Hinshaw Secular

This emotional song was written by Tchaikovsky while he was on an extended stay in the United States. It is an outpouring of his feelings about being away from home. It is in English and Russian (in I...

A fresh arrangement of the traditional folk tune by Stephen Foster

One of our most popular secular titles, this arrangement of the traditional folk tune is for a moderately advanced Jr. high or a high school choir.

A moderately advanced arrangement of the traditional patriotic tune

A cappella concert arrangement of this beautiful folk tune, from Three Mountain Tunes: Old Joe Clark (HMC1166), Cindy (HMC1051)

Fun a cappella concert arrangement of this lively folk tune From Three Mountain Tunes: I'm Goin Away (HMC1129) and Cindy (hmc1051)

This moderately easy Cajun folk-song would be a spectacular addition to a Jr. high or high school choral program, fun and lively, with spoken parts in typical upbeat Cajun style.

This piece is arranged in a style similar to that of an English folksong. While fairly accessible, it does require accomplished vocalists to make it come alive.

Set to a 9th century Japanese poem, composer Jackson Hill uses traditional musical stylistic devices from the same culture to create a seamless, tranquil unaccompanied choral work.

Moderately easy for Jr. high, high school, or adult choir

Five poems from Prayers From The Ark Each song captures the essence of the animal featured: rooster, butterfly, tortoise, giraffe and pigThis song would be fun for any group to do!

Broaden their musical horizons with this set of advanced pieces for high school or college choir, like two delicate Chinese scrolls flanking 'the scream'. The middle piece is based on frantic dissonan...

This secular work on a text by Matthew Arnold is scored for unaccompanied mixed chorus (SATBB). With lush harmonies and an interesting contrapuntal texture, try it with your community choir or college...

Brahms' sweetly sad piece likening the autumn of life to the autumn of the year edited by Ray Robinson for the Choral Tradition Series, a cappella for medium-advanced secondary level

An uncomplicated, a cappella arrangement of this English folksong, a nice contrast to showier concert pieces, secondary level

From our Choral Traditions Series, this sixteenth century chanson sighs over unhappy love. It is fairly easy and is suitable for high school and up. Fantastic for a renaissance faire!

The saucy, flirty English folk song arranged for a cappella high school or college group would be a good concert choice!

This absolutely enchanting piece from the Choral Tradition Series has words in German and English. It is fairly easy and is suitable for high school, college, or community groups.

From the Choral Tradition Series, in both German and English

Fairly easy madrigal for secondary chorus, from the Charles Hirt Choral Masterworks Series

From Walter S. Collins' familiar choral masterworks, 'Thomas Morley's bright sixteen-measure masterpiece is perhaps the most frequently sung piece from the entire English madrigal period, though it is...

Di Lasso's lively canon, edited and with English text by Charles C. Hirt

Mark Hayes arrangement of the Stephen Foster classic is great for groups from junior high on up.

This paean to music is not too difficult so it is doable in the German, but the English is included.