SKU: AP.51202

UPC: 038081582399. English.

This enduring Hanukkah song by folk trio Peter, Paul, and Mary urges us to uphold the legacies of those who fought for freedom by promoting social justice. Jack's contemporary arrangement is tastefully updated in three accessible voicings. Perform with piano alone, the folk-inspired SoundTrax, or invite a guitarist to strum along. Light one candle to bind us together with peace as the song in our hearts.

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: AP.50265

UPC: 038081574356. English.

Songsmith Gordon Lightfoot's ballad expresses the longing to be with loved ones on a cold, snowy night. This artistic concert setting is a beautiful feature for your collaborative pianist with an elegant accompaniment that ebbs and flows beneath the light and airy melody. In the middle, this distinctive arrangement softens to a rubato a cappella section, garnering chills.

SKU: AU.9781506452432

ISBN 9781506452432. Christopher Wordsworth.

SAB and trumpet, perfect for Easter day with smaller choirs and just one trumpet (or any time in Eastertide).

SKU: AP.49722

UPC: 038081568096. English.

Merry minor key singing and dance-like rhythms! This rousing Greg Gilpin original sounds something like Irish folk music or perhaps a sea chantey. It's a festive holiday text complete with trimming the tree, decking the halls, plus plentiful fa la la's and noel's. Feature a mid-range soloist on the softer, slower, introspective moment just before the last spirited refrain. There's holiday cheer for one and all!

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: AP.48886

UPC: 038081562100. English. West Indies Folk Song.

A great fit for choirs of any age or ability! Harry Belafonte sang this joyful West Indies song on his 1956 album Calypso. Dr. Robinson's arrangement has just the right amount of repetition versus development, and will come together quickly with intuitive voice leading and some stylistic syncopation. One a cappella refrain just after the key change features the conga to keep the groove going, and a final descant adds a rhythmic counterline above. Build up the Jamaican vibe with our light SoundTrax accompaniment or the notated percussion part (available free online). The theme: build your house on solid ground.

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: AP.47602

UPC: 038081542959. English.

Cherubini's 18th-century composition has become one of the most recorded and performed masterworks of our time. Dr. Robinson's well-conceived arrangement can be performed either a cappella or with the supportive piano accompaniment, providing flexibility for concert or contest programming. An accessible Latin text (with just four words in total) and sensible voice leading make this an ideal choice for developing choirs.

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: CF.CM9772

ISBN 9781491164433. UPC: 680160923335. Key: G major. English. Words adapted from Angels from the Realms of Glory by JAMES MONTGOMERY (1771-1854).

I've always enjoyed celebratory and rhythmic singing.  I also know there's a need for this style in treble voices. The holiday season is a perfect time to create such a work.The text of The Angels' Gloria is based on the familiar Montgomery hymn with original music. This work can be easily be done as a call and answer or antiphonal setting. Try using it as a processional, too. Hearing the voices surround the audience is always exciting for everyone and a superb teaching and learning experience.The accompaniment is intentionally simple and bell-like, supporting the three-part harmonies. I've also created a B-section that is a cappella in full three-part singing, rich and full giving lots of contrast to the piece.There is so much good teaching throughout the piece, making for interesting rehearsals and a terrific performance piece. I hope this adds just the right sparkle for your Christmas or holiday program.—Greg Gilpin.

SKU: AP.49726

UPC: 038081568133. English. Words by Haven Gillespie.

Jolly jing-a-ling-a's provide hip transitions and bright bookends in this jazzed-up version of the great Christmas standard. Kirby's arrangement fits the tune like a glove, and will last in your library year after year. Eight bars in the middle may be repeated as many times as desired, and opened up to include vocal and/or instrumental soloists, improvisation, scat singing, gradual stacking of written lines, etc. Just be sure to save a little something for the shout chorus that follows! SoundPax includes four horn parts, but easily adapts for rhythm section alone.

SKU: HL.287520

UPC: 888680904487. 6.75x10.5 inches.

This late 1960's release from the Rascals is an upbeat but impassioned plea for tolerance and freedom. “People everywhere just wanna be free.” The lyrics resonate as strongly today as they did then. And the rock beat is strong.

SKU: HL.258989

UPC: 888680725570. 6.75x10.5x0.036 inches.

Pink's powerful song tells the story of a lost generation--its themes mirroring the pain of the many people who feel abandoned and unheard in today's society. At a time when musicians and audiences are searching for music lifting up social justice, this is a great example and a wonderful selection for your singers. Passion and connection are easy to find in this powerful pop/rock anthem.