SKU: AP.50133
UPC: 038081573038. English.
Fans of Andy's Firefly and The Moon will love this clever piece written especially for 2-part choirs. Captivating vocal lines take flight over a chilling piano part and evoke the presence of the nocturnal mammal. Quick-changing dynamics, textures, and articulations are both the challenge and the reward of this vivid and vigorous, moody and modal gem. A true thriller that will add variety to programs year-round.
About Alfred Choral Designs
The Alfred Choral Designs Series provides student and adult choirs with a variety of secular choral music that is useful, practical, educationally appropriate, and a pleasure to sing. To that end, the Choral Designs series features original works, folk song settings, spiritual arrangements, choral masterworks, and holiday selections suitable for use in concerts, festivals, and contests.
SKU: XC.2401014
10.5 x 6.75 inches.
Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy is reimagined as a jazz waltz and creatively set with lyrics that capture the awe and wonder of witnessing the Sugar Plum Fairy perform her iconic dance in the Nutcracker ballet. Discover the perfect version for your vocal group. Challenge your vocal ensemble with the rich harmonies of the SATB version, or look to the SAB, SSA, and Two-Part arrangements for less complexity. Perform with piano, or add bass and drums for a jazz trio accompaniment. A wonderful choice for a December concert!Please note the jazz ensemble version of this song is in a different key and cannot be combined with the choral version. Perform with the accompaniment MP3 or add the bass and drum parts to the written piano accompaniment to form a live jazz trio. Rehearse with the part-dominant MP3 practice tracks, available in a multi-user bundle to share with your whole choir.
SKU: BP.1235
Handel's well-known vocal selection has been arranged by Harry Causey into a challenging 2-part anthem for your beginning adult choir. This piece presents opportunities to teach melismatic singing, contrapuntal techniques, and is also perfect for any general use for your church year.
SKU: AP.47905
ISBN 9781470642082. UPC: 038081549156. English.
A treasure trove of choral pedagogy! This step-by-step guide will take beginners from unison to two-part singing by focusing on the underlying aural and developmental skills necessary for success. Sequential chapters on unison, echo, round, and partner singing serve as benchmarks along the way to full harmony. Each of ten carefully curated songs is prefaced with a two-page rehearsal guide that targets essential objectives and suggests exercises and activities designed to introduce, explore, and master the pieces. Learn how to anticipate and address musical challenges for this repertoire, then transfer these masterful techniques to your entire program.
SKU: GI.G-012670
UPC: 641151126708. Spanish.
This expressive setting of Psalm 103 by Peter Kolar is the perfect way to introduce your choir and congregation to bilingual singing. The refrain can be picked up in an instant and is a natural in either language. The through-composed flute part, though challenging, adds this composer‚ distinctive musical touch, making a fine piece even better.
SKU: AP.48816
UPC: 038081561400. English. Words by Robert Frost.
Robert Frost's famous poem describes the woods as lovely, dark, and deep, and the same can be said about this appealing setting for winter concerts. The minor key casts a pensive backdrop for the vivid imagery of the text. The composer shows her teaching prowess by sculpting a line that harmonizes easily when sung in thirds and fits together perfectly when echoed from part to part. Developing choirs will appreciate the balance of emotional depth in the words and approachable challenges in the vocal parts. Sing the cue notes to quickly convert the 2-part voicing to S.S.A.
SKU: LO.15-3970H
ISBN 9780787778309.
With spectacularly executed imagery that evokes the character of this text from poet Myra Viola Wilds, treble choirs looking for a rewarding piece will love this work. With mixed meter passages, this work provides challenges and learning opportunities while being carefully crafted to be intuitive to the meter of the text.
SKU: LO.15-3985H
ISBN 9780787778453.
Quotes from American novelist and poet, Louisa May Alcott have been crafted into this inspiring and whimsical choral work by composer, Kirstina Rasmussen Collins. Expressing the creative and imaginative nature of Alcott, the lyrics evoke strong imagery of that creativity and Alcott's audacious desire to aspire to great things. An encouraging and challenging message for choirs and audiences.
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