(A bold meditation on conflict, communication and compromise). Composed by Elizabeth Alexander. For SSA, SAB (youth choir), piano. Anthems, Sacred, Secular, Jazz / Blues / Rock. Medium. Choral Score. Duration 4 minutes. Published by Seafarer Press

Arranged by Russell L. Robinson. For SSA Choir. Sheet Music. Published by Shawnee Press.

By Elizabeth Alexander. Text: Chinese proverb. For Youth or Adult Choir (SAB), a cappella. (SAB). Level: medium. Duration 2 minutes. Published by Seafarer Press.

I. Farfallina (Butterfly) 2. Lucciola (Firefly). Composed by Italian Folk Song and Tuscan Folk Song. Arranged by Christi Jones. Fold. Octavo. 8 pages. Duration 2 minutes, 35 seconds. BriLee Music #BL1123. Published by BriLee Music

By Elizabeth Alexander. For Children's Choir and Piano (SSA choir (children's choir), piano and flute). Junior/Youth Choir, Concert Music. Seasonal-Halloween, Secular, Choral. Moderately Easy. Choral score. Text language: English. Duration 10 minutes. Pub. choral score. Seasonal-Halloween, Secular, Choral.

Composed by Traditional American. Arranged by Kyle Pederson. School, Church. Walton Choral. Octavo. Walton Music #WW1813. Published by Walton Music

Composed by Fred Rogers. Arranged by Roger Emerson. Festival Choral. Inspirational, Medley, Movies. Octavo. Published by Hal Leonard

(Sign Us with Ashes, Gather Your People, Feed Us and Guide Us). By Tony Alonso. For SAB Choir, cantor, assembly. Celebration Series. Sacred, Lent. Easy. 8 pages. Published by GIA Publications

By Michael Jackson. Arranged by Mac Huff. SAB. Pop Choral Series. 52 pages. Published by Hal Leonard

Composed by Michael and Angela Souders. Choir Secular. 3-Part Mixed Choir (SAB). Choral Octavo. Choral Designs. Graduation; Patriotic; Secular. 8 pages. Published by Alfred Music

There is joy overflowing in this Christmas Calypso-style anthem. Tim Bushong makes his Shawnee debut working with veteran Stan Pethel and the results are a one-rehearsal wonder for your holiday programming. Schools and churches alike will resonate with this winner.

By Luke Bryan. Arranged by Ed Lojeski. Pop Choral Series. Country, Show Choir, Pop. Octavo. 12 pages. Published by Hal Leonard

Choir Secular (SAB choir/3-Part choir Mixed)

SKU: AP.51161

Composed by Andy Beck. Performance Music Ensemble; Single Titles. Alfred Choral Designs. Secular. Choral Octavo. Alfred Music #00-51161. Published by Alfred Music (AP.51161).

UPC: 038081581989. English.

At the end of every day, there will be stars. Stars are the inspiration for this stunning concert work that offers the reassurance only nature can bring. A lilting piano theme weaves its way through cascading vocal lines that seamlessly expand from pristine unisons into sumptuous sonorities. Your altos will especially love their glimmering, glistening interjections. Be sure to observe notated dynamics, which lean into several well-approached suspensions and taper to twinkling resolutions.

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.

SAB choir, cantor, assembly, keyboard accompaniment, clarinet in B-flat - Early intermediate

SKU: GI.G-9622

Composed by Ephrem Feeley. Ordinary Time 5 C, Ordinary Time 17 C, Ordinary Time 21 A. Choral. Sacred. Octavo. 12 pages. GIA Publications #9622. Published by GIA Publications (GI.G-9622).

UPC: 785147962205. English. Text Source: Psalm 138:1–3, 7c–8, alt. Scripture: Psalm 138:1–3, 7c–8.

This gentle piece is a paraphrase of Psalm 138, a psalm that unites us with the angels in praise of God’s goodness and greatness. The choral parts in verses 2 and 3 are optional, they work just as well with a single voice. There are many occasions, inside and outside of liturgical worship settings, when this piece would be appropriate.

Arranged by Jack Schrader. (SAB or Three-Part). Sacred. Print Music Collection (Book). 86 pages. Published by Hope Publishing Company.

Composed by Lynn Shaw Bailey. Fold. Octavo. 12 pages. Duration 3:15. BriLee Music #BL1121. Published by BriLee Music

By Various. Arranged by Lloyd Larson. For 2-part choir and SAB choir. This edition: Complete. Choral Collection. Easy Choir Collections. General, Contemporary, Sacred. Collection. 88 pages. Published by Hope Publishing Company

By Queen. By Freddie Mercury. Arranged by Roger Emerson. Pop Choral Series. Concert, Seventies, Pop, Movies, Show Choir, Inspirational, Rock, Classic Rock. Octavo. 12 pages. Published by Hal Leonard

SAB choir and piano - Early Intermediate

SKU: MN.50-5999

Composed by Mark Shepperd. 21st Century, Justice/Peace/Social Concerns. Instrumental part. Duration 3 minutes, 30 seconds. MorningStar Music Publishers #50-5999. Published by MorningStar Music Publishers (MN.50-5999).

UPC: 688670559990. English.

Although through-composed (as the nature of the text might dictate), this is an easy piece to learn. A soprano soloist is optional at the beginning. There are many places where the texture is two-part mixed. Choirs of any size will enjoy singing this sweet and tuneful anthem. Duration: 3:30.

Arranged by Mac Huff. (Sab Singer). Broadway Choral. Size 6.75x10.5 inches. 56 pages. Published by Hal Leonard.

