SKU: AP.40046

UPC: 038081447018. English. Words by William Brighty Rands.

With words by The Laureate of the Nursery, this exciting concert piece offers an optimistic view of one's place in the world. A gentle lilt and a constant eighth note make the meter changes seamless, and optional cue-sized notes easily turn this 2-part choral into an SSA arrangement.

SKU: AP.47013

UPC: 038081536620. English.

This Duke Ellington number was featured in Sophisticated Ladies, the musical revue celebrating the life and music of the great bandleader. A slinky bass accompanies some sassy vocals in the intro just before this swingin' setting grows into full-blown jazz. Syncopated horn licks and a tight rhythm section provide some sizzle on the optional SoundTrax CD and SoundPax.

SKU: HP.9163

UPC: 763628191634. Pepper Choplin.

Easter Cantata Beginning with John 3:16, this musical tells the remarkable Passion story. The theme of God's love is highlighted in every step of Jesus' journey to the cross. With a light contemporary feel in the rhythm and harmony, the music is full of memorable melodies with a dramatic flair. From the rhythmic call of Hosanna, God Save Us to the reassuring, Remember I Am There to the dramatic one note melody of They Came to Arrest Him, this work will provide a moving experience for any service during Holy Week. The choir parts are carefully crafted and choir-tested, ensuring that your singers will perform with confidence. Four of the pieces may serve as Sunday anthems as the larger work is being prepared. Accompaniment can be provided by piano, or a small ensemble of eleven instruments arranged by Ed Hogan. Performance time is 39-minutes.

Instru mental Parts include: Conductor's Score, Flute, Clarinet, Trumpet, French Horn (opt. Alto Sax), Trombone (opt. Baritone T.C. or Tenor Sax), Drums, Piano, Electric Bass, 2 Violins (opt. Viola), Cello & String Reduction.

SKU: HP.2647C

UPC: 763628926472. By Adele Adkins.

Popular secular song by Adele Adkins From Chris Peck, here is an accessible arrangement of Adele's pop hit. With a very legato eighth-note accompaniment, treble and bass bells alike have the opportunity to ring the melody, while mallets, martellatos, shakes, and LVs, add interest and variety. Optional Rhythm Parts for Guitar, Bass, Synth and Drums support the bells and recreate the catchy sound of this mega-hit. Rhythm parts include guitar, bass, synth & drums.

SKU: AP.49665

UPC: 038081567525. English. Words by John Kendrick Bangs.

Choral educators agree, canon singing works! So, we're always on the lookout to expand our repertoire of rounds. Here's a truly unique minor-key canon on a mature (and musical) text with multi-age appeal. Easy to teach and satisfying to sing, it quickly stacks up to sound impressive. Practice or perform with the optional chamber music instrumentation SoundTrax. I have a song within my heart.

SKU: HP.9162

UPC: 763628191627. Pepper Choplin.

Easter Cantata Beginning with John 3:16, this musical tells the remarkable Passion story. The theme of God's love is highlighted in every step of Jesus' journey to the cross. With a light contemporary feel in the rhythm and harmony, the music is full of memorable melodies with a dramatic flair. From the rhythmic call of Hosanna, God Save Us to the reassuring, Remember I Am There to the dramatic one note melody of They Came to Arrest Him, this work will provide a moving experience for any service during Holy Week. The choir parts are carefully crafted and choir-tested, ensuring that your singers will perform with confidence. Four of the pieces may serve as Sunday anthems as the larger work is being prepared. Accompaniment can be provided by piano, or a small ensemble of eleven instruments arranged by Ed Hogan. Performance time is 39-minutes.

Instru mental Parts include: Conductor's Score, Flute, Clarinet, Trumpet, French Horn (opt. Alto Sax), Trombone (opt. Baritone T.C. or Tenor Sax), Drums, Piano, Electric Bass, 2 Violins (opt. Viola), Cello & String Reduction.

SKU: LO.99-3862MD

UPC: 000308149685.

This thoughtfully arranged selection from Jay Rouse is engaging from the very first note. An alto solo, the inclusion of all three verses from the Gaither version, and a cameo snippet of Because He Lives make this faith-filled song a natural choice for worship.

