Boosey & Hawkes

The fragmented nature of the poetry is reflected in the many small musical sections. (3:00)

This arrangement explores the Caribbean sty;e known as 'Afro-Cuban': independent melodic lines with strong rhythmic pulses are superimposed to build up textures that are both rich and translucent. Eve...

Bring infectious energy and medieval charm to the choral stage! With "J'ai vú le loup", Boosey & Hawkes presents a spirited setting of a traditional French folksong, expertly arranged for three-part w...

Adapted from a traditional African-American chant, this is – in the composer's words – a “soulful piledriver with a monster backbeat. ” Plentiful but manageable divisi writing...

This is a highly emotional and powerful piece for women's choir. Composer Boerger asks the chorus to produce the sound of bereavement when it first strikes. A total commitment to the emotions as maste...

By choosing to set this text, which speaks of charity and the love of God, for treble voices, Douglas Pew seeks to create images of celestial bodies and celestial spheres where this type of sacred lov...

Munoera' (Sanctus) is part of the Shona Mass, an original work composed in the spirit of music heard at the Episcopal Cathedral in Harare, Zimbabwe. The text is a combination of Shona and liturgical L...

Lee Kesselman has created a stunning fanfare-like concert opener of short duration, specifically intended for the Allegro Con Brio's (Kansas City area) tour to Italy. Non-pitched bells are added to an...

Taking advantage of the ancient and at the same time relevant musical style we know as Chant, Stephen Hatfiled has created a Funky, rhythmic, modern look at musical styles and how reality and the digi...

Commissioned by the 2012 ACDA Women's Choir R&S Commissioning Consortium, the entire piece drives toward the last line of the Stacy Gnall poem 'big brother, I am catching up to you.' One long, rhythmi...

Written for the Wheaton College Christmas Festival, this work with a text by Christian mystic, Hildegard of Bingen, should feel very free, personal and almost improvisational. The close harmony requir...

Combining the 15th century Bianco Da Siena text 'Laudi Spiritualis' with a single verse from Christina Rossetti's 'A Christmas Carol'. In the first, the poet invites divine love to descend. In the lat...

Dies ist eine aufregende Bearbeitung für zwei Chorstimmen a cappella eines traditionellen amerikanischen Volksliedes. Dabei kann der Gesang optional mit Handklatschen und Bodypercussion begleitet werd...

This folk song arrangement expresses the dispersed Jewish community's hope for reunion 'next year in Jerusalem.” It is comprised of two distinct sections: a newly-composed, sorrowful theme, express...

Written in a Foundation for Small Voices song-writing workshop hosted by the Cincinnati Children's Choir, the student's message is loud and clear - 'Whatever your journey, whatever your beliefs, whate...

The title of Ain't That News is a tribute to the superb Staple Singers, who dang a piece by that name, not otherwise quoted in this chart. The opening seven measures are an adaptation of an old Paul R...

Several variants of this famous English folk ballad are incorporated into this evocative setting for women's voices. First performed by the Varsity Women's Choir of Appleton North High School, James H...

Based on a traditional Alentejo carol from southern Portugal, this music of the Magnificat is gentle, soothing, and almost hypnotic. Each verse is treated differently, giving the solo voice and all th...

With both an English and a Swedish text, this simple tune and comforting text are perfect for general church services or the concert stage. The melody is passed around from one voice part to another b...

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