Choral SSA Choir and Piano

SKU: CF.CM9704

Composed by Richard Hageman. Arranged by Stephen Rotz. Jbc. 12 pages. Duration 2 minutes, 49 seconds. Carl Fischer Music #CM9704. Published by Carl Fischer Music (CF.CM9704).

ISBN 9781491160114. UPC: 680160918713. Key: F# minor. English. Sir Rabindranath Tagore.

Richard Hageman (1881-1966) was a born into a family of musicians. As a pianist, he performed concerts from the age of six, and his mastery of this instrument is evident in the intricate accompaniment of this piece. After coming to America, (originally as accompanist to touring French singer Yvette Guilbert), he worked for a period of years as a conductor and pianist for the Metropolitan Opera in New York. It was during this period of time that he composed Do Not Go, My Love for solo voice, originally dedicating it to the operatic tenor, George Hamlin. Hageman's later career included work in Hollywood, first as a conductor, but later as a film-score composer and actor. Do Not Go, My Love is well-known among classical soloists, and many recordings exist. The SSA version of this American standard brings a vocal classic to younger singers who might not yet possess the dexterity to perform the original solo. Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941) was an Indian polymath; someone who possesses deep knowledge and understanding of many disparate subjects. Tagore's expertise included the visual arts, music, and poetry. Tagore won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913, contributing to his receiving knighthood from King George V in 1915, but Tagore renounced his knighthood after the 1919 Jallianwala Bagh massacre. There are five Tagore museums in Bangladesh and three in India; at least three universities bear his name. Do Not Go, My Love is taken from The Gardener, a collection of poems translated from Bengali by Tagore and published in 1915. Number 34 in the collection, and taken by itself, the poem might be interpreted as someone watching over the deathbed of a lover or child; however, the larger narrative woven through The Gardener suggests a romantic relationship being clung to by the speaker.  .
Richard Hageman (1881–1966) was a born into a family of musicians. As a pianist, he performed concerts from the age of six, and his mastery of this instrument is evident in the intricate accompaniment of this piece. After coming to America, (originally as accompanist to touring French singer Yvette Guilbert), he worked for a period of years as a conductor and pianist for the Metropolitan Opera in New York. It was during this period of time  that he composed Do Not Go, My Love for solo voice, originally dedicating it to the operatic tenor, George Hamlin. Hageman’s later career included work in Hollywood, first as a conductor, but later as a film-score composer and actor. Do Not Go, My Love is well-known among classical soloists, and many recordings exist. The SSA version of this American standard brings a vocal “classic” to younger singers who might not yet possess the dexterity to perform the original solo.Rabindranath Tagore (1861–1941) was an Indian polymath; someone who possesses deep knowledge and understanding of many disparate subjects. Tagore’s expertise included the visual arts, music, and poetry. Tagore won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913, contributing to his receiving knighthood from King George V in 1915, but Tagore renounced his knighthood after the 1919 Jallianwala Bagh massacre. There are five Tagore museums in Bangladesh and three in India; at least three universities bear his name.Do Not Go, My Love is taken from The Gardener, a collection of poems translated from Bengali by Tagore and published in 1915. Number 34 in the collection, and taken by itself, the poem might be interpreted as someone watching over the deathbed of a lover or child; however, the larger narrative woven through The Gardener suggests a romantic relationship being clung to by the speaker. .

Choral SSA choir, piano

SKU: CF.CM9773

Composed by Brady Weldon. Duration 2 minutes, 49 seconds. Carl Fischer Music #CM9773. Published by Carl Fischer Music (CF.CM9773).

ISBN 9781491164440. UPC: 680160923342. Key: C# minor. English. Christina Rossetti.

In the bleak midwinter, frosty wind made moan,                                                       Earth stood hard as iron, water like a stone;                                                               Snow had fallen, snow on snow, snow on snow,                                                             In the bleak midwinter, long ago.What can I give Him, poor as I am?                                                                                        If I were a shepherd, I would bring a lamb;                                                                         If I were a Wise Man, I would do my part;                                                                        Yet what I can I give Him: give my heart.The text from this beloved poem of Christina Rossetti (1830–1894) was originally published in an 1872 issue of Scribner’s Monthly, under the title A Christmas Carol. In the first of its five stanzas, the speaker describes in great detail a bitingly cold winter scene, void of both warmth and light. By the final stanza, the speaker's thoughts turn inward, asking what gift they may offer the infant Jesus, meek though they believe themselves to be.The poem was later set by English composer Gustav Holst (1874–1934) as a contribution to the English Hymnal in 1906 and remains the most popular setting today.London-born Rossetti came to be regarded not only as one of the greatest female poets of her time, but as an outspoken advocate on several societal issues, including slavery and cruelty towards animals.In this setting, word painting is of the utmost importance. Careful attention to word stress throughout the course of the piece will make the performance all the more captivating. Descriptive lines such as “frosty wind made moan” should be conveyed with swelling crescendos, like frigid gusts of frozen air.While this piece features an original tune, the beloved Holst melody is also featured briefly, beginning in m. 28. Take care to bring this out.There are plenty of other allusions to wintry scenes scattered throughout the choral parts as well as the accompaniment. I encourage you to put your sleuthing “hats” on and find them all. It will make the learning experience much more memorable and fun.

(Songbook). By The King's Singers. Arranged by The King's Singers. For choir (one, two, or three-part voices) (Songbook). King's Singer's Choral. Pop Vocal, Traditional Folk, Baroque and Classical Period. Difficulty: easy-medium. Vocal score (one, two and three part rounds). Vocal melody, harmony part and leadsheet notation. 80 pages. Published by Hal Leonard

By Jay Althouse. Choir Secular. 3-Part Mixed Choir (SAB). Choral Octavo. Choral Designs. 12 pages. Published by Alfred Music Publishing