Walton Music

The text (How Can I Keep from Singing) has been set by a number of composers, and David Brunner's new melody is gentle and thoughtful. The lovely melody offers opportunities for young singers to soar.

In any time of trial, there is great comfort in being held. This work for SATB choirs with its beautiful text by Robert Bode reflects upon the ways in which all things are held. Appropriate for church...

First recoded by Gospel ledgend Hezekiah Walker, I Need You to Survive has been set powerfully for treble choir by Rollo Dilworth. The message of togetherness and support rings true in this work that...

October Twilight serves as a reminder to be grateful. The soaring piano part conjures up images of birds flying south for winter, falling leaves, and violent thunderstorms, whilst the descending arpeg...

This work paints a picture of a winter landscape at dusk tied to the thougts of one solemnly reflecting on themes of war, mourning, and the appreciation of motherhood and birth. A new and different ta...

The Reborn Sun is a setting of Hymne au Soleil by Casimir Delavigne, although using an English translation rather than the original French. Zimmer's powerful and celebratory song is meant to bring cho...

Iron Rain pays homage to the mystery and the expanse of space through the words of planetary scientist and poet Dr. Sam Illingworth. On some distant planets, temperatures range from very hot to very c...

Norman Luboff's lush and distinctive harmonies shine in this adaptation of All My Trials for treble voices by James E. Green. May be performed unaccompanied or with the addition of the flute. 

The Open Hand is inspired by the words and ideas of Bridget "Biddy" Mason, and enslaved woman in the 1800's who worked and fought her way to freedom and success. For SSA choir and piano, this song off...

Evocando l'atmosfera tranquilla di una notte d'inverno, Midnight Song per coro SSAA utilizza armonie lussureggianti e linee melodiche fluide insieme a un sensibile accompagnamento al pianoforte. Quest...

Un ponte può essere una meravigliosa metafora: connessione e comprensione in un mondo in cui l'incomprensione è dilagante, grazia ed empatia in un mondo così veloce a giudicare. In Be the Bridge, il c...

Le succinte e profonde riflessioni di Emily Dickinson sulla vita nella poesia I had no time to hate informano il linguaggio musicale di Ellen Gilson-Voth in questo allestimento per coro. I cantanti e...

Vivace e coinvolgente, questa edizione dell'Allegro di Vivaldi invita i cantanti di voci bianche a mostrare la loro musicalità e il loro entusiasmo. L'esuberanza dello stile barocco può essere esaltat...

Finding a Breeze parla di come liberarsi dal peso dei pensieri negativi ed essere sollevati da quelli positivi. Il compositore Matt Carlson utilizza melodie fluide e armonie convincenti, rendendo ques...

Che cos'è la poesia? La poesia sei tu. Basata su una poesia del poeta spagnolo Gustavo Adolfo, questa canzone d'amore è espressa dal compositore Sammy Strent attraverso un'ambientazione giocosa per co...

Sunrise racconta la storia reale del compositore che, seduto sul suo tetto, guarda il sole sorgere una mattina durante la pandemia del 2020. Il testo e la musica trasmettono entrambi la pace e la sper...

L'ambientazione musicale di Sean Ivory dell'accorato poema di Naomi Shihab Nye esplora i temi della compassione e della connessione umana. La ponderata composizione di Ivory esalta la natura riflessiv...

Il tuo coraggio mi chiede di cosa ho paura e cosa so dell'amore. Questo brano della cantautrice Sara Groves, scritto dopo un viaggio per aiutare le persone bisognose in un paese del terzo mondo, espri...

From Piae Cantiones (1582), this SATB setting of Gaudete! is in a progressive style well-suited to the medieval melody. Its energy is derived from the accented rhythms and dance-like percussive elemen...

This motet is one of the composer's forty such motets in the collection Polyhymnia Caduceatrix et Panegyrica, in which Praetorius organized the many performance ideas of his time (1571-1621). The edit...

This jewel of a composition provides a delightful example of Mozart's style. Accessible to most choirs, it can be sung in Latin or in English. This new edition of the vocal score enhances readability.

Perhaps the most familiar section of one of the greatest works by Mozart, now available for school choirs. While the original vocal lines have been kept intact, a key modification and simplified piano...

A late 19th century composer, Hugo Wolf's songs, or Lieder, are well suited for the mature high school or college choir. Verborgenheit, translated to 'Seclusion, ' offers great opportunities to explor...

Younger choirs can develop important diction skills with this short, joyful work by Schubert, arranged for SAB voices with German and English lyrics. Repetition in the text and music makes rehearsal f...