporary style. Young treble singers will be inspired to perform this f...

Lift up your voice, celebrate and shout allelu! The rhythmic underlay for this well-crafted original gives it a colorful and effervescent quality that will energize your singers! Perform it in general...

Now available in men's and women's voicings! For choirs up to the challenge, this exciting setting of the popular Christmas song features extensive divisi and dynamic range.

A mother's love for her daughter as she grows up is expressed in this poem by Jenice Meagher Cutler. Debra Scroggins' musical setting lives up to the title. The tenderness and emotion are deep, and th...

The sounds of a rainstorm come to life in a musical description that is creative and captivating. Christine Donkin uses nonsense syllables first aleatorically, then into a charming melody that grows w...

This vivid concert work for young voices portrays the emergence of the adult dragonfly with the dazzling, jewel-like sapphire wings through layered vocal lines and shifting 6/8 to 3/4 metric feel. Acc...

Treble choirs in middle school and children's choirs will develop important choral skills with this charming original work that imagines the light, warmth and color of spring within winter's cold and...

With words by Oliver Wendell Holmes, commissioned for the National Peace Jubilee held in Boston in 1869, and original, uplifting music, this work speaks to a nation's desire for healing and reconcilia...

The weaving contrapuntal textures of this setting of a poem by Edgar Allen Poe, the galloping piano accompaniment and several surprising modulations depict the narrative of the gallant knight in searc...

The text of this reflective and expressive work provides a rich metaphor for healing as it suggests that difficulty and sorrow can be used redemptively in our lives. At the point in the text where the...

Women's advanced high school and college choirs will love this musical interpretation of the inspirational text, painting the awakening world of all creatures in dance-like rhythms. The extra effort n...

This dramatic setting uses angular melody, strong rhythms and some quirky bits of harmony to bring the spectacle of the Lewis Carroll text to life, using both 2-part and 3-part textures. Great for chi...

This setting of the traditional folk hymn would work well for middle school treble and high school women's choirs. The piano part echoes its expressive intensity and sense of hope and expectation. Dur...