Everyone knows this catchy theme; it's been a favorite for years. But for choir? Of course! Scat syllables do the trick. The opening riff is 'ba dop ba da,' with finger snaps. Then the voices imitate...
Cantar! è un lavoro di salsa per coro stilisticamente autentico. Il testo è una combinazione di inglese e frasi spagnole semplici e ripetitive su una melodia ritmicamente contagiosa. Godetevi questa n...
Bongo and hand drum accompaniment highlight this African-styled work filled with rhythmic intensity. The simple 'alleluia' text allows the melodic and rhythmic lines to take center stage. An add-on se...
Who can resist this classic movie theme from Casablanca, one of the most famousmotion pictures of all time? This rich arrangement, equally appropriate for jazz, show, and concert choirs, features opti...
A powerful concert work featuring a strong piano accompaniment and driving, repetitive rhythms. Features an 'echo' section, and a closing soprano/tenor descant. Uncomplicated voice-writing with much r...
Cantar! is a stylistically authentic salsa work for choir. The text is a combination of English and simple, repetitive Spanish phrases set to a rhythmically infectious melody. Enjoy this new SSA voici...
This sturdy original is composed in the style of a traditional spiritual. A symbolic text leads to crossing metaphoric River Jordan as the music recalls songs from early America. Opens with brief solo...
This Jay Althouse original is one of the all-time top-sellers in the Hope catalog; available in SATB, SAB, two-part mixed or treble choir, and now a new setting for men's voices. Accompaniment can be...
'City of Stars' is the Oscar-winning song from the hugely popular musical film La La Land. This artist-approved choral version has been arranged for soprano, alto and combined men’s voices with a stra...
The James Bond films have always had distinctive music, and the instantly recognizable theme originally premiered in the film Dr. No. Now Jay has cleverly added scat syllables so that choirs can enjoy...
What a great pair of songs from the legendary Broadway musical 42nd Street. Bette Midler made 'Lullaby of Broadway' a hit in the 1970s, but it's been around since the golden era of Hollywood. Jay's ar...
Originally performed by Jackie Wilson in 1967, this classic pop hit (inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame) has been covered by many famous artists such as Otis Redding, Bette Midler, and Bruce Spring...
Michael Bublé's meaningful hit single from his album Crazy Love in America has a great message: 'We are stronger here together than we could ever be alone, so hold on to me, don't you ever let me go.'...
A fresh, new, up-tempo arrangement of the popular English folk song. A great piano part drives this Jay Althouse arrangement from the opening measures. The familiar melody and superb voice leading mak...
This Haunting Scottish folk song tells the story of a long-forgotten rebellion against the British with a beautiful text by Robert Louis Stevenson. It's both touching and dramatic, as unison writing a...
Pay tribute to legendary recording artist Whitney Houston, who made this song an international hit in 1986. First popularized by George Benson in the 1977 Mohammed Ali biopic The Greatest.
This text-driven setting of Rossetti's treasured poem is top-tier. A well-developed choral interlude sounds like swirling winds with round vowels and captivating harmonies to spare. Most notably, Jay'...
Expertly crafted for solo voice and piano, Folk Songs for Solo Singers, Volume 1, includes 11 favorite folk songs arranged by some of Alfred's finest writers, such as Philip Kern, Jay Althouse, and Ca...
This outstanding collection of 12 singable folk songs from nine countries features easily learned texts in 6 different languages including English. Pronunciation guides and optional English lyrics are...
Includes fresh new settings of: All Through the Night, Amazing Grace, Camptown Races, Cindy, He's Gone Away, Poor Wayfaring Stranger, Scarborough Fair, Shenandoah, Siyahamba, Skye Boat Song, Homeward...
The songs of the British Isles - England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales - are among the most expressive and singable in Western music. The 11 songs selected for this collection are ideal for both the b...