Valerie Shields

The tune and words, of unknown origin, are thought to have been created between the sixteenth and eighteenth centuries. The carol was originally written in Catalan, a language related to French and Sp...

Eliyahu Hanavi is one of the many “Elijah songs” sung by almost every Jewish community from as early as the eleventh century. These folk and para-liturgical songs are sung at the departure...

A Striking Anthem Or Brief Call To Worship. Singers Can Easily Play the Bell Parts. One Option Is To Have Children Sing The First Verse And Adults Join In On The Second.

2 Part Accompanied (Oboe & Opt Cello)

2 Part Accompaniment, SSA Valerie Shields Has Created A Lilting Folksong-Like Piece For An Imaginative 19Th Century Poem. The Two-Part Section May Be Success- Fully Performed In Unison.

This majestic arrangement of a medieval French carol is stunning for concert of church. SSA choir may be supplemented with another choir (ie: adult unison). Antiphonal effects are possible! It is a dr...

This tenderly poetic selection weds a text by E. E. Cummings to heartfelt music expressing love and devotion.

A meaningful arrangement of this traditional Hebrew folk melody, whose opening words “Ani Maamin” mean “I believe.” A solo oboe adds expressive power to this setting for two-pa...

In this passage, God envisions a reconciliation, in which God the groom provides the bride-piece of “righteousness and justice” in reaffirming the “marraige,” so that Israel mi...

This lyrical yet forceful setting of Psalm 124 speaks to the strength of those who trust in God. A children's choir and SAB voices in combination make this a memorable selection.

Frauenchor (SSA) und Klavier mit optional Orgel, Glocken und Flöte

Valerie Shields presents an arrangement of A La Nanita Nana for 2-part Upper Voices, with accompaniment for Piano, Cello and 2 Trumpets.

Easter Acclamation uses one or two trumpets (both parts included). The second trumpet doubles the right hand of the organ. Try rehearsing with spoken lyrics because of the changing meters.

If you'd like everyone to leave church humming with smiles on their faces, this setting of Luke 12:32 is for you. Optional parts for congregation and children's choir. The optional trumpet and timpani...