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Not to be confused with Row, Row, Row Your Boat, this is the early 20th century American popular song (c. 1912) by James Monaco and William Jerome. Framed in the jaunty style of the flapper era, Row,...

Düsing unearths a quaint American folk song, arranging it as an easy and charming two-part choir concert piece.

This classic spiritual is in good hands with Michael Levi's setting. Nice juxtaposition of the vocal lines, with no demanding rythms or reaches. An excellent presentation, which your choir can have 'u...

The Appalachian folk song seeks to divine wisdom for new brides and grooms from the original creation of Adam and Eve. The admonishments are timeless, while the melody hearkens back to a much earlier...

In the nineteenth century, few pieces rivaled the choral 'Prayer' from Rossini's opera/oratorio Mose in Egitto (Moses in Egypt) in popularity. Hailed as 'stunning,' 'powerful,' and 'haunting,' 'Prayer...

Based on text by Kenneth Grahame (The Wind in the Willows), Holmes's charming setting was previously published for treble voices with piano (Thorpe 392-03064) and proved to be quite popular. Now publi...

Written in a lively calypso style, Pollution is deceptively cheerful until you pay attention to the lyrics, which address the damage done to America's water supply by development. Watch a video of Leh...

L-Y demonstrates the use of the suffix '-ly' by illustrating situations where it would come in handy — tiptoeing QUIETLY as you pass a sleeping tiger, for example! Here's a clip of L-Y as it was origi...

Thorpe now makes available Vaughan Williams' work for chorus and orchestra as a full choral score with piano reduction. Using the words of the poem 'Darest thou now, O soul' from Walt Whitman's Leaves...

A short and touching carol with poignant words by the much loved English poet Eleanor Farjeon, (1881-1965), that underscore the disparity between 'the haves' and 'the have nots. ' Duration: 1'15'

A handsome carol with words by the distinguished and much-admired English poet and author Charles Williams (1886-1945). The haunting sound of the solo wind instrument with the otherwise unaccompanied...

Written to be performed outdoors, this is a lighthearted invitation to join the dance and welcome spring, enjoying the gift of life while you can. Dur. : 3'

This profoundly moving and serenely melodic final chorus from the oratorio Theodora is atypical of most Handel oratorio finales and serves as a thoughtful concert piece. Dur. : 3'