Jay Althouse Chornoten

This African-inspired arrangement of the favorite spiritual is newly available for SSA and TBB choirs. Rhythmic and stirring, an original Swahili text punctuates the familiar lullaby melody. Triadic h...

The meter often changes in Jay Althouse's provocative Gloria Allelu, but only the accompanist needs to handle the scattered five-four bars. Modern choral harmony, vast dynamic contrast, and captivatin...

A soul-styled original with a funky choral groove, bluesy modal melody, and several dig-in solos for your most stylized singers. Jay's mysterious opening builds to an intense verse, repeats with great...

An Armenian mother sings an impassioned lullaby to her child as they 'sail away to the arms of America' to start life anew in the land of their dreams. So effective, so emotional that there won't be a...

To the trained ear, this Jay Althouse original displays onomatopoeia, harmonic intricacies, and skillful vocal writing. But for most, it's a tender ballad, beautiful in its simplicity and elegant in i...