Graham Buckland-33 exciting and varied arrangements 80 pages.All songs compatible with the SATB edition (BA 7574)12 spirituals also compatible with the flexible instrumentation edition (BA 6699)This edition offers exciting arrangements that have never before appeared in print written in an authentic idiom for three-part women's or girls' choir with piano accompaniment. The spirituals can also be performed without piano with the lead melody always in the upper voice.All the arrangements can be combined with the already published edition 64 Spirituals a cappella (BA 7574) which is for SATB. To give you an example: a children's choir working with our newedition can appear with a mixed chorus that has already mastered the SATB settings.In addition twelve of the arrangements can be enhanced by instrumental accompaniments. These are to be found in the Spirituals edition (BA 6699) of our ComboCom series which offers flexible instrumental settings.Contents:Deep river O happy day Joshua King of kings Motherless child Nobody knows O sinner man Swing low sweet chariot Wade in the water Were you there When the saints and twenty-two other popular as well as less well-known spirituals.The author:Graham Buckland is the music director of Regensburg University Germany. Before then he held various leading positions at theatres and colleges in Germany and the Czech Republic. He has founded and headed a number of ensembles demonstrating a very broad musical range that also finds expression in his compositions and publications for Chorus Piano and Orchestra.

Captain Toby his crew and the fictitious explorers Harriet Bloom and Mr Jungletrotter set sail in a clipper during the Victorian era to return captive wild animals to their country of origin. But what ferocious animal is insidethe unmarked crate' Where does it come from'The around-the-world journey takes us across the seas to Africa India China Antarctica and Peru. We enjoy monkeys tigers pandas penguins and little-known kinkajous from Peru aswell as meeting children from the countries we visit.This delightful musical is great fun and an enjoyable way to introduce children to wildlfe conservation different cultures Victorian nautical life and explorers and thegeographical relations of countries and continents. Duration: 30 mins. You will require a license to perform this work at your school/youth theatre; please click here for more information and our application form.Professionally recorded demonstration and backing tracks are available to purchase and download here .