The text for these two companion pieces might provide an opportunity to do some teaching on the importance of proper punctuation. For a little comic relief try this winner with your women's choir.

A series of outstanding songs taken from the best-selling Close Harmony Ladies’ Barbershop Songbook selected for their appropriateness for female singers arranged for close-harmony quartets or women's choirs.Nicholas Hare's beautifully crafted arrangements for SSAA are suitable for anything from four to four hundred singers. He has added helpful performance notes for each of the songs and the arrangements are notated on two stave for easy piano rehearsal.

This Endris Night by Sarah Quartel for SSAA unaccompanied or with optional Handbells Percussion or Organ.Sarah Quartel brings a fresh take on a familiar fifteenth-century text in this carol for upper Voices. The dialogue between Mary and the infant Jesus is woven to a beguiling folk-like melody in 6/8 metre through each of the Voice parts with each verse ending in the lilting refrain 'Lully by by lullay'. The carol may be sung unaccompanied though for added sparkle there is an optional part for Handbells (or Percussion or Organ).

The Little Mermaid by John Høybye - Version for solo Soprano Female or Girls' Choir Narrator and Piano. Text: Hans Christian Andersen & Edward Broadbridge. Piano part available: WH31814A Full version for Soprano solo Mixed Choir (SATB) Narrator and String Orchestra:  KP01863

This beautiful song by Malvina Reynolds is delicate and poignant and perfect for an advanced women's choir. It is scored for SSAA choir with piano and flute. However the optional full score for Harp flute and bassoon make this a centerpiece for your concert. Contemporary style is written into the vocal parts making the story feel natural and complete.

(J'entends le Loup)-An incredibly dynamic adaptation of this beloved French folk song. Quick and rhythmic the work reflects the determination and liveliness of the girl in the poem who won't let others dictate her love or her future. Meter changes body percussion and the dancing oboe and piano parts all work together in this challenging arrangement. Sure to be a favorite of choirs and audiences alike! With piano oboe opt. frame drum and body percussion. Duration: ca. 3:45.

The intimacy and directness of a cappella singing create a special emotional atmosphere in this tender setting of the Grammyö award-winning pop hit by Eric Clapton. You will create a magical concert moment with the gentle guitar-style accompaniment recreated by the vocals and the heartfelt lyrics. Available separately: SATB SSAA TTBB. Duration: ca. 4:10.

This Christmas standard is one of the most recorded holiday songs of our time. This arrangement awakens the beloved song to new possibilities dressing it in a sophisticated suit of traditional choral elements and light jazz. The creative crescendo of the original song unfolds verse by verse as the news of the Christ Child's birth goes from the shepherd boy to the people everywhere. The call and response format is maintained but refreshed by shimmering chords and creative counterpoint. A study in choral color don't miss the opportunity of sharing this wonderful Christmas classic with your audience.

This is a new song both words and music but it carries the sound of a favorite spiritual. Rosephanye's roots often influence her unique output and this one is sure to be a popular Christmas selection. The form contains repeated phrases which make the piece easy to learn and gives style to the driving spirit of the song.

Choirs will love singing the beautiful chords of this storied song famous the world over! Topping the charts in 1961 in a recording by the Tokens it is now available in this a cappella setting that will fill your performance space with harmony!