SKU: HP.9164

UPC: 763628191641. Pepper Choplin.

Easter Cantata Beginning with John 3:16, this musical tells the remarkable Passion story. The theme of God's love is highlighted in every step of Jesus' journey to the cross. With a light contemporary feel in the rhythm and harmony, the music is full of memorable melodies with a dramatic flair. From the rhythmic call of Hosanna, God Save Us to the reassuring, Remember I Am There to the dramatic one note melody of They Came to Arrest Him, this work will provide a moving experience for any service during Holy Week. The choir parts are carefully crafted and choir-tested, ensuring that your singers will perform with confidence. Four of the pieces may serve as Sunday anthems as the larger work is being prepared. Accompaniment can be provided by piano, or a small ensemble of eleven instruments arranged by Ed Hogan. Performance time is 39-minutes.

Instru mental Parts include: Conductor's Score, Flute, Clarinet, Trumpet, French Horn (opt. Alto Sax), Trombone (opt. Baritone T.C. or Tenor Sax), Drums, Piano, Electric Bass, 2 Violins (opt. Viola), Cello & String Reduction.

SKU: HP.9169

UPC: 763628191696. Pepper Choplin.

Easter Cantata Beginning with John 3:16, this musical tells the remarkable Passion story. The theme of God's love is highlighted in every step of Jesus' journey to the cross. With a light contemporary feel in the rhythm and harmony, the music is full of memorable melodies with a dramatic flair. From the rhythmic call of Hosanna, God Save Us to the reassuring, Remember I Am There to the dramatic one note melody of They Came to Arrest Him, this work will provide a moving experience for any service during Holy Week. The choir parts are carefully crafted and choir-tested, ensuring that your singers will perform with confidence. Four of the pieces may serve as Sunday anthems as the larger work is being prepared. Accompaniment can be provided by piano, or a small ensemble of eleven instruments arranged by Ed Hogan. Performance time is 39-minutes.

Instru mental Parts include: Conductor's Score, Flute, Clarinet, Trumpet, French Horn (opt. Alto Sax), Trombone (opt. Baritone T.C. or Tenor Sax), Drums, Piano, Electric Bass, 2 Violins (opt. Viola), Cello & String Reduction.

SKU: LO.99-3471L

UPC: 000308144970.

Mark Hill crafts an anthem of gentle transcendence based upon a poem by noted theologian Richard Mant. Expressing a quiet yearning for the Messiah in its opening, the piece builds to a glorious climax: Behold! He comes, the Living Light!.

SKU: HP.C5956C

UPC: 763628959562. Words by William Williams. Exodus 17:1-7, Numbers 20:8-11, 1 Cor. 10:3, Joshua 3:8-17,.

Original hymn with words by William Williams Jay Althouse updated a text by the noted Welsh hymn writer William Williams and set it to original music. The haunting new melody is folk-like in nature - much in the style of an Appalachian folk hymn - and incorporates, both in the accompaniment and the voices, the early American tune Poor Wayfaring Stranger. There are options for vocal solos and the accompaniment is transparent and accessible.

SKU: AP.34723

SKU: AP.37843

UPC: 038081423159. English. Traditional Spiritual.

A quote from the traditional carol anchors this Christmas spiritual. Singers will love the gospel-style chords and occasional blue notes. An exciting seasonal standout!

SKU: AP.35507

UPC: 038081397030. English.

Featuring a familiar and brief Latin text, this jubilant Christmas work opens and closes like a Renaissance fanfare and offers rich contrast at its core. Scattered duple eighth notes in a compound meter, several key and mode shifts, and changing tempi add interest to the joyful sound.

About Alfred Choral Designs

Th e 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.43513

UPC: 038081490533. English. Sally K. Albrecht.

Kids will love this fun partner song arrangement of a turn-of-the-century American parlor song. After crooning through the familiar melody, singers will delight in the stylized vocal slides that shape the Ragtime-y counterline. Put it all together with Sally's choreography notes, included in the publication and demonstrated on With a Song!